Have you ever showed up at the Embassy expecting to get that last bit of paperwork done? You stroll up ready to navigate the embassy lines and think you’re in luck because there’s no line at all! Then you realize that there’s no line because some obscure holiday has closed the embassy!
Hopefully this will help you avoid this because the U.S. Embassy’s schedule in Guatemala is simple…sort of:
The Guatemalan U.S. Embassy is open Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and on Fridays from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Note: The American Citizen Services Unit will be closed to the public on the third Thursday of each month, except for emergencies. Please note also that the Embassy is closed for official U.S. AND Guatemalan holidays.
Here’s the calendar for 2012 (Follow this link to the Embassy’s calendar.)
2016 Calendar Year
|
Date |
Weekday |
Holiday Observed |
| January 1 | Friday | New Year’s Day (A & G) |
| January 18 | Monday | Martin Luther King’s Birthday (A) |
| February 15 | Monday | Presidents Day (A) |
| March 24 | Thursday | Holy Thursday (G) |
| March 25 | Friday | Good Friday (G) |
| May 1 | Sunday | Guatemalan Labor Day (G) |
| May 30 | Monday | Memorial Day (A) |
| July 1 | Friday** | Army Day (G) |
| July 4 | Monday | U.S. Independence Day (A) |
| August 15 | Monday | Feast of the Assumption (G) |
| September 5 | Monday | U.S. Labor Day (A) |
| September 15 | Thursday | Guatemalan Independence Day (G) |
| October 10 | Monday | Columbus Day (A) |
| October 20 | Thursday | Revolution Day (G) |
| November 1 | Tuesday | All Saints Day (G) |
| November 11 | Friday | Veterans Day (A) |
| November 24 | Thursday | Thanksgiving Day (A) |
| December 24 | Thursday | Christmas Eve – half day (G) |
| December 26 | Monday | Christmas Day (A) |
| December 31 | Saturday | New Year’s Eve – half day (G) |