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Guatamala Immigration Law:

To apply for the 90-day residence permit at Guatemalan
Immigration, the applicant must provide:
Two recent photographs
A valid passport
A letter of sponsorship from a Guatemalan sponsor
Evidence of the financial resources of both the applicant
and sponsor
Present the application and supporting documents at the
Guatemalan Immigration central office (see address above).
Generally this visa is issued fifteen days following
application
Step Two / Application for Visa Ordinaria
Before expiration of the 90-day residence permit (step one),
an intending resident must apply for a “Visa Ordinaria”
which permits residence in Guatemala for six months and is
renewable thereafter. The applicant must re-submit:
Another statement of support from the applicant’s
Guatemalan sponsor
Evidence of the applicant’s financial resources
A report on the applicant’s police record in Guatemala
A medical report
A police report from the applicant’s prior place of
residence in the United States
A birth certificate authenticated by a Guatemalan
Consulate in the U.S.
Pending
Step Three / Visa Ordinaria Extensions
The Visa Ordinaria may be extended in six month increments.
All the documentation required in steps one and two must be
re-submitted again when applying for the extension.
At the expiration of the fourth extension, i.e., after two
years of residence under the visa ordinaria, the applicant
may qualify as a legal permanent resident of Guatemala.
Cost (subject to change)
90-day visa Q115.35
Visa Ordinaria Q115.35
Visa Ordinaria Extension Q115.35
http://photos.state.gov/libraries/guatemala/8553/consular/ACSResidenceRequirements20101124.pdf