Guatemala
Central America · U.S. visa issuance trends and, where public, enforcement data by nationality.
What this means for you
Guatemala H-1B applicants
- Guatemala accounted for 220 of 399,395 U.S. H-1B approvals in FY2024 — about 0%. Reported
- Guatemala is a smaller source of H-1B workers, so program-wide changes tend to affect it roughly in proportion to its share. Reported
Students from Guatemala
- An estimated 5,000 F-1 student visas went to Guatemala nationals in FY2025 (apportioned from the national total). Estimated
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Visa issuance by fiscal year
Estimated H-1B and F-1 issuances to nationals of Guatemala
Border encounters by nationality
Enforcement by nationality
Guatemala: common questions
How many H-1B visas go to Guatemala nationals?
An estimated 220 H-1B visas were attributed to Guatemala nationals in FY2024, apportioned from reported U.S. government totals by Guatemala's share of visa flow. Country-level splits are estimates, not official per-country counts.
How many F-1 student visas go to Guatemala?
An estimated 5,000 F-1 student visas went to Guatemala nationals in the latest complete fiscal year, apportioned from the national State Department total.
How many Guatemala nationals were removed from the U.S.?
Public data attributed about 51,200 removals and 48,000 ICE arrests to Guatemala nationals in the latest reported year. Enforcement counts describe events involving people of a nationality and are not the same individuals across datasets.