The Guatemalan Consulate in Houston authenticates documents originating in the following states:  Arkansas, Louisiana,
Oklahoma, and Texas.

For a list of where to get your documents state certified, please click on this link which will take you to our friend Laura Morrison:   The Assistant Stork.  Laura maintains current information about the different state certification and vital records offices on her website.

Upcoming Holidays

MyChinaDocs and the Houston Consulate will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on November 26-28.       _______________________________________________

Document Service

Turnaround Times

My Service & Fees

Items Needed

Shipping Info.

Document Authentication Services

Normal processing time for documents brought to the Houston Guatemalan Consulate by our courier service is from 2 to 3 business days.   

The Consulate fee for all adoption-related documents is $10 per document.  For commercial or business-related documents, the Consulate fee is $15 per document.

Consulate Fees for Document Authentication: 

The Guatemalan Consulate does NOT offer expedited service.

Turnaround Times:

The turnaround times vary, as shown in the table below, depending on how your documents arrive at the Consulate.  

Consulate Service and Fee Comparison:

My Service and Fees

For your fee, I carefully review your documents and make sure that everything is O.K. before taking them to the consulate.  I then take them to the Consulate and submit them to the appropriate officials for processing.   When they are turned in, I will e-mail the scheduled pick-up date to you (provide you let us know your e-mail address).  

On the scheduled pick-up date, I'll return to the Consulate, and:

• Pick-up all of the documents.

• Check and make sure that the Consulate properly authenticated each document.

• Place the documents in the overnight shipping pack provided by the client. 

• Drive the overnight package to an approved FedEx or UPS pick up location for return to you.

My fees are:

We charge a $60 minimum fee for 1, 2, 3, or 4 documents.  After the minimum, the fees are:

• $75 for 5 documents,

• $90 for 6 documents,

• $105 for 7 documents, 

• $120 for 8 documents,

• $135 for 9 documents,

• $150 for 10 to 14 documents,

• $175 for 15 to 19 documents,

• $200 for 20 to 24 documents. and

• $225 for 25 to 29 documents.

Note:  If you need more than 29 documents authenticated, please e-mail us for pricing information.

Items You Will Need:

In addition to your state-certified documents, you will need a:

1. Money order made payable to the "Consulate General of Guatemala in Houston" for the Consulate fees.

Note:  The Consulate is not able to make change.  Please double check to make sure that the money order is for the correct amount.

2. Self-addressed, prepaid return FedEx or UPS express shipping pack envelope.

Make shipping easy - set up an account with FedEx. Click this link to find out how.

3. Personal check made payable to "Cindy Marut" for our fee.

Shipping Instructions:

When you are ready, please send the documents and payments to me using the shipping service of your choice (we recommend Federal Express)  to:

Cindy Marut

MyChinaDocs.Com

1860 FM 359, # 125

Richmond, TX  77406

Please e-mail before you send your documents so I'll know to look for them.

NOTE:  Want to ship for delivery for us on Saturday?  Please call or e-mail us first for special instructions.

Please Note:  We recommend using FedEx for shipping visa applications and dossier documents.   FedEx has proven services that are very reliable and - almost always - deliver your documents on schedule.   For FedEx, we recommend their Standard Overnight service for delivery to us by 3 PM the next day.  If you prefer UPS, we recommend their Next Day Air Saver for delivery to us by 5 PM the next day.

On Monday, November 10, 2008, DHL announced a major restructuring for its operations in the United States.  DHL will end their domestic shipping operations in the U.S.A. in January, 2009.  Since the restructuring involves significant layoffs, we think it is reasonable to expect that DHL staff morale and performance will be affected during the time before operations actually end.  As a result, we are recommending that our clients use another shipping company.

Important:  Never use any form of regular mail or USPS "Priority" Mail to ship dossier documents.  These services are NOT tracked.  If the postal service does not deliver your documents, there is no way to trace the package.

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