Guatemala IGSS for migrants in the US: Q1,000 a month, requirements

The Instituto Guatemalteco de Seguridad Social (IGSS), Guatemala’s social security institute, runs a voluntary program for Guatemalans living outside the country: Trabajador Migrante Guatemalteco (Guatemalan Migrant Worker). According to IGSS, the migrant contributes toward a pension, and their wife and children under seven in Guatemala receive medical care. The published contribution is Q1,000.00 a month (IGSS page checked October 3, 2026). Guatemalans over 18 who reside abroad can enroll online with a DPI, passport, consular ID or IGSS membership card. A 2024 IGSS news item states an old-age pension at 60 with 240 contributions.

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Key facts

ItemDetail (checked October 3, 2026)
Run byInstituto Guatemalteco de Seguridad Social (IGSS)
Program nameTrabajador Migrante Guatemalteco; in a 2024 news item, “Protección al Migrante Guatemalteco y a su Núcleo Familiar” (Board Agreement 1543)
ContributionQ1,000.00 per month
Who can enrollGuatemalan, over 18, residing abroad
EnrollmentOnline, at servicios.igssgt.org
IVS program benefitsOld-age pension, survivors’ pension, funeral allowance (cuota mortuoria)
Old-age pensionAt 60 with 240 contributions (IGSS news item, August 25, 2024)
Medical careFor the wife or partner and children under 7 residing in Guatemala
Questionsmigranteguate@igssgt.org

What the program offers, according to IGSS

The program page says “the Guatemalan migrant can now contribute to their pension voluntarily” and that “the wife and children under 7 receive medical care.” The benefits it lists are:

  • IVS program: old-age pension, survivors’ pension and funeral allowance.
  • For the wife and children in Guatemala: general and specialist medical care, prenatal and postnatal coverage, and pediatric care for children up to age 7 with a complete vaccination schedule, among other services.

IGSS’s August 25, 2024 news item states the pension condition: a lifetime monthly old-age pension when the migrant turns 60 and has paid 240 contributions.

The IGSS pages checked do not describe medical care in the United States for the migrant. The beneficiary requirements appear under the heading “For family members residing within national territory.”

Requirements for the migrant

According to the requirements document from IGSS’s Employer and Worker Registration Department, the electronic form is downloaded, completed, signed and uploaded again on the website. The migrant must:

  1. Be a Guatemalan over eighteen (18).
  2. Reside abroad.
  3. Attach a digital image or scanned plain copy of:
    • the signed Formulario Único de Registro de Migrantes y Beneficiarios (single registration form);
    • one of these: DPI, passport, consular ID or IGSS membership card;
    • a recent digital photo;
    • any others requested on the website.

The quick enrollment guide, at the file-upload step, mentions the DPI alongside Form DRPT-67, the acceptance document and the photo; the requirements list accepts any of the four identity documents. If you don’t have a DPI, confirm with IGSS which document to upload. To get a DPI from the US, see Guatemala DPI national ID from the US; for the consular ID, see Guatemalan consular ID card (TICG).

Requirements for beneficiaries in Guatemala

BeneficiaryDocuments (digital image or scanned plain copy)
Wife, partner or common-law spouseSigned single registration form showing place of residence; marriage or common-law union certificate; DPI
Children under seven (7)Signed single registration form showing place of residence; birth certificate; DPI of the mother or father

IGSS does not specify which registry must issue the marriage certificate. To register a US marriage with RENAP, see registering a US marriage in Guatemala. RENAP certificates are requested from the US as explained in birth certificate and other certificates.

Online enrollment, step by step

IGSS’s quick guide describes these steps:

  1. Go to servicios.igssgt.org and select Servicios Electrónicos.
  2. Select Trabajador Migrante Guatemalteco.
  3. Choose Solicitud de Inscripción para Migrantes.
  4. Download the Documento de Aceptación, the enrollment requirements and the quick guide. Sign the acceptance document, scan it and save it as a PDF.
  5. Enter the details the form asks for, including your CUI.
  6. Upload as PDFs Form DRPT-67, the DPI and the acceptance document, plus the photo as a JPG (the guide shows a 15 MB maximum).
  7. Press Adjuntar Archivos and then Confirmar Datos.
  8. Check that your email address and details are correct, tick the verification box and press Subir Archivo y Enviar.
  9. Write down the request number shown in the email message.

According to the same guide, you then log in to the Portal del Afiliado (member portal) with the username and password sent by email to make payments and enroll beneficiaries.

How payment works

The program page lists two ways:

  • A relative in Guatemala can make the contributions “using the remittances they receive from abroad.”
  • The migrant can pay “by transfer through online banking, credit or debit card.” The next line qualifies card payments: “with a credit or debit card through the banks of the national system” (the Guatemalan banking system). The page does not say whether US banks or US-issued cards can be used.

The published amount is Q1,000.00 per month (checked October 3, 2026). IGSS does not publish a dollar amount on that page; this guide does not convert it.

What the sources don’t say

  • What happens if contributions stop, or how they resume.
  • Whether contributions made earlier as an insured worker in Guatemala count toward the 240.
  • How long IGSS takes to respond to an enrollment request.

For these questions, the channel IGSS publishes is migranteguate@igssgt.org.

Your US immigration status

The requirements IGSS publishes are Guatemalan nationality, adult age and residence abroad, plus Guatemalan identity documents. They do not ask for US immigration documents.

Official sources

Last verified: 2026-10-03. General procedural information for educational purposes. This guide describes the program as IGSS publishes it; it does not assess whether it suits any particular person. Contributions and requirements change. Verify directly with IGSS. Not legal advice.