Residency process

@yofatboy if your paperwork was submitted but you do not yet have a final determination, you need to get permission to leave the country. Once you have residency you have to get a certificate of proof of residency to return if you leave the country, your DPI is not enough. I use Licenciada Aura Valdez who's office is located in the back of the parking lot between migracion and Cemaco, I've found her to be very responsive and helpful. They don't let you post phone numbers here so PM me if you want her number.

I don't think you need to start over though. Mine was stalled for years from the pandemic and I was able to restart it without issue, just had to get new copies of some documents.

Geekscum,

Thank you for the response. Looks like I will have to return to the U.S. to get another FBI report that has to be apostilled. Looking into if I can get fingerprints done somewhere in Guatemala City then send them through Guatex or ? and have them returned to the Guatemalan or American embassy. I don't think there is a way I can get through this without another trip back. When I went through this a year plus ago the covid rules were messing with everything. Hopefully that has eased. Thanks again for the info.