Livingston (Río Dulce): clearing in by boat
Port of entry of Guatemala.
Check with the authorities before you leave (last checked on 28 October 2026).
Services
Clearing out possible here
- VHF
- 16
Good to know
Gateway to the Río Dulce; officials board or you visit their offices in town.
Offices to visit
In the usual order of the formalities. Addresses can change: ask the harbour office when you arrive.
Delegación Migratoria de Livingston (IGM)
Immigration
Barrio El Centro, Livingston, Izabal, Guatemala
Opening hours : Bureaux ouverts à partir de 8h
Livingston immigration (ext. 4001-4003, 4006, 4011, 4012); arrive early in the morning, then head up the Río Dulce. On departure it collects the exit fee.
Capitanía de Puerto de Livingston (Harbour Master)
Harbour office
Livingston, Izabal, Guatemala
Issues the zarpe for your next port (about Q250 per boat in 2017); officials (customs, immigration, police, health, port captain) usually visit the boat on arrival.
Naviera Servamar (agent de clearance, Livingston)
Agent
Livingston, Izabal, Guatemala
Opening hours : Veille VHF 16 et 68 en continu, surtout autour de la pleine mer
VHF : 16, 68
Widely used agent: brings all officials to the boat by water taxi and can tow you over the Río Dulce bar.
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Sources
This information is gathered from public sources and sailors’ experience. It does not replace the country’s authorities, whose word is final: check before you leave.