Payment Options for
Orbita Spanish School in
Guatemala

  • We prefer cash payments. Banks and apps put many limitations on us, and we lose money in currency exchanges and transfers from the US to Guatemala. The fee that online students pay ends up being very similar to withdrawing money at an ATM in Guatemala.
  • We recommend that you research which bank charges the least fees for withdrawals and obtain one of their cards.
  • Online payments only apply when a student pays for more than 2 weeks.
  • Students who study for one week must pay with the local currency, unless they have an issue doing so.
  • We recommend opening your account before leaving your country, because REMITLY, ZELLE, REVOLUT, WISE, etc., will want to verify the account before you’re able to start using it. This will be very difficult if you are outside of your country.
  • The administrative fee we charge is to help cover the costs of converting money to local currency and the commission charged by intermediary banks.
OPTION 1:

Cash

1.  Local currency is welcome.

Every time money is withdrawn here in an ATM, there is a fee between $4 to $6USD. Your bank may also charge you a fee for every transaction. Some banks reimburse their customers. You can only withdraw Q2000 ($270USD) per transaction.

US dollars are accepted too.

Notes must be in good condition with no marks, scratches, stamps or tears as the local bank will not accept them otherwise. Due to limited availability of US currency, only $50 and $100 bills are accepted

We can accept smaller bills ($10 and up), or those that are slightly torn, marked, or scratched, but the exchange rate will be Q7 for every $1 USD. So you will need to pay a little more to cover our fee in the local currency.

OPTION 2:

Remitly

Remitly has been one of the best options because you’re able to send local currency directly to our bank account in Guatemala. They only charge around $2USD for the transaction fee, so we don’t apply any extra charge with this option.

Account details will be provided via email or WhatsApp

OPTION 3:

ZELLE

Account details will be provided via email or WhatsApp

Please add 3% to the total payment as an administrative fee with this option

OPTION 4:

Revolut

Account details will be provided via email or WhatsApp

Please add 3% to the total payment as an administrative fee with this option

OPTION 5:

Wise

Account details will be provided via email or WhatsApp

Please add 3% to the total payment as an administrative fee with this option

OPTION 6:

PayPal

Please add 5.9%USD international PayPal fee and 2.1%USD for administration fee. (8% added to the total payment)

Pay with PayPal
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