Visa policy of El Salvador

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Visitors to El Salvador must obtain a visa from one of the Salvadoran diplomatic missions, unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries. All visitors must hold a passport valid for 6 months.

Entry and exit stamps.

## Visa policy map

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El Salvador

Visa-free access to El Salvador

May not enter on Canada/Schengen/US visa

## Visa exemption

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Holders of passports of the following 89 jurisdictions can visit El Salvador without a visa for up to 180 days (all visitors except the nationals of Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama must hold proof of sufficient funds to cover their stay and documents required for next destination):[1][2]

* All European Union member states

* Albania
* Andorra
* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina
* Australia
* Bahamas
* Bahrain
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bolivia (90 days)[3]
* Brazil
* Brunei
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Dominican Republic

* Ecuador
* Fiji
* GuatemalaID
* HondurasID
* Iceland
* India
* Israel
* Japan
* Kuwait
* Liechtenstein
* Madagascar
* Malaysia
* Marshall Islands
* Mexico
* Monaco
* New Zealand

* NicaraguaID
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Qatar
* Russia
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* San Marino
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* Solomon Islands

* South Africa
* South Korea
* Switzerland
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Turkey
* Tuvalu
* Ukraine
* United Arab Emirates
* United Kingdom
* United States
* Uruguay
* Vanuatu
* Vatican City

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ID - May also enter with an ID card if come from a country that is part of the CA-4 Agreement.

Date of visa changes

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This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (February 2018)

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* 25 February 1973: Japan[4]
* 1 April 1985: France[5]
* 23 March 1988: Argentina[6]
* 14 February 1997: South Korea[7]
* 13 December 2023: Peru[8]

Canceled:

* 2 May 2008: Venezuela[citation needed]
* 12 December 2018: Taiwan

Visa exemption also applies to residents of countries that are visa exempt as well as holders of a valid visa issued by Canada, the United States or a Schengen member state. This does not apply to nationals of Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Cameroon, China, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Haiti, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Mongolia, Mozambique, Nepal, Nigeria, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Taiwan, Timor-Leste, Vietnam and Yemen who also can't obtain a visa on a simplified procedure but their application needs to be approved in El Salvador.

Holders of diplomatic, official or service passports of Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Indonesia, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Montenegro, Morocco, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Serbia, Suriname, Thailand, Venezuela and Vietnam do not require a visa.

Transit without a visa is allowed for travellers who normally require a visa but are transiting within 48 hours and hold onward tickets.

## Tourist card

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Visitors entering the country by air and sea must obtain a tourist card upon arrival ($12).[9] Adult children of Salvadoran citizens are exempt.[10] Minors are exempt.[9] Exempt are the visitors holding a valid visa issued by El Salvador and the citizens of the European Union / EEA (except Bulgaria and Croatia), Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Monaco, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, São Tomé and Príncipe, South Africa, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uruguay and Vatican City.[citation needed]

## Central America-4 Border Control Agreement

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The Central America-4 Border Control Agreement is a treaty between Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua. A visa issued by one of the four countries is honored by all four of the countries. The time period for the visa, however, applies to the total time spent in any of the four countries without leaving the CA-4 area.[11]

## Visitor statistics

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Most visitors arriving to El Salvador for the purpose of tourism (excluding those on a one-day visit) were nationals of the following countries:[12]

Country  | 2015  | 2014  | 2013

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Guatemala | 530,531 | 511,829 | 465,055
United States | 447,628 | 431,792 | 422,811
Honduras | 202,339 | 177,777 | 171,763
Mexico | 32,654 | 27,567 | 27,489
Costa Rica | 28,737 | 27,981 | 25,150
Nicaragua | 28,262 | 33,931 | 32,937
Canada | 24,796 | 29,188 | 31,911
Spain | 8,565 | 7,850 | 7,788
Germany | 3,532 | 4,123 | 5,440
Total | 1,401,598 | 1,345,165 | 1,282,792

## See also

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* El Salvador portal

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for El Salvador.

* Central America-4 Border Control Agreement
* Visa requirements for El Salvador citizens

## References

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1. ^ Visas para extranjeros
2. ^ "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
3. ^ "El Salvador aprueba exoneración de visas de turismo con Bolivia por hasta 90 días cada año". 22 April 2024.
4. ^ "一部旅券査証及び査証料の相互免除に関する日本国政府とエル・サルヴァドル共和国政府との間の取極（口上書）" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. 28 February 1973. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
5. ^ "Statement of Treaties and International Agreements" (PDF). United Nations. September 1986.
6. ^ "Statement of Treaties and International Agreements" (PDF). United Nations. December 1988.
7. ^ "Statement of Treaties and International Agreements" (PDF). United Nations. July 2000.
8. ^ "El Salvador anuncia exoneración de visa para el ingreso de ciudadanos peruanos a su territorio (El Salvador announces visa exemption for the entry of Peruvian citizens to its territory)". Retrieved 2023-12-29.
9. ^ a b Art. 328
10. ^ "Portal de Transparencia - El Salvador". www.transparencia.gob.sv (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-16.
11. ^ Shepard, Wade (2 September 2010). "CA-4 Visa for Central America Explained". Vagabond Journey. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
12. ^ Boletín estadístico 2015 p. 54

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Visa policy by country

* Visa
* Passport
* Travel document

Africa|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Cape Verde
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* DR Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt6
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Eswatini
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea-Bissau
* Guinea
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* R Congo
* Rwanda
* Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha1
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* Somaliland3
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

Americas|

* Anguilla1
* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bermuda1
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* British Virgin Islands1
* Canada
* Cayman Islands1
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic
* Dutch Caribbean (Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao, Sint Maarten)
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Falkland Islands1
* Greenland5
* Grenada
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Montserrat1
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* St. Kitts and Nevis
* St. Lucia
* St. Vincent and the Grenadines
* South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands1
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Turks and Caicos Islands1
* United States
* Puerto Rico4
* Virgin Islands4
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Asia|

* Abkhazia2 3
* Afghanistan
* Akrotiri and Dhekelia1 2
* Armenia2
* Azerbaijan2
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* China
* Hong Kong
* Macau
* Cyprus2
* East Timor
* Egypt6
* Georgia2
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Israel
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan2
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* North Korea
* Northern Cyprus2 3
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Palestine3
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Russia2
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* South Korea
* South Ossetia2
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Taiwan (Republic of China)3
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Turkey2
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen

Europe|

* Abkhazia2 3
* Akrotiri and Dhekelia1 2
* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia2
* Austria
* Azerbaijan2
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Czech Republic
* Cyprus2
* Denmark
* Faroe Islands
* Greenland
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Overseas
* Georgia2
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Italy
* Kazakhstan2
* Kosovo3
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* Overseas
* North Macedonia
* Northern Cyprus2 3
* Norway
* Svalbard
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia2
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* South Ossetia2 3
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Transnistria3
* Turkey2
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* Overseas
* Vatican City

Oceania|

* American Samoa4
* Australia
* Cook Islands
* Fiji
* Guam4
* Kiribati
* Marshall Islands
* Micronesia
* Nauru
* New Zealand
* Niue
* Northern Mariana Islands4
* Palau
* Papua New Guinea
* Pitcairn Islands1
* Samoa
* Solomon Islands
* Tokelau
* Tonga
* Tuvalu
* Vanuatu

Historical|

* Artsakh2
* Russia2

1 British Overseas Territories. 2 These countries span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia. 3 Partially recognized. 4 Unincorporated territory of the United States. 5 Part of the Kingdom of Denmark. 6 Egypt spans the boundary between Africa and Asia.

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Visa requirements by citizenship

* Visa
* Passport
* Travel document

Africa|

* Algerian
* Angolan
* Beninese
* Botswana
* Burkinabe
* Burundian
* Cameroonian
* Cape Verdean
* Central African
* Chadian
* Comorian
* Congolese (Democratic Republic)
* Congolese (Republic)
* Djiboutian
* Egyptian4
* Equatorial Guinean
* Eritrean
* Ethiopian
* Gabonese
* Gambian
* Ghanaian
* Guinea-Bissauan
* Guinean
* Ivorian
* Kenyan
* Lesothan
* Liberian
* Libyan
* Malagasy
* Malawian
* Malian
* Mauritanian
* Mauritian
* Moroccan
* Mozambican
* Namibian
* Nigerian
* Nigerien
* Rwandan
* Saint Helena1
* Santomean
* Senegalese
* Seychellois
* Sierra Leonean
* Somali (Somaliland)
* South African
* South Sudanese
* Sudanese
* Swazi
* Tanzanian
* Togolese
* Tunisian
* Ugandan
* Zambian
* Zimbabwean

Americas|

* American
* Anguillan1
* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentine
* Bahamian
* Barbadian
* Belizean
* Bermudian1
* Bolivian
* Brazilian
* British Virgin Islands1
* Canadian
* Caymanian1
* Chilean
* Colombian
* Costa Rican
* Cuban
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuadorian
* Greenlandic
* Grenadian
* Guatemalan
* Guyanese
* Haitian
* Honduran
* Jamaican
* Mexican
* Montserratian1
* Nicaraguan
* Panamanian
* Paraguayan
* Peruvian
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucian
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Salvadoran
* Surinamese
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Turks and Caicos Islands1
* Uruguayan
* Venezuelan

Asia|

* Abkhaz2 5
* Afghan
* Armenian3
* Azerbaijani2
* Bahraini
* Bangladeshi
* Bhutanese
* Bruneian
* Cambodian
* Chinese
* Hong Kongese
* Macanese
* Cypriot3
* East Timorese
* Egyptian4
* Emirati
* Georgian2
* Indian
* Indonesian
* Iranian
* Iraqi
* Israeli
* Japanese
* Jordanian
* Kazakhstani2
* Kuwaiti
* Kyrgyzstani
* Laotian
* Lebanese
* Malaysian
* Maldivian
* Mongolian
* Myanmar
* Nepalese
* North Korean
* Northern Cypriot3 5
* Omani
* Pakistani
* Palestinian
* Philippine
* Qatari
* Russian2
* Saudi
* Singaporean
* South Korean
* South Ossetian2 5
* Sri Lankan
* Syrian
* Taiwanese5
* Tajikistani
* Thai
* Turkish2
* Turkmen
* Uzbekistani
* Vietnamese
* Yemeni

Europe|

* Abkhaz2 5
* Albanian
* Andorran
* Armenian3
* Austrian
* Azerbaijani2
* Belarusian
* Belgian
* Bosnian and Herzegovinian
* British (BOTC · BN(O) · BOC)
* Bulgarian
* Croatian
* Cypriot3
* Czech
* Danish
* Faroese
* Greenlandic
* Dutch
* Estonian (Non-citizens)
* EU
* Finnish
* French
* Georgian2
* German
* Greek
* Hungarian
* Icelandic
* Irish
* Italian
* Kazakhstani2
* Kosovar5
* Latvian (Non-citizens)
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuanian
* Luxembourg
* Maltese
* Moldovan
* Montenegrin
* Monégasque
* North Macedonian
* Northern Cypriot3 5
* Norwegian
* Polish
* Portuguese
* Romanian
* Russian9
* San Marino
* Serbian
* Slovak
* Slovenian
* South Ossetian2 5
* Spanish
* Swedish
* Swiss
* Transnistrian5
* Turkish2
* Ukrainian
* Vatican City

Oceania|

* Australian
* Fijian
* Kiribati
* Marshallese
* Micronesian
* Nauruan
* New Zealand
* Palauan
* Papua New Guinean
* Pitcairn Islands1
* Samoan
* Solomon Islands
* Tongan
* Tuvaluan
* Vanuatuan

Other|

* Crew members
* Sovereign Military Order of Malta
* Green Card

1 British Overseas Territories. 2 Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Russia and the partially recognised republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia each span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia. 3 Cyprus, Armenia, and the partially recognised republic of Northern Cyprus are entirely in Western Asia but have socio-political connections with Europe. 4 Egypt spans the boundary between Africa and Asia. 5 Partially recognized.

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