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El Salvador Visa Information
Entry Requirements
Immigration requires that visitors entering El Salvador have their passport and one of the following documents: visa or tourist card. Visas are issued by the Consulate of El Salvador accredited in the countries where these type of diplomatic missions exist; and the tourist card is generally issued for 90 days and can be purchased for US$10 at the port of entry. Passports of certain countries might need to obtain a visa before entering El Salvador. Visa for U.S. citizens is free. Some countries pay a fee for the issuance of the visa.
COUNTRIES THAT DO NOT NEED A CONSULAR VISA TO ENTER
EL SALVADOR IN ANY TYPE OF PASSPORTS
Argentina
Austria
Belgium
Chile
Costa Rica
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Guatemala
Honduras
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Nicaragua
Norway
Panama
Paraguay
Republic of Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Uruguay
COUNTRIES THAT DO NOT NEED A CONSULAR VISA TO ENTER
EL SALVADOR IN DIPLOMATIC OR OFFICIAL PASSPORTS
ORDINARY PASSPORTS NEED A CONSULAR VISA
Belize
Bolivia
Dominican Republic
Jamaica
Mexico (Official Passports need a visa)
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Russian Federation
COUNTRIES THAT DO NOT NEED A CONSULAR VISA TO ENTER
EL SALVADOR IN DIPLOMATIC, OFFICIAL AND SERVICE PASSPORTS
ORDINARY PASSPORTS NEED A CONSULAR VISA
Brazil
Colombia
Ecuador
Morocco
Peru
Romania
Venezuela
COUNTRIES THAT NEED A CONSULAR VISA TO ENTER
EL SALVADOR IN ALL TYPE OF PASSPORTS
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda
Armenia
Australia
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Barbados
Benin
Botswana
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Butan
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Chad
Comoros
Congo
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Democratic Kampuchea
Djibouti
Dominica
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Fiji
French Guyana
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Ghana
Grenada
Guinea
Guinea Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Holy See
Hungary
Indonesia
Ivory Coast
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Lebanon
Lesotho
Letonia
Liberia
Lithuania
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Maldivas
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Mozambique
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
New Zealand
Niger
Oman
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Poland
Qatar
Republic of Yemen
Rwanda
Saint Kitss and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Marino
Saint Thomas and Principe
Saint Vincent and The Grenadines
Samoa
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Seychelles
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
South Africa
Suriname
Swaziland
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United States of America
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vietnam
Yugoslavia
Zambia
Zayre
Zimbabwe
COUNTRIES THAT NEED A CONSULAR VISA TO ENTER
EL SALVADOR, CONSULTED WITH THE GENERAL DIRECTION
OF IMMIGRATION, IN ALL TYPE OF PASSPORTS
C A R I B B E A N
Republic of Cuba
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A S I A
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Islamic Republic of Iran
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Islamic State of Afghanistan
National Palestinian Authority
People’s Democratic Republic of Korea
People’s Republic of Bangladesh
People’s Republic of China
Republic of India
Republic of Iraq
Syrian Arab Republic
Union of Myanmar
A F R I C A
Arab Republic of Egypt
Central African Republic
Democratic Republic of Congo
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Jamahiriya Arab People’s and Socialist Lybia
Republic of Angola
Republic of Burundi
Republic of the Sudan
Sierra Leone
Somali Democratic Republic
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E U R O P E
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Republic of Belarus
SPECIAL CASES OF COUNTRIES THAT CAN ENTER
EL SALVADOR PURCHASING A “TOURIST CARD” FOR THE
AMOUNT OF (US$10.00)
Tourist Cards can be purchased at El Salvador International Airport
Canada
Greece
Malaysia
Mexico
Portugal
Singapore
United States of America
Republic of China (Taiwan) – Only with Ordinary Passport