Visa policy of El Salvador

El Salvador entry stamp and tourist card issued to a National of Singapore at Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport

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

Visa policy map

  El Salvador
  Visa-free access to El Salvador
  May not enter on Canada/Schengen/US visa

Visa exemption

Holders of passports of the following 86 jurisdictions can visit El Salvador without a visa for up to 90 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]

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, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Cameroon, China, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Haiti, Hong Kong, 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, 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.

Visa exemption agreement was signed with  Albania on 26 September 2018 and it is not yet ratified.[7]

Holders of diplomatic, official or service passports of Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, 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

All visitors must obtain a tourist card upon arrival (USD 10). Exempt are the visitors holding a valid visa issued by El Salvador and the citizens of the European Union / EEA (except Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania), 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, Sao Tome and Principe, South Africa, Switzerland, Turkey, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay and Vatican City.

Visitor statistics

Most visitors arriving to El Salvador for tourism purpose (excluding an one-day visits) were from the following countries of nationality:[8]

Country 2015 2014 2013
 Guatemala530,531511,829465,055
 United States447,628431,792422,811
 Honduras202,339177,777171,763
 Mexico32,65427,56727,489
 Costa Rica28,73727,98125,150
 Nicaragua28,26233,93132,937
 Canada24,79629,18831,911
 Spain8,5657,8507,788
 Germany3,5324,1235,440
Total1,401,5981,345,1651,282,792

See also

References

  1. ↑ Requisitos por país de origen
  2. ↑ "Country information (visa section)". Timatic. International Air Transport Association (IATA) through Olympic Air. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/Monthly%20Statement/1986/09/monstate.pdf
  5. ↑ https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/Monthly%20Statement/1988/12/monstate.pdf
  6. ↑ https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/Monthly%20Statement/2000/07/monstate.pdf
  7. ↑
  8. ↑ Boletín estadístico 2015 p. 54
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