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El Salvador visa requirements

Capital: San SalvadorSpanishUpdated October 2026
89of 198 passports visa-free

Do you need a visa for El Salvador?

Holders of 89 passports can visit El Salvador without a visa; others need a visa on arrival, an e-visa or an embassy visa. Rules change, so confirm on the official site before you fly. Official portal

Check your passport

Visa-free, 180 days for United States passport holders.

Entry requirements

Visa rules for common passports

PassportEntry
United StatesVisa-free, 180 days
United KingdomVisa-free, 180 days
GermanyVisa-free, 180 days
FranceVisa-free, 180 days
CanadaVisa-free, 180 days
AustraliaVisa-free, 180 days
IndiaVisa-free, 180 days
Chinae-Visa before you go
JapanVisa-free, 180 days
South KoreaVisa-free, 180 days
BrazilVisa-free, 180 days
Philippinese-Visa before you go
Nigeriae-Visa before you go
South AfricaVisa-free, 180 days
MexicoVisa-free, 180 days
RussiaVisa-free, 180 days

Every passport

From the open passport-index dataset (February 2026). Always confirm with the embassy or official portal.

PassportEntry
Afghanistane-Visa before you go
AlbaniaVisa-free, 180 days
Algeriae-Visa before you go
AndorraVisa-free, 180 days
Angolae-Visa before you go
Antigua and BarbudaVisa-free, 180 days
ArgentinaVisa-free, 180 days
Armeniae-Visa before you go
AustraliaVisa-free, 180 days
AustriaVisa-free, 180 days
Azerbaijane-Visa before you go
BahamasVisa-free, 180 days
BahrainVisa-free, 180 days
Bangladeshe-Visa before you go
BarbadosVisa-free, 180 days
Belaruse-Visa before you go
BelgiumVisa-free, 180 days
BelizeVisa-free, 180 days
Benine-Visa before you go
Bhutane-Visa before you go
BoliviaVisa-free, 90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovinae-Visa before you go
Botswanae-Visa before you go
BrazilVisa-free, 180 days
BruneiVisa-free, 180 days
BulgariaVisa-free, 180 days
Burkina Fasoe-Visa before you go
Burundie-Visa before you go
Cabo Verdee-Visa before you go
Cambodiae-Visa before you go
Cameroone-Visa before you go
CanadaVisa-free, 180 days
Central African Republice-Visa before you go
Chade-Visa before you go
ChileVisa-free, 180 days
Chinae-Visa before you go
ColombiaVisa-free, 180 days
Comorose-Visa before you go
Costa RicaVisa-free, 180 days
CroatiaVisa-free, 180 days
Cubae-Visa before you go
CyprusVisa-free, 180 days
Czech RepublicVisa-free, 180 days
DR Congoe-Visa before you go
DenmarkVisa-free, 180 days
Djiboutie-Visa before you go
Dominicae-Visa before you go
Dominican RepublicVisa-free, 180 days
EcuadorVisa-free, 180 days
Egypte-Visa before you go
Equatorial Guineae-Visa before you go
Eritreae-Visa before you go
EstoniaVisa-free, 180 days
Eswatinie-Visa before you go
Ethiopiae-Visa before you go
FijiVisa-free, 180 days
FinlandVisa-free, 180 days
FranceVisa-free, 180 days
Gabone-Visa before you go
Gambiae-Visa before you go
Georgiae-Visa before you go
GermanyVisa-free, 180 days
Ghanae-Visa before you go
GreeceVisa-free, 180 days
Grenadae-Visa before you go
GuatemalaVisa-free, 180 days
Guineae-Visa before you go
Guinea-Bissaue-Visa before you go
Guyanae-Visa before you go
Haitie-Visa before you go
HondurasVisa-free, 180 days
Hong Konge-Visa before you go
HungaryVisa-free, 180 days
IcelandVisa-free, 180 days
IndiaVisa-free, 180 days
Indonesiae-Visa before you go
Irane-Visa before you go
Iraqe-Visa before you go
IrelandVisa-free, 180 days
IsraelVisa-free, 180 days
ItalyVisa-free, 180 days
Ivory Coaste-Visa before you go
Jamaicae-Visa before you go
JapanVisa-free, 180 days
Jordane-Visa before you go
Kazakhstane-Visa before you go
Kenyae-Visa before you go
Kiribatie-Visa before you go
Kosovoe-Visa before you go
KuwaitVisa-free, 180 days
Kyrgyzstane-Visa before you go
Laose-Visa before you go
LatviaVisa-free, 180 days
Lebanone-Visa before you go
Lesothoe-Visa before you go
Liberiae-Visa before you go
Libyae-Visa before you go
LiechtensteinVisa-free, 180 days
LithuaniaVisa-free, 180 days
LuxembourgVisa-free, 180 days
Macaue-Visa before you go
MadagascarVisa-free, 180 days
Malawie-Visa before you go
MalaysiaVisa-free, 180 days
Maldivese-Visa before you go
Malie-Visa before you go
MaltaVisa-free, 180 days
Marshall IslandsVisa-free, 180 days
Mauritaniae-Visa before you go
Mauritiuse-Visa before you go
MexicoVisa-free, 180 days
Micronesiae-Visa before you go
Moldovae-Visa before you go
MonacoVisa-free, 180 days
Mongoliae-Visa before you go
Montenegroe-Visa before you go
Moroccoe-Visa before you go
Mozambiquee-Visa before you go
Myanmare-Visa before you go
Namibiae-Visa before you go
Naurue-Visa before you go
Nepale-Visa before you go
NetherlandsVisa-free, 180 days
New ZealandVisa-free, 180 days
NicaraguaVisa-free, 180 days
Nigere-Visa before you go
Nigeriae-Visa before you go
North Koreae-Visa before you go
North MacedoniaVisa-free, 180 days
NorwayVisa-free, 180 days
Omane-Visa before you go
Pakistane-Visa before you go
Palaue-Visa before you go
Palestinee-Visa before you go
PanamaVisa-free, 180 days
Papua New Guineae-Visa before you go
ParaguayVisa-free, 180 days
PeruVisa-free, 180 days
Philippinese-Visa before you go
PolandVisa-free, 180 days
PortugalVisa-free, 180 days
QatarVisa-free, 180 days
Republic of the Congoe-Visa before you go
RomaniaVisa-free, 180 days
RussiaVisa-free, 180 days
Rwandae-Visa before you go
Saint Kitts and NevisVisa-free, 180 days
Saint LuciaVisa-free, 180 days
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa-free, 180 days
Samoae-Visa before you go
San MarinoVisa-free, 180 days
Sao Tome and PrincipeVisa-free, 180 days
Saudi ArabiaVisa-free, 180 days
Senegale-Visa before you go
Serbiae-Visa before you go
Seychellese-Visa before you go
Sierra Leonee-Visa before you go
SingaporeVisa-free, 180 days
SlovakiaVisa-free, 180 days
SloveniaVisa-free, 180 days
Solomon IslandsVisa-free, 180 days
Somaliae-Visa before you go
South AfricaVisa-free, 180 days
South KoreaVisa-free, 180 days
South Sudane-Visa before you go
SpainVisa-free, 180 days
Sri Lankae-Visa before you go
Sudane-Visa before you go
Surinamee-Visa before you go
SwedenVisa-free, 180 days
SwitzerlandVisa-free, 180 days
Syriae-Visa before you go
Taiwane-Visa before you go
Tajikistane-Visa before you go
Tanzaniae-Visa before you go
Thailande-Visa before you go
Timor-Lestee-Visa before you go
Togoe-Visa before you go
Tongae-Visa before you go
Trinidad and TobagoVisa-free, 180 days
Tunisiae-Visa before you go
TurkeyVisa-free, 180 days
Turkmenistane-Visa before you go
TuvaluVisa-free, 180 days
Ugandae-Visa before you go
UkraineVisa-free, 180 days
United Arab EmiratesVisa-free, 180 days
United KingdomVisa-free, 180 days
United StatesVisa-free, 180 days
UruguayVisa-free, 180 days
Uzbekistane-Visa before you go
VanuatuVisa-free, 180 days
Vatican CityVisa-free, 180 days
Venezuelae-Visa before you go
Vietname-Visa before you go
Yemene-Visa before you go
Zambiae-Visa before you go
Zimbabwee-Visa before you go

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