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🇸🇻 El Salvador: visa questions, answered
What other travellers asked about getting into El Salvador, and what Visafar's checked rules say. Traveller answers are their own experience and are reviewed before they appear; answers marked Visafar cite the official source. The official source and the border officer decide.
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VisafarCan I visit El Salvador with a US visa?
Yes, for nationals of 66 countries, including India: if your passport alone would need a visa, El Salvador lets you in visa-free for up to 90 days when you hold a US visa, US Green Card, Canadian visa, Canadian PR, Schengen visa or EU/EEA residence permit.
- Only for nationals in CA-4 Category B for El Salvador, for example India, the Philippines, Thailand, Egypt and Morocco. Category C nationals (for example Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Nepal) with such a visa still need a consular visa (Art. 34(4)).
- Qualifying documents: a visa from the United States, Canada or a Schengen state (Art. 34(3)), or a valid permanent or temporary residence permit from a country El Salvador classifies as Category A, such as the US, Canada or an EU state (Art. 34(1)).
- On entry the passport is stamped 'Exento de Visa' and you pay the entry tourist card (Tarjeta Migratoria de Ingreso).
- Up to 90 days in the CA-4 region, granted at the border and extendable once (CA-4 manual, B.6); the Salvadoran regulation itself sets no length for this route.
- Passport valid 6 months; proof of sufficient funds and onward documents required.
- CA-4 zone: the allowance is shared with Guatemala and Honduras.
Checked against the official source 26 September 2026 · Official source ↗ · Check it for your passport →
VisafarCan Indian passport holders visit El Salvador with a US visa, Schengen visa or Canadian visa?
Yes. With a valid US visa, Schengen visa or Canadian visa, Indian passport holders can enter El Salvador visa-free for up to 90 days. Without one, the passport dataset (not an official source) says it needs an e-visa.
- Only for nationals in CA-4 Category B for El Salvador, for example India, the Philippines, Thailand, Egypt and Morocco. Category C nationals (for example Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Nepal) with such a visa still need a consular visa (Art. 34(4)).
- Qualifying documents: a visa from the United States, Canada or a Schengen state (Art. 34(3)), or a valid permanent or temporary residence permit from a country El Salvador classifies as Category A, such as the US, Canada or an EU state (Art. 34(1)).
- On entry the passport is stamped 'Exento de Visa' and you pay the entry tourist card (Tarjeta Migratoria de Ingreso).
- Up to 90 days in the CA-4 region, granted at the border and extendable once (CA-4 manual, B.6); the Salvadoran regulation itself sets no length for this route.
- Passport valid 6 months; proof of sufficient funds and onward documents required.
- CA-4 zone: the allowance is shared with Guatemala and Honduras.
Checked against the official source 26 September 2026 · Official source ↗ · Check it for your passport →
VisafarCan Philippine passport holders visit El Salvador with a US visa, Schengen visa or Canadian visa?
Yes. With a valid US visa, Schengen visa or Canadian visa, Philippine passport holders can enter El Salvador visa-free for up to 90 days. Without one, the passport dataset (not an official source) says it needs an e-visa.
- Only for nationals in CA-4 Category B for El Salvador, for example India, the Philippines, Thailand, Egypt and Morocco. Category C nationals (for example Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Nepal) with such a visa still need a consular visa (Art. 34(4)).
- Qualifying documents: a visa from the United States, Canada or a Schengen state (Art. 34(3)), or a valid permanent or temporary residence permit from a country El Salvador classifies as Category A, such as the US, Canada or an EU state (Art. 34(1)).
- On entry the passport is stamped 'Exento de Visa' and you pay the entry tourist card (Tarjeta Migratoria de Ingreso).
- Up to 90 days in the CA-4 region, granted at the border and extendable once (CA-4 manual, B.6); the Salvadoran regulation itself sets no length for this route.
- Passport valid 6 months; proof of sufficient funds and onward documents required.
- CA-4 zone: the allowance is shared with Guatemala and Honduras.
Checked against the official source 26 September 2026 · Official source ↗ · Check it for your passport →
VisafarCan Egyptian passport holders visit El Salvador with a US visa, Schengen visa or Canadian visa?
Yes. With a valid US visa, Schengen visa or Canadian visa, Egyptian passport holders can enter El Salvador visa-free for up to 90 days. Without one, the passport dataset (not an official source) says it needs an e-visa.
- Only for nationals in CA-4 Category B for El Salvador, for example India, the Philippines, Thailand, Egypt and Morocco. Category C nationals (for example Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Nepal) with such a visa still need a consular visa (Art. 34(4)).
- Qualifying documents: a visa from the United States, Canada or a Schengen state (Art. 34(3)), or a valid permanent or temporary residence permit from a country El Salvador classifies as Category A, such as the US, Canada or an EU state (Art. 34(1)).
- On entry the passport is stamped 'Exento de Visa' and you pay the entry tourist card (Tarjeta Migratoria de Ingreso).
- Up to 90 days in the CA-4 region, granted at the border and extendable once (CA-4 manual, B.6); the Salvadoran regulation itself sets no length for this route.
- Passport valid 6 months; proof of sufficient funds and onward documents required.
- CA-4 zone: the allowance is shared with Guatemala and Honduras.
Checked against the official source 26 September 2026 · Official source ↗ · Check it for your passport →
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