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Can Chinese passport holders with a Canadian visa enter El Salvador?
Yes. With a valid Canadian visa, Chinese passport holders can enter El Salvador visa-free for up to 90 days, instead of e-visa on the passport alone.
- Entry
- Visa free
- Longest stay
- 90 days
- Passport alone
- e-Visa
- Checked
- 26 September 2026
Conditions
- 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.
Also accepted instead of a Canadian visa: US visa, US Green Card, Canadian PR, Schengen visa, EU/EEA residence permit.
Official source: www.jurisprudencia.gob.sv/DocumentosBoveda/D/2/2010-2019/2019/05/D5109 · Legal basis: Decreto Ejecutivo No. 35 de 2019, Reglamento de la Ley Especial de Migración y de Extranjería, art. 34 numerales 1) y 3)
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Not travel advice. From Visafar's unlock rule for El Salvador, read at the official source above. Rules change without notice and the border officer decides; confirm with El Salvador's official source before you travel. Page built 2026-09-30.