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title: El Salvador visa requirements by passport
description: "Visa rules for El Salvador for 193 passports: 87 can visit visa-free, 43 can get an eTA, eVisa or visa on arrival and 63 must apply in person or give biometrics."
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lastModified: 2026-09-05
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# El Salvador visa requirements by passport

Visa rules for El Salvador for 193 passports: 87 can visit visa-free, 43 can get an eTA, eVisa or visa on arrival and 63 must apply in person or give biometrics.

Policies change. Confirm with the embassy or official visa portal before you travel.

## Visa-free (87)

No visa needed — just go

- [Albania](/visa/el-salvador/albania)
- [Andorra](/visa/el-salvador/andorra)
- [Antigua and Barbuda](/visa/el-salvador/antigua-and-barbuda)
- [Argentina](/visa/el-salvador/argentina)
- [Australia](/visa/el-salvador/australia)
- [Austria](/visa/el-salvador/austria)
- [Bahamas](/visa/el-salvador/bahamas)
- [Bahrain](/visa/el-salvador/bahrain)
- [Barbados](/visa/el-salvador/barbados)
- [Belgium](/visa/el-salvador/belgium)
- [Belize](/visa/el-salvador/belize)
- [Bolivia](/visa/el-salvador/bolivia)
- [Brazil](/visa/el-salvador/brazil)
- [Brunei](/visa/el-salvador/brunei)
- [Bulgaria](/visa/el-salvador/bulgaria)
- [Canada](/visa/el-salvador/canada)
- [Chile](/visa/el-salvador/chile)
- [Colombia](/visa/el-salvador/colombia)
- [Costa Rica](/visa/el-salvador/costa-rica)
- [Croatia](/visa/el-salvador/croatia)
- [Cyprus](/visa/el-salvador/cyprus)
- [Czech Republic](/visa/el-salvador/czech-republic)
- [Denmark](/visa/el-salvador/denmark)
- [Dominican Republic](/visa/el-salvador/dominican-republic)
- [Ecuador](/visa/el-salvador/ecuador)
- [Estonia](/visa/el-salvador/estonia)
- [Fiji](/visa/el-salvador/fiji)
- [Finland](/visa/el-salvador/finland)
- [France](/visa/el-salvador/france)
- [Germany](/visa/el-salvador/germany)
- [Greece](/visa/el-salvador/greece)
- [Guatemala](/visa/el-salvador/guatemala)
- [Honduras](/visa/el-salvador/honduras)
- [Hungary](/visa/el-salvador/hungary)
- [Iceland](/visa/el-salvador/iceland)
- [Ireland](/visa/el-salvador/ireland)
- [Israel](/visa/el-salvador/israel)
- [Italy](/visa/el-salvador/italy)
- [Japan](/visa/el-salvador/japan)
- [Kuwait](/visa/el-salvador/kuwait)
- [Latvia](/visa/el-salvador/latvia)
- [Liechtenstein](/visa/el-salvador/liechtenstein)
- [Lithuania](/visa/el-salvador/lithuania)
- [Luxembourg](/visa/el-salvador/luxembourg)
- [Madagascar](/visa/el-salvador/madagascar)
- [Malaysia](/visa/el-salvador/malaysia)
- [Malta](/visa/el-salvador/malta)
- [Marshall Islands](/visa/el-salvador/marshall-islands)
- [Mexico](/visa/el-salvador/mexico)
- [Monaco](/visa/el-salvador/monaco)
- [Netherlands](/visa/el-salvador/netherlands)
- [New Zealand](/visa/el-salvador/new-zealand)
- [Nicaragua](/visa/el-salvador/nicaragua)
- [North Macedonia](/visa/el-salvador/north-macedonia)
- [Norway](/visa/el-salvador/norway)
- [Panama](/visa/el-salvador/panama)
- [Paraguay](/visa/el-salvador/paraguay)
- [Peru](/visa/el-salvador/peru)
- [Poland](/visa/el-salvador/poland)
- [Portugal](/visa/el-salvador/portugal)
- [Qatar](/visa/el-salvador/qatar)
- [Romania](/visa/el-salvador/romania)
- [Russia](/visa/el-salvador/russia)
- [Saint Kitts and Nevis](/visa/el-salvador/saint-kitts-and-nevis)
- [Saint Lucia](/visa/el-salvador/saint-lucia)
- [Saint Vincent and the Grenadines](/visa/el-salvador/saint-vincent-and-the-grenadines)
- [San Marino](/visa/el-salvador/san-marino)
- [São Tomé and Príncipe](/visa/el-salvador/sao-tome-and-principe)
- [Saudi Arabia](/visa/el-salvador/saudi-arabia)
- [Singapore](/visa/el-salvador/singapore)
- [Slovakia](/visa/el-salvador/slovakia)
- [Slovenia](/visa/el-salvador/slovenia)
- [Solomon Islands](/visa/el-salvador/solomon-islands)
- [South Africa](/visa/el-salvador/south-africa)
- [South Korea](/visa/el-salvador/south-korea)
- [Spain](/visa/el-salvador/spain)
- [Sweden](/visa/el-salvador/sweden)
- [Switzerland](/visa/el-salvador/switzerland)
- [Trinidad and Tobago](/visa/el-salvador/trinidad-and-tobago)
- [Türkiye](/visa/el-salvador/turkey)
- [Tuvalu](/visa/el-salvador/tuvalu)
- [Ukraine](/visa/el-salvador/ukraine)
- [United Arab Emirates](/visa/el-salvador/united-arab-emirates)
- [United Kingdom](/visa/el-salvador/united-kingdom)
- [Uruguay](/visa/el-salvador/uruguay)
- [Vanuatu](/visa/el-salvador/vanuatu)
- [Vatican City](/visa/el-salvador/vatican-city)

## Pre-approval + VOA (42)

Approve online, collect at arrival

- [Angola](/visa/el-salvador/angola)
- [Benin](/visa/el-salvador/benin)
- [Bhutan](/visa/el-salvador/bhutan)
- [Botswana](/visa/el-salvador/botswana)
- [Burkina Faso](/visa/el-salvador/burkina-faso)
- [Burundi](/visa/el-salvador/burundi)
- [Cameroon](/visa/el-salvador/cameroon)
- [Central African Republic](/visa/el-salvador/central-african-republic)
- [Chad](/visa/el-salvador/chad)
- [Comoros](/visa/el-salvador/comoros)
- [Côte d'Ivoire](/visa/el-salvador/ivory-coast)
- [Djibouti](/visa/el-salvador/djibouti)
- [Equatorial Guinea](/visa/el-salvador/equatorial-guinea)
- [Eswatini](/visa/el-salvador/eswatini)
- [Ethiopia](/visa/el-salvador/ethiopia)
- [Ghana](/visa/el-salvador/ghana)
- [Guinea](/visa/el-salvador/guinea)
- [Guinea-Bissau](/visa/el-salvador/guinea-bissau)
- [Haiti](/visa/el-salvador/haiti)
- [Hong Kong](/visa/el-salvador/hong-kong)
- [Jamaica](/visa/el-salvador/jamaica)
- [Jordan](/visa/el-salvador/jordan)
- [Kenya](/visa/el-salvador/kenya)
- [Kiribati](/visa/el-salvador/kiribati)
- [Kyrgyzstan](/visa/el-salvador/kyrgyzstan)
- [Lebanon](/visa/el-salvador/lebanon)
- [Liberia](/visa/el-salvador/liberia)
- [Malawi](/visa/el-salvador/malawi)
- [Mali](/visa/el-salvador/mali)
- [Mauritania](/visa/el-salvador/mauritania)
- [Nauru](/visa/el-salvador/nauru)
- [Palestine](/visa/el-salvador/palestine)
- [Republic of the Congo](/visa/el-salvador/republic-of-the-congo)
- [Samoa](/visa/el-salvador/samoa)
- [Sierra Leone](/visa/el-salvador/sierra-leone)
- [Somalia](/visa/el-salvador/somalia)
- [Tajikistan](/visa/el-salvador/tajikistan)
- [Timor-Leste](/visa/el-salvador/timor-leste)
- [Togo](/visa/el-salvador/togo)
- [Tonga](/visa/el-salvador/tonga)
- [Uganda](/visa/el-salvador/uganda)
- [Yemen](/visa/el-salvador/yemen)

## eVisa (1)

Fully online — no office visit

- [Cambodia](/visa/el-salvador/cambodia)

## Embassy / VFS (63)

In-person at an embassy or visa center

- [Afghanistan](/visa/el-salvador/afghanistan)
- [Algeria](/visa/el-salvador/algeria)
- [Armenia](/visa/el-salvador/armenia)
- [Azerbaijan](/visa/el-salvador/azerbaijan)
- [Bangladesh](/visa/el-salvador/bangladesh)
- [Belarus](/visa/el-salvador/belarus)
- [Bosnia and Herzegovina](/visa/el-salvador/bosnia-and-herzegovina)
- [Cape Verde](/visa/el-salvador/cape-verde)
- [China](/visa/el-salvador/china)
- [Cuba](/visa/el-salvador/cuba)
- [Dominica](/visa/el-salvador/dominica)
- [DR Congo](/visa/el-salvador/dr-congo)
- [Egypt](/visa/el-salvador/egypt)
- [Eritrea](/visa/el-salvador/eritrea)
- [Gabon](/visa/el-salvador/gabon)
- [Gambia](/visa/el-salvador/gambia)
- [Georgia](/visa/el-salvador/georgia)
- [Grenada](/visa/el-salvador/grenada)
- [Guyana](/visa/el-salvador/guyana)
- [India](/visa/el-salvador/india)
- [Indonesia](/visa/el-salvador/indonesia)
- [Iran](/visa/el-salvador/iran)
- [Iraq](/visa/el-salvador/iraq)
- [Kazakhstan](/visa/el-salvador/kazakhstan)
- [Kosovo](/visa/el-salvador/kosovo)
- [Laos](/visa/el-salvador/laos)
- [Lesotho](/visa/el-salvador/lesotho)
- [Macau](/visa/el-salvador/macau)
- [Maldives](/visa/el-salvador/maldives)
- [Mauritius](/visa/el-salvador/mauritius)
- [Micronesia](/visa/el-salvador/micronesia)
- [Moldova](/visa/el-salvador/moldova)
- [Mongolia](/visa/el-salvador/mongolia)
- [Montenegro](/visa/el-salvador/montenegro)
- [Morocco](/visa/el-salvador/morocco)
- [Mozambique](/visa/el-salvador/mozambique)
- [Myanmar](/visa/el-salvador/myanmar)
- [Namibia](/visa/el-salvador/namibia)
- [Nepal](/visa/el-salvador/nepal)
- [Niger](/visa/el-salvador/niger)
- [Nigeria](/visa/el-salvador/nigeria)
- [North Korea](/visa/el-salvador/north-korea)
- [Oman](/visa/el-salvador/oman)
- [Pakistan](/visa/el-salvador/pakistan)
- [Palau](/visa/el-salvador/palau)
- [Papua New Guinea](/visa/el-salvador/papua-new-guinea)
- [Philippines](/visa/el-salvador/philippines)
- [Senegal](/visa/el-salvador/senegal)
- [Serbia](/visa/el-salvador/serbia)
- [Seychelles](/visa/el-salvador/seychelles)
- [South Sudan](/visa/el-salvador/south-sudan)
- [Sri Lanka](/visa/el-salvador/sri-lanka)
- [Sudan](/visa/el-salvador/sudan)
- [Suriname](/visa/el-salvador/suriname)
- [Syria](/visa/el-salvador/syria)
- [Taiwan](/visa/el-salvador/taiwan)
- [Tanzania](/visa/el-salvador/tanzania)
- [Turkmenistan](/visa/el-salvador/turkmenistan)
- [Uzbekistan](/visa/el-salvador/uzbekistan)
- [Venezuela](/visa/el-salvador/venezuela)
- [Vietnam](/visa/el-salvador/vietnam)
- [Zambia](/visa/el-salvador/zambia)
- [Zimbabwe](/visa/el-salvador/zimbabwe)