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El Salvador Visa Requirements by Passport (2026)

96 of 207 passports can enter El Salvador without arranging a visa in advance: 96 visa-free. 111 need a visa before travel.

  • Visa-free 96
  • Visa 111
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No visa in advance

96 of 207

Visa-free, ETA or on arrival

Visa-free

96

E-visa online

0

Visa required

111

Passports that can visit El Salvador visa-free

96 passports. No visa or online approval needed. Show your passport at immigration.

Albania180 daysAndorra180 daysAnguilla180 daysAntigua and Barbuda180 daysArgentina180 daysAustralia180 daysAustria180 daysBahamas180 daysBahrain180 daysBarbados180 daysBelgium180 daysBelize180 daysBermuda180 daysBolivia90 daysBrazil180 daysBritish Virgin Islands180 daysBrunei180 daysBulgaria180 daysCanada180 daysCayman Islands180 daysChile180 daysColombia180 daysCosta Rica180 daysCroatia180 daysCyprus180 daysCzechia180 daysDenmark180 daysDominican Republic180 daysEcuador180 daysEstonia180 daysFiji180 daysFinland180 daysFrance180 daysGermany180 daysGreece180 daysGuatemala180 daysHonduras180 daysHungary180 daysIceland180 daysIndia180 daysIreland180 daysIsrael180 daysIsraeli Travel Document (Teudat Ma'avar)180 daysItaly180 daysJapan180 daysKuwait180 daysLatvia180 daysLiechtenstein180 daysLithuania180 daysLuxembourg180 daysMadagascar180 daysMalaysia180 daysMalta180 daysMarshall Islands180 daysMexico180 daysMonaco180 daysMontserrat180 daysNetherlands180 daysNew Zealand180 daysNicaragua180 daysNorth Macedonia180 daysNorway180 daysPanama180 daysParaguay180 daysPeru180 daysPoland180 daysPortugal180 daysQatar180 daysRomania180 daysRussia180 daysSaint Helena180 daysSaint Kitts and Nevis180 daysSaint Lucia180 daysSaint Vincent and the Grenadines180 daysSan Marino180 daysSao Tome and Principe180 daysSaudi Arabia180 daysSingapore180 daysSlovakia180 daysSlovenia180 daysSolomon Islands180 daysSouth Africa180 daysSouth Korea180 daysSpain180 daysSweden180 daysSwitzerland180 daysTrinidad and Tobago180 daysTurks and Caicos Islands180 daysTuvalu180 daysUkraine180 daysUnited Arab Emirates180 daysUnited Kingdom180 daysUnited States180 daysUruguay180 daysVanuatu180 daysVatican City180 days

Passports that need a visa for El Salvador

111 passports. Apply for a visa at an embassy, consulate or official visa center before you go.

AfghanistanAlgeriaAngolaArmeniaAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarusBeninBhutanBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBritish National (Overseas)Burkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCape VerdeCentral African RepublicChadChinaComorosCubaDjiboutiDominicaDR CongoEgyptEquatorial GuineaEritreaEswatiniEthiopiaGabonGambiaGeorgiaGhanaGrenadaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHong KongIndonesiaIranIraqIvory CoastJamaicaJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKosovoKyrgyzstanLaosLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaMacauMalawiMaldivesMaliMauritaniaMauritiusMicronesiaMoldovaMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaOmanPakistanPalauPalestinePapua New GuineaPhilippinesRepublic of the CongoRwandaSamoaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSomaliaSouth SudanSri LankaSudanSurinameSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTongaTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanUgandaUzbekistanVenezuelaVietnamYemenZambiaZimbabwe

El Salvador visa: common questions

Do US passport holders need a visa for El Salvador?

No. US passport holders can visit El Salvador visa-free for up to 180 days.

Do UK passport holders need a visa for El Salvador?

No. UK passport holders can visit El Salvador visa-free for up to 180 days.

Do Canada passport holders need a visa for El Salvador?

No. Canada passport holders can visit El Salvador visa-free for up to 180 days.

Do Australia passport holders need a visa for El Salvador?

No. Australia passport holders can visit El Salvador visa-free for up to 180 days.

Do India passport holders need a visa for El Salvador?

No. India passport holders can visit El Salvador visa-free for up to 180 days.

How long can you stay in El Salvador without a visa?

Most visa-free visitors can stay up to 180 days. The limit depends on your passport, so check yours above.

How many passports need a visa for El Salvador?

111 passports need a visa arranged before travel, and 0 can apply for an e-visa online. Look up your passport above for the exact rule.

Visa requirements for every destination

Tourist visits only. Requirements come from a dataset compiled in October 2025, with changes since then checked against official government sources on 2026-10-31. Rules change, so confirm with El Salvador's official site before you book and again before you fly.