Passport Atlas

Entering El Salvador

El Salvador does not yet have a full immigration playbook. Below is inbound openness from the passport matrix, plus a country profile.

Openness rank

#128

Entry openness

88

Visa free

88

Visa required

0

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Country profile

Capital

San Salvador

Population

6 million

Area

21,040 km²

Currency

United States dollar USD

Languages

Spanish

Time zone

UTC-06:00

Foreign-born

43,342 · 2024

Migrant share

0.7%

Ethnic groups · 2007

Mestizo86.3%
White12.7%
other0.6%
Indigenous0.2%
Black0.1%

Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.

Travel notes

Plug

Type A

Mains

120 V · 60 Hz

Driving

Right

Emergency

Police 112 · Ambulance 112

Dialing code

+503

Airports

SAL · ILS

Highlights

Santa Ana Volcano
Joya de Cerén
Suchitoto

El Salvador Passport

Passports that enter without a prior visa

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