Visa requirements for Salvadoran citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of El Salvador.

As of 2024, El Salvador citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 136 countries and territories, ranking the El Salvador passport 38th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.^[1]

Visa requirements map

Visa requirements

Visa requirements for holders of normal passports traveling for tourist purposes:

Country	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan	Visa required[2]
Albania	Visa not required[3]	90 days
Algeria	Visa required[4]
Andorra	Visa not required[5]
Angola	Visa required[6]
Antigua and Barbuda	eVisa[7][8]
Argentina	Visa not required[9]	3 months
Armenia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[10][11]	120 days
Australia	Visa required[12][13]		May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).
Austria	Visa not required[14]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Azerbaijan	Visa required[15]
Bahamas	Visa not required[16]	3 months
Bahrain	eVisa / Visa on arrival[17]	14 days
Bangladesh	Visa on arrival[18]	30 days
Barbados	Visa not required[19]	90 days
Belarus	Visa not required[20]	30 days	Must arrive and depart via Minsk International Airport.
Belgium	Visa not required[21]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Belize	Visa not required[22]	90 days
Benin	eVisa[23][24]	30 days	Must have an international vaccination certificate.
Bhutan	eVisa[25][26]
Bolivia	Online Visa / Visa on arrival[27]	30 days[28]
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa not required[29]	90 days	90 days within any 6-month period.
Botswana	eVisa[30][31]	90 days
Brazil	Visa not required[32]	90 days
Brunei	Visa required[33]
Bulgaria	Visa not required[34]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Burkina Faso	eVisa[35][36]
Burundi	Visa on arrival[37]	1 months
Cambodia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[38][39]	30 days
Cameroon	eVisa[40][41]
Canada	Visa required[42]
Cape Verde	Visa on arrival[43]		Not available at all entry points.[44]
Central African Republic	Visa required[45]
Chad	Visa required[46]
Chile	Visa not required[47]	90 days
China	Visa required[48]
Colombia	Visa not required[49]	180 days	90 days - extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period.
Comoros	Visa on arrival[50]	45 days
Republic of the Congo	Visa required[51]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	eVisa[52][53]	7 days
Costa Rica	Visa not required[54]	90 days
Côte d'Ivoire	eVisa[55][56]	3 months
Croatia	Visa not required[57]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Cuba	Tourist card required[58]	90 days	Can be extended up to 90 days with a fee.
Cyprus	Visa not required[59]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Czech Republic	Visa not required[60]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Denmark	Visa not required[61]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Djibouti	eVisa[62][63]	90 days
Dominica	Visa not required[64]	6 months
Dominican Republic	Visa not required[65]	90 days
Ecuador	Visa not required[66]	90 days[67]
Egypt	Visa on arrival[68]	30 days
Equatorial Guinea	eVisa[69][70]
Eritrea	Visa required[71]
Estonia	Visa not required[72]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Eswatini	Visa required[73]
Ethiopia	eVisa[74][75]	up to 90 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.
Fiji	Visa required[76]
Finland	Visa not required[77]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
France and territories	Visa not required[78]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Gabon	eVisa[79][80]	90 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia	Visa required[81]		An entry clearance must be obtained from the Gambian Immigration prior to travel.
Georgia	Visa not required[82]	1 year
Germany	Visa not required[83]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Ghana	Visa required[84]
Greece	Visa not required[85]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Grenada	Visa not required[86]	90 days
Guatemala	Visa not required[87]	90 days	ID Card Valid.
Guinea	eVisa[88][89]	90 days
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival[90]	90 days
Guyana	Visa required[91]
Haiti	Visa not required[92]	3 months
Honduras	Visa not required[93]	3 months	ID Card Valid.
Hungary	Visa not required[94]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Iceland	Visa not required[95]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
India	eVisa[96]	30 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via 26 designated airports[Note 1] or 3 designated seaports.[Note 2][97] An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year.[citation needed] Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) were born in, or were permanent residents in Pakistan, are also not eligible for an e-Visa.[98]
Indonesia	Visa required[99]
Iran	eVisa[100][101]	30 days
Iraq	Visa required[102]
Ireland	Visa not required[103]	3 months
Israel	Visa not required[104]	90 days
Italy	Visa not required[105]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Jamaica	Visa not required[106]	30 days
Japan	Visa not required[107]	90 days
Jordan	eVisa / Visa on arrival[108][109]		Visa can be obtained upon arrival, it will cost a total of 40 JOD, obtainable at most international ports of entry and land border crossings. (except King Hussein/Allenby Bridge)
Kazakhstan	eVisa[110][111]
Kenya	Electronic Travel Authorisation[112][113]	90 days	Applications can be submitted up to 90 days prior to travel and must be submitted at least 3 days in advance. eTA fee is USD 32.50. Proof of reservation at the hotel where you plan to stay is required (if staying with friends, an invitation letter is also acceptable). Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries.
Kiribati	Visa not required[114]	90 days	90 days within any 12-month period.
North Korea	Visa required[115]
South Korea	Electronical Travel Authorization[116]	90 days	The validity period of a K-ETA is 3 years from the date of approval.[117]
Kuwait	Visa required[118]
Kyrgyzstan	eVisa[119][120]	60 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Manas International Airport or Osh Airport or through land crossings with China (at Irkeshtam and Torugart), Kazakhstan (at Ak-jol, Ak-Tilek, Chaldybar, Chon-Kapka), Tajikistan (at Bor-Dobo, Kulundu, Kyzyl-Bel) and Uzbekistan (at Dostuk).[121]
Laos	eVisa / Visa on arrival[122]	30 days	17[Note 3] of the 31 border crossings are only open to visa holders.[123] e-Visa may be used to enter Laos through Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 3 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges[Note 4] and in Boten (road and railroad).[124] Visa on arrival is available at Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, the 4 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges[Note 5] and 6 border crossings.[Note 6][123] Visa on arrival is extendable for an additional 60 days at the Department of Immigration in Vientiane.[125]
Latvia	Visa not required[126]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Lebanon	Visa required[127]		In addition to a visa, an approval should be obtained from the Immigration department of the General Directorate of General Security (La Surete Generale).
Lesotho	eVisa[128][129]
Liberia	Visa required[130]
Libya	eVisa[131][132]
Liechtenstein	Visa not required[133]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Lithuania	Visa not required[134]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Luxembourg	Visa not required[135]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Madagascar	Visa on arrival[136]	60 days
Malawi	Visa required[137]
Malaysia	Visa not required[138]	1 month
Maldives	Free visa on arrival[139]	30 days[67]
Mali	Visa required[140]
Malta	Visa not required[141]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Marshall Islands	Visa required[142]
Mauritania	Visa on arrival[143]		Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
Mauritius	Visa not required[144]	90 days
Mexico	Visa required[145]		Salvadoran U.S. visa and/or green card holders are exempt from a visa to Mexico.
Micronesia	Visa not required[146]	30 days
Moldova	Visa not required[147]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Monaco	Visa not required[148]
Mongolia	eVisa[149][150]	30 days
Montenegro	Visa not required[151]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Morocco	Visa required[152]
Mozambique	eVisa / Visa on arrival[153][154]	30 days
Myanmar	Visa required[155]
Namibia	Visa required[156]
Nauru	Visa required[157]
Nepal	Online Visa / Visa on arrival[158]	90 days[159]
Netherlands	Visa not required[160]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
New Zealand	Visa required[161]		Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.[162]
Nicaragua	Visa not required[163]	3 months	ID Card Valid.
Niger	Visa required[164]
Nigeria	eVisa[165][166]	90 days
North Macedonia	Visa not required[167]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Norway	Visa not required[168]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Oman	Visa not required[169]	14 days
Pakistan	Online Visa[170][171]	3 months
Palau	Free visa on arrival[172]	30 days
Panama	Visa not required[173]	90 days
Papua New Guinea	eVisa [174][175]	60 days	You can apply for a visa online under the "Tourist - Own Itinerary" category.
Paraguay	Visa not required[176]	90 days
Peru	Visa not required[177][178]	183 days
Philippines	Visa not required[179]	30 days
Poland	Visa not required[180]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Portugal	Visa not required[181]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Qatar	eVisa[182][183]		Travelers can apply for a visa on the Hayya website.
Romania	Visa not required[184]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Russia	Visa not required[185]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Rwanda	eVisa / Visa on arrival[186][187]	30 days	90-day East African Visa for travel within Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda only also available online. First port of entry must be the country which approved the East African Visa.
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa not required[188]	3 months
Saint Lucia	Visa on arrival[189]	6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required[190]	3 month
Samoa	Visa not required[191]	60 days
San Marino	Visa not required[192]
São Tomé and Príncipe	eVisa[193][194]
Saudi Arabia	Visa required[195]
Senegal	Visa on arrival[196]	90 days
Serbia	Visa required[197]
Seychelles	Electronic Border System[198][199]	3 months	Application can be submitted up to 30 days before travel. Visitors must upload a reservation confirmation(s) for each visitor's location of stay in Seychelles. Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries. Payment of the fee (EUR 10) by credit or debit card. Valid for one journey only and it expires once exit the country.
Sierra Leone	eVisa[200][201]	3 months
Singapore	Visa not required[202]	30 days
Slovakia	Visa not required[203]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Slovenia	Visa not required[204]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Solomon Islands	Visa required[205]
Somalia	Visa on arrival[206]	30 days	Available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport.
South Africa	Visa required[207]
South Sudan	eVisa[208][209]		Obtainable online. Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel.
Spain	Visa not required[210]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Sri Lanka	ETA / Visa on arrival[211][212]	30 days	Electronic Travel Authorization can also be obtained on arrival. 30 days extendable to 6 months.
Sudan	Visa required[213]
Suriname	Visa not required[214][215]	90 days	An entrance fee of 25 USD or 25 Euros must be paid online prior to arrival.[216] Multiple entry e-Visa is also available.[217]
Sweden	Visa not required[218]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Switzerland	Visa not required[219]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Syria	Visa required[220]
Tajikistan	eVisa[221][222]	60 days
Tanzania	eVisa / Visa on arrival[223][224]	90 days
Thailand	eVisa[225][226]	60 days
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival[227]	30 days	Not available at all entry points.[228]
Togo	eVisa[229][230]	15 days
Tonga	Visa required[231]
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa not required[232]	90 days
Tunisia	Visa required[233]
Turkey	Visa not required[234]	3 months
Turkmenistan	Visa required[235]
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival[236]	1 month
Uganda	eVisa[237][238]	3 months	Determined at the port of entry. 90-day East African Visa for travel within Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda only also available online. First port of entry must be the country which approved the East African Visa.
Ukraine	Visa required[239][240]		e-Visa (30 days) is currently suspended.
United Arab Emirates	Visa not required[241]	90 days
United Kingdom	Visa required[242][243]
United States	Visa required[244]
Uruguay	Visa not required[245]	90 days
Uzbekistan	Visa not required[246][247]	30 days
Vanuatu	Visa required[248]
Vatican City	Visa not required[249]
Venezuela	Visa required[250]
Vietnam	eVisa[251][252]		e-Visa is valid for 90 days and multiple entry. Pre-arranged visa obtained online through travel agencies available at Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City or Da Nang airports. Phú Quốc without a visa for up to 30 days.
Yemen	Visa required[253]
Zambia	eVisa[254][255]	90 days
Zimbabwe	Visa on arrival[256]	30 days

Territories and non-UN Member States

Visa requirements for El Salvador citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, non-UN member states and restricted zones:

Visitor to	Visa requirement	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Kosovo	Visa not required[257]	90 days
Taiwan	Visa required[258]