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Visa-Free Countries for El Salvador Passport Holders (2026)

El Salvador passport holders can visit 146 of 246 destinations without arranging a visa in advance: 109 visa-free, 10 with an electronic travel authorization and 27 with a visa on arrival. 47 more offer an e-visa you apply for online. 50 require a visa before travel. That puts the El Salvador passport at #37 of 208 in our ranking.

  • Visa-free 109
  • ETA 10
  • On arrival 27
  • E-visa 47
  • Visa 50
  • Special 3
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Visa-free access

146

Visa-free, ETA or on arrival

Passport rank

#37 of 208

E-visa online

47

Visa required

50

Visa-free for El Salvador passport holders

109 destinations. No visa or online approval needed. Show your passport at immigration.

Albania90 daysAndorra90 daysAnguilla90 daysArgentina90 daysAruba90 daysAustria90 daysBahamas90 daysBarbados90 daysBelarus30 daysBelgium90 daysBelize30 daysBolivia90 daysBonaire90 daysBosnia and Herzegovina90 daysBrazil90 daysBritish Virgin Islands30 daysBulgaria90 daysChile90 daysColombia90 daysCook Islands31 daysCosta Rica30 daysCroatia90 daysCuraçao90 daysCyprus90 daysCzechia90 daysDenmark90 daysDominica21 daysDominican Republic30 daysEcuador90 daysEstonia90 daysFaroe Islands90 daysFinland90 daysFrance90 daysFrench Guiana90 daysFrench Polynesia90 daysGeorgia360 daysGermany90 daysGreece90 daysGreenland90 daysGrenada90 daysGuadeloupe90 daysGuatemala90 daysHaiti90 daysHonduras90 daysHong Kong30 daysHungary90 daysIceland90 daysIreland90 daysItaly90 daysJamaica30 daysJapan90 daysKiribati90 daysKosovo90 daysLatvia90 daysLiechtenstein90 daysLithuania90 daysLuxembourg90 daysMalta90 daysMartinique90 daysMayotte90 daysMicronesia30 daysMoldova90 daysMonaco90 daysMontenegro90 daysNetherlands90 daysNew Caledonia90 daysNicaragua90 daysNiue30 daysNorth Macedonia90 daysNorthern Cyprus90 daysNorway90 daysOman14 daysPalestinePanama90 daysParaguay90 daysPeru183 daysPhilippines30 daysPitcairn Islands14 daysPoland90 daysPortugal90 daysRéunion90 daysRomania90 daysRussia90 daysSaba90 daysSaint Barthélemy90 daysSaint Helena90 daysSaint Martin90 daysSaint Pierre and Miquelon90 daysSaint Vincent and the Grenadines90 daysSamoa60 daysSan Marino30 daysSingapore30 daysSint Eustatius90 daysSint Maarten90 daysSlovakia90 daysSlovenia90 daysSpain90 daysSuriname90 daysSvalbardFree movementSweden90 daysSwitzerland90 daysTransnistria45 daysTrinidad and Tobago90 daysTurkey90 daysUnited Arab Emirates90 daysUruguay90 daysUzbekistan30 daysVatican City90 daysWallis and Futuna90 days

Online travel authorization (ETA) needed for El Salvador passport holders

10 destinations. No visa, but you need an online approval before you board.

Cambodia30 daysCape Verde30 daysIsrael90 daysJeju Island90 daysKenya90 daysMalaysia30 daysSaint Kitts and Nevis90 daysSeychelles90 daysSouth Korea90 daysSri Lanka30 days

Visa on arrival for El Salvador passport holders

27 destinations. Get the visa at the airport or border, usually for a fee.

Bahrain90 daysBangladesh30 daysBurundi90 daysComoros45 daysEgypt30 daysGuinea-Bissau90 daysJordan90 daysLaos30 daysMacau30 daysMadagascar90 daysMalawi90 daysMaldives30 daysMarshall Islands90 daysMauritius60 daysMozambique30 daysNepal90 daysPalau30 daysRwanda30 daysSaint Lucia42 daysSenegal30 daysSyriaTanzania90 daysThailand15 daysTimor-Leste30 daysTuvalu30 daysZambia90 daysZimbabwe30 days

E-visa for El Salvador passport holders

47 destinations. Apply online and get approved before you travel.

AngolaAntigua and BarbudaArmenia120 daysAscension Island90 daysAustraliaBenin90 daysBhutan90 daysBotswana90 daysBurkina Faso30 daysCameroon180 daysChadCuba90 daysDjibouti31 daysDR Congo7 daysEquatorial Guinea90 daysEthiopia30 daysFiji120 daysGabon180 daysGuinea90 daysGuyanaIndia180 daysIran30 daysIraq30 daysIvory Coast90 daysKyrgyzstan60 daysLesothoLiberiaLibya30 daysMauritania2 yearsMongolia30 daysMontserrat180 daysNew ZealandNigeria90 daysPakistan30 daysPapua New Guinea60 daysQatar90 daysSao Tome and PrincipeSerbia90 daysSierra Leone30 daysSomaliaSouth SudanTajikistan60 daysTogo90 daysUganda90 daysUkraine30 daysVanuatu120 daysVietnam90 days

Visa required for El Salvador passport holders

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

AbkhaziaAfghanistanAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAzerbaijanBermudaBruneiCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChinaEritreaEswatiniFalkland IslandsGambiaGhanaGibraltarGuamIndonesiaKazakhstanKurdistan Region of IraqKuwaitLebanonMaliMexicoMoroccoMyanmarNamibiaNauruNigerNorth KoreaNorthern Mariana IslandsRepublic of the CongoSaudi ArabiaSolomon IslandsSomalilandSouth AfricaSouth OssetiaSudanTaiwanTokelauTongaTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsUnited KingdomUnited StatesUS Virgin IslandsVenezuelaYemen

Special permits and unconfirmed entry

3 destinations. A special permit is needed, or entry on this passport isn't confirmed. Contact the destination's embassy.

British Indian Ocean TerritoryJan MayenWestern Sahara

Home: El Salvador. El Salvador passport holders don't need anything beyond their passport or ID to enter El Salvador.

El Salvador passport: common questions

How many countries can El Salvador passport holders visit without a visa?

146 destinations: 109 visa-free, 10 with an online travel authorization (ETA) and 27 with a visa on arrival. Another 47 let you apply for an e-visa online.

Do El Salvador passport holders need a visa for the United States?

Yes. El Salvador passport holders need a visa for the United States, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

Do El Salvador passport holders need a visa for the United Kingdom?

Yes. El Salvador passport holders need a visa for the United Kingdom, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

Do El Salvador passport holders need a visa for France?

No. El Salvador passport holders can visit France visa-free for up to 90 days.

Do El Salvador passport holders need a visa for Italy?

No. El Salvador passport holders can visit Italy visa-free for up to 90 days.

Do El Salvador passport holders need a visa for Spain?

No. El Salvador passport holders can visit Spain visa-free for up to 90 days.

Which countries need an ETA for El Salvador passport holders?

Cambodia, Cape Verde, Israel, Jeju Island, Kenya, Malaysia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Seychelles, South Korea and Sri Lanka. An ETA is an online approval, not a visa, but airlines check it before you board.

Which countries require a visa for El Salvador passport holders?

50 destinations, including Abkhazia, Afghanistan, Algeria, American Samoa, Azerbaijan, Bermuda, Brunei, Canada, Cayman Islands and Central African Republic. Apply at the destination's embassy, consulate or official visa portal well before you travel.

Compare with nearby passports

Ranked by destinations you can enter visa-free, with an ETA or on arrival.

Serbia#34 · 149 destinationsGuatemala#35 · 148 destinationsSolomon Islands#36 · 147 destinationsColombia#38 · 145 destinationsHonduras#39 · 144 destinationsNicaragua#40 · 143 destinations
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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 the destination's official site before you book and again before you fly.