The Central America-4 passport (also called the Central American passport) is a common-design
passport issued by the
Central America-4 Border Control Agreement member states (
El Salvador,
Guatemala,
Honduras, and
Nicaragua
Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the countr ...
). Although the design had been in use by Nicaragua and El Salvador since the mid-1990s, it became the norm for the CA-4 in January 2006. The main features are the navy blue cover with the words "Centroamérica" and a map of
Central America
Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States to the north, Colombia to the south, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. ...
, with the territory of the issuing country highlighted in gold (in place of the individual nations' coats of arms).
Costa Rica, not a C-4 Agreement member, also uses a
passport with the inscription "América Central", retained from the
Federal Republic of Central America
The Federal Republic of Central America ( es, República Federal de Centroamérica), originally named the United Provinces of Central America ( es, Provincias Unidas del Centro de América), and sometimes simply called Central America, in it ...
and included in its
coat of arms
A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement, which in its ...
.
See also
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Central America-4 Border Control Agreement
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Central American Integration System
The Central American Integration System ( es, Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana, or SICA) has been the economic and political organization of Central American states since 1 February 1993. On 13 December 1991, the ODECA countries (Spa ...
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Visa policy of El Salvador
Visitors to El Salvador must obtain a visa from one of the Salvadoran diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries. All visitors must hold a passport valid for 6 months.
Visa policy map
Visa exemption
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Visa policy of Guatemala
Visitors to Guatemala must obtain a visa from one of the Guatemalan diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.
Visa policy map
Visa exemption
Holders of passports of the following 86 jurisdictions can vi ...
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Visa policy of Honduras
Visitors to Honduras must obtain a visa from one of the Honduran diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries. All visitors must hold a passport valid for 3 months.
Visa policy map
Visa exemption
Holders of pas ...
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Visa policy of Nicaragua
Visitors to Nicaragua must obtain a visa from one of the Nicaraguan diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries or countries that can obtain a visa on arrival. All visitors must hold a passport valid for 6 months ...
Passports
Government of El Salvador
Government of Guatemala
Government of Honduras
Government of Nicaragua
Central America-4 Border Control Agreement
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