Salvadoran passports ( es, Pasaporte salvadoreño) are issued to citizens of
El Salvador to travel outside the country.
Passports are issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or, if the citizen resides abroad, at the Salvadoran embassy. Besides serving as proof of identity and of
citizenship
Citizenship is a "relationship between an individual and a state to which the individual owes allegiance and in turn is entitled to its protection".
Each state determines the conditions under which it will recognize persons as its citizens, and ...
, they facilitate the process of securing assistance from Salvadoran consular officials abroad, if needed. Citizens can not have multiple Salvadoran passports at the same time.
Appearance
Like all Central American passports the cover is navy with gold fonts stating the official name of the country in Spanish and in English. A map of Central America is displayed with the Salvadoran territory shaded.
Identity information page
The Salvadoran passport includes the following data:
* Type ('P' - Passport)
* Code for issuing country ("SLV" - Salvadoran)
* Passport Number
* Name of bearer
* Nationality
* Date of birth
* Sex
* Mother name
* Place of birth
* Date of issue
* Date of expiry
* Booklet Number
* Issuing Authority
Language
The data page is printed in Spanish and English, while the personal data is entered in Spanish.
Visa pages
The Salvadoran passport contains 48 pages, of which one page (the first one) shows the information of the document holder, suitable for visas and border
stamps
Stamp or Stamps or Stamping may refer to:
Official documents and related impressions
* Postage stamp, used to indicate prepayment of fees for public mail
* Ration stamp, indicating the right to rationed goods
* Revenue stamp, used on documents to ...
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Central America-4 Border Control Agreement
The
Central America-4 Border Control Agreement (CA-4) was a treaty signed in June 2006 between the Central American nations of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, establishing the free movement across borders between the four signatory states of their citizens without any restrictions or checks. Foreign nationals who enter one of the signatory countries can also travel to other signatory states without having to obtain additional permits or to undergo checks at border checkpoints.
Visa requirements for Salvadoran citizens
As of 1 June 2021, Salvadoran citizens had visa-free or visa free access to 134 countries and territories, ranking the Salvadoran passport 37th in terms of travel freedom according to the
Henley visa restrictions index.
See also
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Central America-4 passport
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). Although the desi ...
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Visa requirements for El Salvador citizens
Visa requirements for Salvadoran citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of El Salvador. As of 2 July 2023, Salvadoran citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 133 countries an ...
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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
Holders ...
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List of diplomatic missions of El Salvador
This is a list of diplomatic missions of El Salvador, excluding honorary consulates. El Salvador is a small Central American country with a modest number of diplomatic missions abroad.
Africa
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** Rabat (Embassy)
Americas
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** Buenos Aires (Emba ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador
References
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Council regulation
Regulation is the management of complex systems according to a set of rules and trends. In systems theory, these types of rules exist in various fields of biology and society, but the term has slightly different meanings according to context. Fo ...
539/200
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Council regulation
Regulation is the management of complex systems according to a set of rules and trends. In systems theory, these types of rules exist in various fields of biology and society, but the term has slightly different meanings according to context. Fo ...
1932/200
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Council regulation
Regulation is the management of complex systems according to a set of rules and trends. In systems theory, these types of rules exist in various fields of biology and society, but the term has slightly different meanings according to context. Fo ...
539/2001 consolidated version, 19.1.200
* List of nationals who do need a visa to visit the U
* List of countries whose passport holders do not require visas to enter Irelan
External links
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador
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Government of El Salvador
Passports by country