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The Central America-4 Free Mobility Agreement (CA-4; ) is a treaty signed in June 2006 between the
The Central America-4 Free Mobility Agreement (CA-4; ) is a treaty signed in June 2006 between the 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. ...
n nations of El Salvador
El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b ...
, Guatemala
Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...
, Honduras
Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...
, 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 cou ...
, 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 by land (but not by air) without having to obtain additional permits or to undergo checks at border checkpoints. Similar to the Schengen Agreement
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in Europe
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, the CA-4 Agreement establishes a harmonized visa regime for nationals travelling to the area.
See also
*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 ...
* 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.
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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 ...
* 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 pa ...
* 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 ...
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