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El Salvador: passport 2026 and visa-free countries
Passport: El Salvador. 129 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 37 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.
Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total
- 93Visa-free
- 8ETA
- 28On arrival
- 46eVisa
- 51Visa required
El SalvadorPassport strength
An above-average passport 37
Rank 37 of 199. 129 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 12.
Weak spots
Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 97
A prior visa is needed for 97 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.
United KingdomVisa required
United StatesVisa required
CanadaVisa required
AustraliaVisa required
New ZealandVisa required
ChinaVisa required
IndiaeVisa
MexicoVisa requiredWhat the passport gives
What a El Salvador passport gives
rank 101 of 199
Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.
Ranking for your goal →- Mobility63129 destinations without a prior visa
- Stability and rule of law44score -0.34 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
- Quality of life50HDI 0.678
- Health and longevity5572.1 years life expectancy
- Education42education index 0.55
- Taxes70up to 30%, no inheritance tax, foreign income not taxed
- US access0no E-2, visa required
- Plan B and family100dual citizenship allowed, passes to children
All destinations
Destinations by entry terms 226
The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.
Visa-free 93
Entry on your passport
AlbaniaEurope · 90 days
AndorraEurope
AnguillaCaribbean
ArgentinaAmericas · 90 days
ArubaCaribbean · 90 days
AustriaEurope · 90 days
BahamasCaribbean · 90 days
BarbadosCaribbean · 90 days
BelarusEurope · 30 days
BelgiumEurope · 90 days
BelizeAmericas · 90 days
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbean
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope · 90 days
BrazilAmericas · 90 days
British Virgin IslandsCaribbean
BulgariaEurope · 90 days
ChileAmericas · 90 days
ColombiaAmericas · 90 days
Cook IslandsOceania · 31 days
Costa RicaAmericas · 90 days
CroatiaEurope · 90 days
CuraçaoCaribbean · 90 days
CyprusEurope · 90 days
CzechiaEurope · 90 days
DenmarkEurope · 90 days
DominicaCaribbean · 21 days
Dominican RepublicCaribbean · 30 days
EcuadorAmericas · 90 days
EstoniaEurope · 90 days
Faroe IslandsEurope · 90 days
FinlandEurope · 90 days
FranceEurope · 90 days
French GuianaAmericas · 90 days
French PolynesiaOceania · 90 days
French West IndiesCaribbean
GeorgiaEurope · 365 days
GermanyEurope · 90 days
GreeceEurope · 90 days
GreenlandEurope · 90 days
GrenadaCaribbean · 90 days
GuatemalaAmericas · 90 days
HaitiCaribbean · 90 days
HondurasAmericas · 90 days
Hong KongAsia · 90 days
HungaryEurope · 90 days
IcelandEurope · 90 days
IrelandEurope · 90 days
ItalyEurope · 90 days
JamaicaCaribbean · 30 days
JapanAsia · 90 days
KiribatiOceania · 90 days
KosovoEurope · 90 days
LatviaEurope · 90 days
LiechtensteinEurope · 90 days
LithuaniaEurope · 90 days
LuxembourgEurope · 90 days
MalaysiaAsia · 30 days
MaltaEurope · 90 days
MayotteAfrica · 90 days
MicronesiaOceania · 30 days
MoldovaEurope · 90 days
MonacoEurope
MontenegroEurope · 90 days
NetherlandsEurope · 90 days
New CaledoniaOceania · 90 days
NicaraguaAmericas · 90 days
North MacedoniaEurope · 90 days
NorwayEurope · 90 days
PanamaAmericas · 90 days
ParaguayAmericas · 90 days
PeruAmericas · 183 days
PhilippinesAsia · 30 days
PolandEurope · 90 days
PortugalEurope · 90 days
RéunionAfrica · 90 days
RomaniaEurope · 90 days
SamoaOceania · 60 days
San MarinoEurope
SingaporeAsia · 30 days
Sint MaartenCaribbean · 90 days
SlovakiaEurope · 90 days
SloveniaEurope · 90 days
SpainEurope · 90 days
St. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 90 days
SurinameAmericas · 90 days
SwedenEurope · 90 days
SwitzerlandEurope · 90 days
Trinidad and TobagoCaribbean · 90 days
TürkiyeEurope · 90 days
United Arab EmiratesMiddle East · 90 days
UruguayAmericas · 90 days
UzbekistanAsia · 30 days
Vatican CityEuropeETA 8
Electronic authorisation online
Kenya
Palestine
Russia
Seychelles
Sri LankaOn arrival 28
Visa issued at the border
BangladeshAsia · 30 days
BoliviaAmericas · 30 days
BurundiAfrica · 30 days
CambodiaAsia · 30 days
ComorosAfrica · 45 days
EgyptAfrica · 30 days
Guinea-BissauAfrica · 90 days
JordanMiddle East
LaosAsia · 30 days
MacaoAsia · 30 days
MadagascarAfrica · 90 days
MalawiAfrica · 30 days
MaldivesAsia · 30 days
Marshall IslandsOceania
MauritiusAfrica · 60 days
MozambiqueAfrica · 30 days
NepalAsia · 90 days
NiueOceania
PalauOceania · 30 days
RwandaAfrica · 30 days
SenegalAfrica · 90 days
St. LuciaCaribbean · 42 days
TanzaniaAfrica · 90 days
ThailandAsia · 60 days
Timor-LesteAsia · 30 days
TuvaluOceania · 30 days
ZambiaAfrica · 90 days
ZimbabweAfrica · 30 dayseVisa 46
Applied for online before travel
AfghanistanAsia
Antigua and BarbudaCaribbean
ArmeniaMiddle East
BahrainMiddle East
BeninAfrica
BhutanAsia
BotswanaAfrica
Burkina FasoAfrica
CameroonAfrica
ChadAfrica
Côte d'IvoireAfrica
CubaCaribbean
DjiboutiAfrica
DR CongoAfrica
Equatorial GuineaAfrica
EthiopiaAfrica
GabonAfrica
GuineaAfricaIndiaAsia
IndonesiaAsia
IranMiddle East
IraqMiddle East
KazakhstanAsia
KyrgyzstanAsia
LesothoAfrica
LiberiaAfrica
LibyaAfrica
MauritaniaAfrica
MongoliaAsia
MontserratCaribbean
NamibiaAfrica
NigeriaAfrica
OmanMiddle East
PakistanAsia
Papua New GuineaOceania
QatarMiddle East
São Tomé and PríncipeAfrica
Sierra LeoneAfrica
SomaliaAfrica
South SudanAfrica
SyriaMiddle East
TajikistanAsia
TogoAfrica
UgandaAfrica
UkraineEurope
VietnamAsiaVisa required 51
Through a consulate
AlgeriaAfrica
American SamoaOceania
AngolaAfricaAustraliaOceania
AzerbaijanEurope
BermudaAmericas
BruneiAsiaCanadaAmericas
Cape VerdeAfrica
Cayman IslandsCaribbean
Central African RepublicAfricaChinaAsia
EritreaAfrica
EswatiniAfrica
Falkland IslandsAmericas
FijiOceania
GambiaAfrica
GhanaAfrica
GibraltarEurope
GuamOceania
GuyanaAmericas
KuwaitMiddle East
LebanonMiddle East
MaliAfricaMexicoAmericas
MoroccoAfrica
MyanmarAsia
NauruOceaniaNew ZealandOceania
NigerAfrica
North KoreaAsia
Northern Mariana IslandsOceania
Puerto RicoCaribbean
Republic of the CongoAfrica
Saudi ArabiaMiddle East
SerbiaEurope
Solomon IslandsOceania
South AfricaAfrica
St. HelenaAfrica
SudanAfrica
TaiwanAsia
TongaOceania
TunisiaAfrica
TurkmenistanAsia
Turks and Caicos IslandsCaribbeanUnited KingdomEuropeUnited StatesAmericas
US Virgin IslandsCaribbean
VanuatuOceania
VenezuelaAmericas
YemenMiddle EastHow to strengthen the passport
A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.
- +56
Austria
Europe · new destinations
- +39
Türkiye
Eurasia · new destinations
- +35
Antigua and Barbuda
Caribbean · new destinations
+32St. Kitts and Nevis
Caribbean · new destinations
- +31
Grenada
Caribbean · new destinations
- +27
Dominica
Caribbean · new destinations
Nearby in the ranking
- 35Guatemala133
- 35Solomon Islands133
- 35Taiwan133
- 36Colombia130
- 37El Salvador129
- 38Honduras128
- 39Marshall Islands127
- 39Samoa127
- 40Nicaragua126
Frequently asked questions
El Salvador: how many countries are visa-free?
In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 129 of 226 countries and territories, 93 visa-free, 8 with an ETA and 28 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 37 of 199.
El Salvador: is a Schengen visa needed?
No. Short trips to Schengen countries need no visa, up to 90 days. Once ETIAS starts, an electronic authorisation will be needed; no launch date has been announced yet.
El Salvador → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?
Visa required. Through a consulate.
El Salvador → United States: is a visa needed?
Visa required. Through a consulate.
El Salvador → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?
Visa-free, 90 days. Entry on your passport.
How can the list of countries be expanded?
A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Austria adds 56 destinations without a prior visa, Türkiye adds 39. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.