Important information on El Salvador

Population: 6, 000.000 Inhabitants (approximate Data)
Geographic division: 14 Departments
Capital: San Salvador
Official language: Spanish, although the English is spoken much in headings of commerce and tourism.
Currency: American dollar, although in also commerce acceptant euros
Local time: GMT-06: 00
Telephone code of Country: 503
Territorial extension: 20,742 km2
Religion: Protestant and Catholic in his majority, but are allowed the freedom of cult.

Climate: The country counts on two stations in the year: Summer and Winter. First it understands between the months of November and April, the second it oscillates between the months of May and October. In high and mountainous regions all the year is counted on a fresh and pleasant climate. In the low and coastal regions it is counted on warm climate. The temperature annual average is between 18º C and 28º C.

Credit cards: In El Salvador most of businesses, commercial restaurants, hotels and centers accept credit cards, among them: It sights, Masters Card, American Express and Diners Club

Important telephones:

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The present visa classification obeys to reasons of Central American integration, tourism, commerce, investment and regional security by mandate of the Gentlemen Presidents of the Countries Members of the CA-4

Classification “A” (Exempt of Visa)
It understands the countries whose nationals, to enter the national territory solely need to present their effective passport and to be admitted by the Migratory Official in the arrival port.

Classification “B” (Consular or Without Consult)
This understands the countries whose nationals to enter national territory, besides to present their effective passport must bring printed Consular Visa and to be admitted by the Migratory Official in the arrival port

Classification “C” (Consulted)
The national of anyone of the countries included in this category, must ask for before the consulate a endorsement of the Main directorate of Migration to enter the country. Interested or its endorsement must go to the respective consulate to ask for the information on the requirements to apply. If the endorsement is in El Salvador it must make the consultations in the Main directorate of Migration in El Salvador .

Special Visa observations:
Within the framework in the Agreements of Migratory Integration, several dispositions special of visa, those have been approved that will allow that to the foreigners classified in category of consular visa or without consultation (B) or visa consulted (C), that to certain conditions or established qualities reunite or occurs them to treatment of another category different from which originally appear, which them can facilitate their trip to one or the more countries of Central America and, it will be indicated to them at the time of presenting his visa request before some of the civil employees of the Outer Service, according to the exception that concurs in the case that is being solved.

Classification category “A”

Classification category "B"

Classification category "C"

Countries