What the El Salvador visa rules mean for Antigua and Barbuda travellers
Antigua and Barbuda citizens can enter El Salvador without a visa and stay for up to 90 days. You only need a valid Antigua and Barbuda passport at the border; immigration officers may still ask for a return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and enough money for your stay. The 90-day limit usually counts calendar days from your arrival, so book your return flight inside that window.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, El Salvador applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: El Salvador's migration regulation (Art. 25) says every foreigner seeking to enter El Salvador must present a passport valid for more than six months, unless a treaty, convention or agreement on the matter applies or th…
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: The UK government says that to enter El Salvador you must have a certificate to prove you've had a yellow fever vaccination if you're coming from a country listed as a transmission risk.
- Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel insurance requirement for entry to El Salvador.
- Return or onward ticket: El Salvador's migration regulation (Art. 25) says foreigners entering as non-residents must have a return or onward ticket when travelling by commercial transport; a private aircraft must present its flight plan, and se…
El Salvador entry rules compared
El Salvador lets 88 passports in without a visa, issues eVisas to 3 and requires an embassy visa from 107. Antigua and Barbuda citizens are treated the same way as Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and Bolivia. Overall the Antigua and Barbuda passport ranks #56 in the world with 98 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Americas? With a Antigua and Barbuda passport you can also visit 26 countries in the region without a visa, including Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Bahamas, Belize, Chile, Colombia and Costa Rica.
In the other direction, El Salvador citizens need evisa to visit Antigua and Barbuda.
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