What the El Salvador visa rules mean for Cape Verde travellers
Cape Verde citizens need a visa issued in advance by an embassy or consulate of El Salvador. Start the application several weeks before departure: you will typically need a passport valid for six months with blank pages, a completed application form, passport photos, a travel itinerary, proof of accommodation and of sufficient funds, and sometimes an invitation letter or bank statements.
The main option is the Consular visa (B) or consulted visa (C).
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. Cape Verde citizens are treated the same way as Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana and Burkina Faso. Overall the Cape Verde passport ranks #129 in the world with 37 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Americas? With a Cape Verde passport you can also visit 6 countries in the region without a visa, including Barbados, Bahamas, Dominica, Ecuador, Haiti and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
In the other direction, El Salvador citizens need evisa to visit Cape Verde.
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