What the El Salvador visa rules mean for South Sudan travellers
South Sudan passport holders need an eVisa to enter El Salvador. You apply online, upload a passport scan and a photo, pay the fee and receive the visa by email. Apply at least one to two weeks before your trip and print the approval — some airlines and border officers ask to see it on paper.
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. Overall the South Sudan passport ranks #176 in the world with 18 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Americas? With a South Sudan passport you can also visit 4 countries in the region without a visa, including Barbados, Dominica, Haiti and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
In the other direction, El Salvador citizens need evisa to visit South Sudan.
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