What the El Salvador visa rules mean for Vatican City travellers
Vatican City citizens can enter El Salvador without a visa and stay for up to 90 days. You only need a valid Vatican City 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. Vatican City citizens are treated the same way as Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium and Bulgaria. Overall the Vatican City passport ranks #61 in the world with 95 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Americas? With a Vatican City passport you can also visit 22 countries in the region without a visa, including Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Bahamas, Belize, Chile and Colombia.
In the other direction, El Salvador citizens can visit Vatican City visa-free for up to 90 days.
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