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Born in El Salvador

Everyone born in El Salvador is Salvadoran by birth.

Passport90 visa-freeof 218 countriesPapers ready inSame dayafter the birthDual citizenshipLimitedHealth care79/100
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Who qualifies:No exceptions in the Constitution.

For your baby

  • Citizen from birthA El Salvador passport of their own
  • 90 countries visa-freeof 218 countries
  • Free to live, study and workIn El Salvador, for life
Constitución de la República de El Salvador (Asamblea Legislativa) Constitución de la República de El Salvador (1983), art. 90(1) · checked Nov 3, 2026

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How to start

Baby's papers ready on the day of the birth
  1. 1
    Get to El Salvador legallySign in to see the visa your passport needs.Prepare your Visit entry: visa-exempt, consular visa, visa consultada or online Special Entry Permit application Most parents stay about 3 months: airlines limit late-pregnancy flights.
  2. 2
    Register the birthAt the local civil registry, with the hospital's birth record. Same dayBirths are registered at the municipal family registry; municipalities list same-day service (e.g. La Libertad: 10 minutes).Official source
  3. 3
    Get the baby's passportApply with the birth certificate to El Salvador's passport office. Same dayFirst passport is issued in about 20 minutes at a Migración office; both parents attend with the child.Official source
  4. 4
    Pass on your own citizenship
    • El Salvador limits dual citizenship: check before the baby takes another.

Where a El Salvador passport goes visa-free

89 of 218 countries
Europe43
  • Andorra
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Bosnia & Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • Czechia
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Faroe Islands
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Gibraltar
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Kosovo
  • Latvia
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Malta
  • Moldova
  • Monaco
  • Montenegro
  • Netherlands
  • North Macedonia
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • San Marino
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Vatican City
Asia7
  • Georgia
  • Hong Kong SAR China
  • Japan
  • Malaysia
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • Uzbekistan
Africa1
  • St. Helena
Middle East3
  • Oman
  • Türkiye
  • United Arab Emirates
North America1
  • Greenland
Latin America14
  • Argentina
  • Belize
  • Brazil
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • Ecuador
  • Guatemala
  • Honduras
  • Nicaragua
  • Panama
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Uruguay
Caribbean14
  • Anguilla
  • Aruba
  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Caribbean Netherlands
  • Curaçao
  • Dominican Republic
  • Grenada
  • Haiti
  • Jamaica
  • Sint Maarten
  • St. Kitts & Nevis
  • St. Vincent & Grenadines
Oceania6
  • Cook Islands
  • French Polynesia
  • Kiribati
  • Micronesia
  • New Caledonia
  • Samoa

Visa-free or free movement, from official entry rules. Stays and conditions vary.

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Health for mother and baby

  • Mothers' deaths in childbirth39 per 100k births
  • Infant deaths (under 1)8.8 per 1,000
  • Newborn deaths (first 28 days)4.3 per 1,000
  • Health care coverage score79 / 100
World Bank (WHO, UN IGME estimates), latest 2023.

Currency

US DollarUSD
1 US dollar$1.00
Against the US dollarStable0% in value, 2020 to 2025 (official yearly average).

Today's rate: ExchangeRate-API. Trend: World Bank.

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