El Salvador visa for Ugandan citizensConsular visa (B) or consulted visa (C)
- Fee
- Not published
- Processing
- —
- Stay per entry
- 90 days
El Salvador visa for Ugandan citizens
What Ugandan citizens need to enter El Salvador, with the official source for every fact.
Embassy visa
Verified Oct 3, 2026 · Source: migracion.gob.sv (opens in a new tab)You may not need this visa at all
El Salvador's migration regulation (Art. 34, published in the Diario Oficial) says people classified in category "B" who hold a visa of the United States, Canada or Schengen are treated as category A: their passport is stamped "Exento de Visa", and they pay for the Tarjeta Migratoria de Ingreso on entry.
Verified Oct 10, 2026 · Source: diariooficial.gob.sv (opens in a new tab) · Reglamento de la Ley Especial de Migración y de Extranjería (Decreto Ejecutivo No. 35 d…How to apply
Yellow fever certificate
Arriving from Uganda, a yellow fever certificate is required: WHO lists Uganda as a transmission risk.
Driving on a Uganda license
El Salvador and Uganda are both party to the 1968 Vienna Convention, so an International Driving Permit issued in Uganda is one El Salvador is bound to recognize.
Whether a permit is required alongside your national license is set by national road law, which we have not checked for this pair.
Verified Oct 3, 2026 · Source: treaties.un.org (opens in a new tab) · Convention on Road Traffic · archived copy Aug 25, 2026 (opens in a new tab)Other entry requirements
- 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 the foreigner is in transit through the country to their country of origin or residence. The UK government says that to enter El Salvador your passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the day you arrive.
- Onward or return ticket — Required
- Proof of funds — Required
- Registering your presence after arrival — Required. Registration rules in El Salvador, compared with every country
No official source states a rule on: travel insurance.
Full wording and sources of these rules: All El Salvador entry requirements
The other way round
Salvadoran citizens travelling to Uganda: eVisa. Up to 90 days.
Compare this across every country
Each of these tables states one rule for all 199 destinations, with the government source behind every row. El Salvador has a row in each.
- Compulsory government charges beyond the visa, country by country
- Registering your presence after arrival, country by country
- How long your passport must be valid, country by country
- Vaccination certificates required at the border
- Where a visa you already hold gets you in somewhere else
- Which International Driving Permit each country recognizes
- How much money you must be able to show at the border
- Where you must show a return or onward ticket
- How much cash you can carry before you must declare it
All El Salvador entry requirements · Everywhere Ugandan citizens can travel
Frequently asked questions
Do Ugandan citizens need a visa for El Salvador?
Yes. Ugandan citizens need a visa issued before travelling; how to apply is below.
Sources & verification
- Centro de Documentación Judicial (Supreme Court of El Salvador) — Ley Especial de Migración y de Extranjería, consolidated text (opens in a new tab)
Ley Especial de Migración y de Extranjería, Art. 84 (tourists stay up to ninety calendar days) and Art. 85 (extension of up to ninety calendar days)
- Diario Oficial No. 96, Tomo 423 (28 May 2019) — Decreto Ejecutivo No. 35: Reglamento de la Ley Especial de Migración y de Extranjería (opens in a new tab)
Reglamento de la Ley Especial de Migración y de Extranjería (Decreto Ejecutivo No. 35 de 2019), Art. 34(3) (disposiciones especiales de visa)
- Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería — Países que requieren visa para ingresar a El Salvador (CA-4 classification list, file dated 19 November 2024) (opens in a new tab)
- UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — El Salvador entry requirements (opens in a new tab)
- UN Treaty Collection — Convention on Road Traffic (Vienna, 1968), status of parties (opens in a new tab)
Convention on Road Traffic, Vienna, 8 November 1968 (UNTS vol. 1042, p. 17)
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