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South Africa visa requirements for El Salvador citizens
Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset
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Visa required
Yes — El Salvador citizens need a visa for South Africa.
Entry details
Travelling to South Africa on a El Salvador passport, you need a visa obtained in advance. The El Salvador passport currently ranks #75 of 199 worldwide, with 118 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.
South Africa is moderately open to foreign passports, admitting 86 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #97 with 98 open destinations. Interestingly South Africa citizens have the better deal, facing only visa-free in the opposite direction.
In the opposite direction, South Africa citizens travelling to El Salvador face: visa-free for up to 180 days.
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