Residency overview · Last checked 2026-07-27
El Salvador
Official sources currently list 20 residency routes administered by Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería. This guide shows the confirmed route names and applicant bases; detailed requirements are still being verified.
- Residency routes
- 20
- Information available
- Routes identified
- Official sources
- 2
- Last checked
- 2026-07-27
Residency routes
Routes to investigate
General temporary residence
Local employment
General investment
Entrepreneur
Retirement
Passive income
Dependent
Education
Company formation
Other officially established ground
Humanitarian
Residencia Temporal Víctimas de Trata (F14)Recognized trafficking-victim statusRequirements being verifiedResidencia Temporal por Razones Humanitarias (F15)Recognized humanitarian groundRequirements being verifiedResidencia Definitiva para Personas Refugiadas o Apátrida (F35)Recognized refugee or stateless statusRequirements being verifiedResidencia Definitiva para Personas Víctimas de Trata (F36)Recognized trafficking-victim statusRequirements being verified
Marriage or partnership
Official evidence
Sources for this guide
General planning information only—not legal, tax, or investment advice. A listed route does not determine eligibility. Requirements, fees, timing, work rights, physical-presence rules, permanent residence, and citizenship appear only when a current source supports the specific statement.
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