Residence framework · Last checked 2026-07-27
Residency routes in El Salvador
The responsible authority is identified, but this relationship is not yet described with enough current source support.
- Country
- El Salvador
- Research area
- Residency routes
- Official sources
- 2
- Last checked
- 2026-07-27
Current inventory
Routes to investigate
General temporary residenceResidencia Transitoria (F1)Transitory residenceGeneral temporary residenceResidencia Temporal (F2)General temporary residenceLocal employmentResidencia Temporal con Autorización de Trabajar (F3)Work-authorized temporary residenceGeneral investmentResidencia Temporal Inversionista (F4)Qualifying investmentEntrepreneurResidencia Temporal Negocios (F5)Business activityLocal employmentResidencia Temporal Representante Comercial (F6)Commercial-representative roleRetirementResidencia Temporal Pensionados (F7)Qualifying pensionPassive incomeResidencia Temporal Rentista (F8)Qualifying rent or incomeDependentResidencia Temporal para Acompañar (F9)Accompanying a qualifying personEducationResidencia Temporal Estudios (F10)StudyCompany formationResidencia Temporal Accionista (F11)Company shareholdingEntrepreneurResidencia Temporal Comerciante Individual (F12)Individual commercial activityOther officially established groundResidencia Temporal Cooperantes (F13)Cooperation activityHumanitarianResidencia Temporal Víctimas de Trata (F14)Recognized trafficking-victim statusHumanitarianResidencia Temporal por Razones Humanitarias (F15)Recognized humanitarian groundOther officially established groundResidencia Temporal Religiosos (F16)Religious activityRetirementResidencia Definitiva para Pensionado (F33)Qualifying pension and definitive-residence basisMarriage or partnershipResidencia Definitiva para Casado o Conviviente de Salvadoreño (F34)Marriage or partnership with a SalvadoranHumanitarianResidencia Definitiva para Personas Refugiadas o Apátrida (F35)Recognized refugee or stateless statusHumanitarianResidencia Definitiva para Personas Víctimas de Trata (F36)Recognized trafficking-victim status
Official evidence
Sources for this overview
General planning information only—not legal, tax, or investment advice. This page explains the relationship between statuses and does not determine eligibility.