El Salvador country guide
Company formation · Last checked 2026-08-08
Residencia Temporal Accionista (F11)
Non-Central-American shareholder with at least USD 10,000 subscribed and paid in a Salvadoran company
El Salvador’s F11 route is temporary residence for a non-Central-American who forms a Salvadoran company and has subscribed and paid at least USD 10,000 as a shareholder.
- Country
- El Salvador
- Applicant basis
- Non-Central-American shareholder with at least USD 10,000 subscribed and paid in a Salvadoran company
- Responsible authority
- Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería
- Official route status
- Current official route
- Information available
- Detailed guide
- Last checked
- 2026-08-08
Supported requirements
What the current source supports
- Be non-Central-American by origin and document at least USD 10,000 subscribed and paid as shareholder in the Salvadoran company.
- Provide the signed application, current passport and used pages, foreign prior-two-year police or criminal record, and Salvadoran PNC clearance when triggered.
- Provide the certified registered incorporation instrument showing the required share subscription and payment or the corresponding share certificate.
- File through DGME, which may request additional information and retains final discretion.
- For renewal, provide the current passport and corresponding share certificate.
Applicant scope
Who this route generally serves
- Generally designed for
- Non-Central-American shareholders able to prove the qualifying paid participation in a registered Salvadoran company.
- Legal basis named by the authority
- Special Migration and Foreigners Law Article 109(13), Decree 531 of 2026, and DGME F11/F26.
Route lifecycle
What to confirm from application onward
- Financial basis
- At least USD 10,000 subscribed and paid as shareholder in a Salvadoran company.
- Government service fees
- F11 lists USD 140/260 for non-Central Americans for up to one/two years; F26 renewal lists USD 125/240.
- Administrative service targets
- The forms state up to 45 working days for a complete filing, not guaranteed approval.
- Initial status
- Temporary shareholder residence for the approved one- or two-year period.
- Renewal
- A separate F26 renewal requires continued qualifying share evidence.
- Dependents
- No automatic dependent status is established.
- Work rights
- F11 authorizes the documented shareholder capacity; no general job portability is inferred.
- Presence considerations
- The 2026 reform requires at least 90 calendar days in El Salvador per year for temporary residents.
- Permanent residence
- No automatic permanent-residence result is stated.
- Citizenship relationship
- Naturalization is separate.
Official evidence
Sources for this route
Instructivo F-11 — residencia temporal para accionistasDirección General de Migración y Extranjería · ES · Last checked 2026-08-08Instructivo F-26 — prórroga para persona accionistaDirección General de Migración y Extranjería · ES · Last checked 2026-08-08Residencias temporalesDirección General de Migración y Extranjería · ES · Last checked 2026-08-08Ley Especial de Migración y de Extranjería — Decreto 286Asamblea Legislativa · ES · Last checked 2026-08-08Reformas a la Ley Especial de Migración y de Extranjería — Decreto 531Asamblea Legislativa · ES · Last checked 2026-08-08
General planning information only—not legal, tax, or investment advice. A listed route does not determine eligibility. Verify current rules with the responsible authority before acting.