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El Salvador Digital Nomad Visa
El Salvador · Central America
Program facts from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database. Unknown facts are shown as Unknown, never as zero.
- Publication state
- Mobility Asset Database
- Lifecycle status
- Unknown
- Facts checked through
- Sep 21, 2026
- Source snapshots
- Database edition
Identity and current status
The route identity and current status.
- Year establishedPublished
- 2023
- Governing lawPublished
- Decreto No. 376
- Responsible authorityPublished
- General Directorate of Migration and Foreigners
What the program provides
What the program gives the holder.
- What the program providesPublished
- Ride the crypto wave in El Salvador, Central America's Bitcoin country with digital innovation
Best suited for
Who the program tends to suit. Research only, never a personal recommendation.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Eligibility
Personal qualifications an applicant must establish.
- Minimum agePublished
- 18 years
- Clean criminal record requiredPublished
- No
- Local health insurance requiredPublished
- Yes
- Nationality restrictionsPublished
- No
- Basic eligibilityPublished
- Proof of monthly remote income of $1,460 or more
- Employment statusPublished
- Full-time employee
- Type of remote employmentPublished
- Applicants must demonstrate that they have a job that can be performed remotely
- Generational limitPublished
- Not applicable
Household inclusion
How spouses and children are treated.
- Family sponsorshipPublished
- No
- Spouse includedPublished
- No
- Children includedPublished
- No
- Child age limitPublished
- 18 years
Documents
Evidence categories and filing documents.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Process and timeline
How you apply and how long it takes.
- Processing timePublished
- 4.3–6.4 weeks
- Can apply without travelingPublished
- Yes
- How you applyPublished
- Nomad Watch lists: online, embassy
- What the processing time measuresPublished
- 30–45 days (Nomad Watch)
- Official application routePublished
- https://elsalvadorcip.com/services/digital-nomad-visa/
Costs and investment
Fees, income and savings thresholds, and investment amounts.
- Minimum investmentPublished
- None required
- Minimum passive investment (July 2026)Published
- None required
- Minimum active investment (July 2026)Published
- None required
- Processing feePublished
- $90
- Application feePublished
- $2,825
- Total cost to applyPublished
- $2,915
- Monthly income requiredPublished
- $1,460/month
- Monthly pension income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly rental income requiredPublished
- None required
- Savings requiredPublished
- None required
- Proof of sufficient fundsPublished
- Yes
- Local bank deposit requiredPublished
- No
- Minimum local bank depositPublished
- None required
- Fees paidPublished
- Before approval
Presence and maintenance
Stay, renewal, and how long the status lasts.
- Stay required to keep statusPublished
- 90 days/year
- Minimum days per year in country (July 2026 figure)Published
- 180 days/year
- Physical presence requiredPublished
- Yes
- In-country visit requiredPublished
- No
- Move-in windowPublished
- 0 months
- Length of residencyPublished
- 24 months
- Residency is lifetimePublished
- No
- RenewablePublished
- Yes
- Maximum durationPublished
- 48 months
- Maximum duration is lifetimePublished
- No
- Stay rule (Sept 2026)Published
- Temporary residents must spend at least 90 calendar days a year in El Salvador (consecutive or cumulative) or risk losing status, except force majeure (Legislative Decree 531, in force 31 March 2026).
- Tax residency rulePublished
- Foreign individuals are considered tax residents if they reside temporarily or permanently in the country for more than 200 consecutive days during a calendar year
- Personal income taxPublished
- range between 10%-30%
Rights and onward pathways
Work, healthcare and other rights, and the path to permanent residence and citizenship.
- Time to permanent residencyPublished
- 3 years
- Time to citizenshipPublished
- 5 years
- Work for a local employerPublished
- No
- Start a businessPublished
- No
- Remote or freelance workPublished
- Yes
- Local healthcare accessPublished
- Yes
- University accessPublished
- No
- Can buy landPublished
- Yes
- Local bankingPublished
- Yes
- Permanent residence timeline basisPublished
- Years stated
- Citizenship timeline basisPublished
- Years stated
Risks, limitations, and uncertainty
Notes on changes, conflicts, and limits.
- Plan B note (Sept 2026)Published
- Runs as the temporary rentista residence (income about US$1,460/month, higher with dependents). The 90-day yearly stay replaced the older absence-based rule in March 2026. Permanent residence possible after 3 years of temporary residence (1 year for Spanish and Latin American nationals); naturalization after 5 years (1 year for Spaniards and Latin Americans).
Sources, freshness, and conflict disclosure
Where the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database took these facts from.
- Official program websitePublished
- https://elsalvador.travel/en/
- Plan B sources (Sept 2026)Published
- https://nomad.watch/visas/nomad-visas/el-salvador-digital-nomad-visa | https://www.asamblea.gob.sv/node/13888 | https://latinalliance.co/en/2026/05/11/reformas-ley-especial-migracion-extranjeria-el-salvador/ | https://www.migracion.gob.sv/servicios/residencias-temporales/ | https://www.lincolnglobalpartners.com/el-salvador-digital-nomad-visa-the-ultimate-guide/
Every fact on this page comes from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database (Sep 21, 2026 edition). A blank is shown as Unknown.
This anonymous dossier is read-only research. It does not establish personal fit, eligibility, legal or tax advice, filing, approval, residence, citizenship, or a held Right.