U.S. Embassy in  
El Salvador

COVID-19 Information   Last updated: 5/30/2023 The U.S. Government will end the COVID-19 vaccine requirements for international air travelers at the end of the day on…

Important Update: If your immigrant visa interview appointment is scheduled after August 31, 2022, you will visit the embassy at least twice.  The first visit will…

Under the H-2 visa program, applicants can legally work temporarily in the United States in agriculture, construction, forestry, landscaping, and many other types of industries.…

Wednesday, May 31st. PROINNOVA, the innovation division of the Salvadoran Foundation for Economic and Social Development (FUSADES), held the awards ceremony of the business growth…

Press Statement Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State May 29, 2023   This May 29th, on the 75th anniversary of UN peacekeeping, the United States…

The United States government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in alliance with Good Neighbors El Salvador, signed an alliance for the…

Ambassador William H. Duncan offers an interview to Radio YSKL The Ambassador of the United States in El Salvador, William H. Duncan, gave a radio…

U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador, William H. Duncan, participated in the commemoration of the first anniversary of Energía del Pacífico (EDP), Invenergy’s mega natural gas…

The U.S. government, through the U.S. Southern Command Humanitarian Assistance Program (SOUTHCOM), donated 27 boxes of laparoscopic simulators, valued at $25,000. Laparoscopic surgeries reduce patient…

U.S. Ambassador William H. Duncan participated in the “U.S.-El Salvador Technology Forum”, where more than 100 government officials, technology sector leaders and experts met to…

Ambassador William Duncan participated in the signing of the letter of understanding, which took place within the Forum on Business Strengthening through Labor Inclusion of…

H2 visas seek to support the economic development of hundreds of Salvadoran families, and not to be an instrument for the profit of unscrupulous people…

The United States Ambassador to El Salvador, William H. Duncan visited the Children’s Home “Hogar del Niño San Vicente de Paul” to see firsthand its…

Members of the U.S. Embassy in El Salvador, in commemoration of Earth Day, began a bicycle tour that started at the Anguiatú border and ended…

U.S. Ambassador William Duncan, together with Dr. Pedro Arieta Vega, rector of UNIVO; the director of CIDEMO, Rodolfo Mejía Dietrich and the executive director of…

U.S. Ambassador William H. Duncan participated in the Think Huge conference and acknowledged that this collaboration fosters sustainable and mutually beneficial relationships, ensuring the long-term…

Institutions will provide better attention to Salvadoran Children and Youth SAN SALVADOR—The United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Canadian…

Young Scholarship Recipients Complete Short Professional Training Courses CABAÑAS – Representatives from the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United States Government and the Ministry…

Celebrating International Women’s Day PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE MARCH 8, 2023 On International Women’s Day, the United States stands with the…

Last Update: Reissued after periodic review with updates to the crime risk indicator. Reconsider travel to El Salvador due to crime.   Country Summary: In March…

Educational Innovation Project Launched for the benefit of 300 Public Schools LA LIBERTAD – The Government of the United States and the Government of El…