U.S. Embassy in  
El Salvador

COVID-19 Information   Last updated: 11/28/2022 Effective June 12, 2022, at 12:01 a.m., a negative COVID-19 test is no longer required for any travelers to the…

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.…

Weather (Volcano) Alert – U.S. Embassy San Salvador, El Salvador (November 28, 2022)   Location: San Miguel and Usulután Departments   Event: The Chaparrastique volcano in…

Travel Alert – U.S. Embassy San Salvador, El Salvador (November 17, 2022) Location: Crossings at El Salvador’s Border with Guatemala Event: Ongoing protests over the…

Thanks to MCC investment, El Salvador inaugurates new El Amatillo customs facilities The Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy, Katherine Dueholm, together with the Minister…

United States donates four helicopters to relieve Salvadoran aircraft in Mali The United States government, through its embassy in El Salvador, delivered four MD 530F…

The U.S. government, through the Southern Command’s Humanitarian Assistance Program (HAP), officially handed over the Conchagua Municipal Clinic in La Unión, a project that was…

DHS to Supplement H-2B Cap with Nearly 65,000 Additional Visas for Fiscal Year 2023 Release Date: October 12, 2022 Increase Will Help Address the Need for…

USAID Emergency Assistance to El Salvador for Tropical Storm Julia The U.S. government through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is working to provide…

Humanitarian Assistance from SOUTHCOM for the municipality of Santiago de la Frontera As part of the ongoing assistance to Salvadoran communities and in the context…

Important information – U.S. Embassy consular services will remain open Tuesday, Oct 11 U.S. Embassy consular services will remain open Tuesday, Oct 11. However, if…

Location:  El Salvador Event:  Hurricane Julia made landfall in Nicaragua overnight and is forecast to move into the Pacific as a tropical storm this evening around 8:00pm.…

Lima Ministerial Meeting on the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection   MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON OCTOBER 6, 2022 The October 6…

Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Organization of American States Secretary General Almagro READOUT OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON OCTOBER 6, 2022 The below is attributable to Spokesperson…

Weather Alert – U.S. Embassy San Salvador, El Salvador (October 7, 2022) Location:  El Salvador Event: The National Hurricane Center in the United States and the…

Secretary Antony J. Blinken at OAS General Assembly First Plenary Session   REMARKS ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE LIMA CONVENTION CENTER LIMA, PERU SECRETARY…

Weather Alert – U.S. Embassy San Salvador, El Salvador (22 September 2022) Location:  El Salvador Event: The Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources and the…

FACT SHEET: At United Nations General Assembly, President Biden Announces $2.9 Billion in Additional Funding to Strengthen Global Food Security SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 Today, in his address to…

Remarks by President Biden Before the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 SPEECHES AND REMARKS United Nations Headquarters New York,…

Humanitarian Assistance for Mexico and Central America ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 The United States is providing nearly $200 million in…