U.S. Embassy in  
El Salvador

COVID-19 Information   Last updated: 1/23/2023 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.…

U.S. Department of State Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Global Health Diplomacy For immediate release January 28, 2023  The U.S. President’s Emergency…

January 26th, 2023 Ambassador William H. Duncan Arrives in El Salvador U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of El Salvador, William H. Duncan arrived at the…

William Duncan sworn in as new U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador Mr. William Duncan was sworn in on February 24, 2023, in Washington D.C. by…

DHS Continues to Prepare for End of Title 42; Announces New Border Enforcement Measures and Additional Safe and Orderly Processes   Release Date: January 5,…

Statement by the Department of Homeland Security on Supreme Court Title 42 Order Release Date: December 27, 2022 As required by today’s Supreme Court order,…

DHS Statement on Immigration Enforcement Release Date: December 24, 2022 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues to fully enforce our immigration and public health…

December 13, 2022 Senate confirms William H. Duncan as the next Ambassador to El Salvador The U.S. Senate confirmed William H. Duncan as the next…

16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence is an annual campaign that begins on November 25, the…

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.…