La Unidad de Servicios a Ciudadanos Americanos estará cerrada los días 27 de julio, 3 y 6 de agosto de 2018. El retiro de pasaportes será postergado hasta el siguiente día hábil. Nos disculpamos por las molestias.
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By U.S. Embassy San Salvador | 26 July, 2018 | Topics:
Messages for U.S. Citizens, U.S. Citizen Services
The American Citizens Services Unit will be closed on July 27th, August 3rd and August 6th, 2018. Passport pick-up services will resume on the next business day. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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By U.S. Embassy San Salvador | 26 July, 2018 | Topics:
Messages for U.S. Citizens, U.S. Citizen Services
Location: Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico Event: Hurricane Season in the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico begins June 1 and ends on November 30, 2018, though most tropical cyclones typically develop between May and October. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recommends that those in hurricane-prone regions begin preparations ...
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By U.S. Embassy San Salvador | 5 June, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Notification
Location: El Salvador, countrywide Event: Sunday, March 4, 2018, is Election Day in El Salvador and citizens of every department and municipality will be casting ballots for their choice of elected officials. The U.S. Embassy anticipates large groups of people will gather at the various polling stations and that travel will be seriously impacted by ...
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By U.S. Embassy San Salvador | 27 February, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Notification
U.S. Embassy San Salvador, El Salvador Message for U.S. Citizens: Absentee Voting Week is September 26-October 3 September 19, 2016 Be an Active Voter by taking the necessary steps to vote in the 2016 U.S. elections and participating in Absentee Voting Week! In many states, the voter registration deadline for the November 2016 elections is ...
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By U.S. Embassy San Salvador | 19 September, 2016 | Topics:
Messages for U.S. Citizens
As part of the State Department’s continuous efforts to provide U.S. citizens traveling abroad with information about relevant events, we are updating the Worldwide Caution with information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against U.S. citizens and interests throughout the world. Current information suggests that terrorist groups continue to plan attacks in ...
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By U.S. Embassy San Salvador | 13 September, 2016 | Topics:
Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages
Celebrate democracy this 4th of July by taking the necessary steps to vote in the 2016 U.S. elections! In order to vote in the November 2016 elections, all overseas U.S. citizens need to have completed a
Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) in 2016. Whether you are a first-time voter or have already received ballots and voted absentee in past elections, ...
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By U.S. Embassy San Salvador | 21 June, 2016 | Topics:
Messages for U.S. Citizens
Pursuant to the Kingpin Act, on May 5, 2016, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated eight individuals and 69 entities for their involvement in international narcotics trafficking-related activities. Nidal Ahmed Waked Hatum and Abdul Mohamed Waked Fares co-lead the Waked Money Laundering Organization (Waked MLO) which specializes in the ...
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By U.S. Embassy San Salvador | 11 May, 2016 | Topics:
Messages for U.S. Citizens
The Department of State is updating the Worldwide Caution with information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against U.S. citizens and interests throughout the world. Current information suggests that ISIL, al-Qa’ida, Boko Haram, al-Shabaab, and other terrorist groups continue to plan terrorist attacks in multiple regions. Recent terrorist attacks, whether by those affiliated with terrorist entities, copycats, or individual perpetrators, ...
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By U.S. Embassy San Salvador | 7 March, 2016 | Topics:
Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages
Your vote counts! Did you know that many U.S. elections for house and senate have been decided by a margin smaller than the number of ballots cast by absentee voters? All states are required to count every absentee ballot as long as it is valid and reaches local election officials by the absentee ballot receipt ...
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By U.S. Embassy San Salvador | 28 January, 2016 | Topics:
Messages for U.S. Citizens
The U.S. Embassy in San Salvador informs U.S. citizens that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is upgrading its
advisories regarding the Zika Virus . For general information about Zika, please visit the
CDC website . To obtain Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (
CDC ) travel notices, call the
CDC at 1-800-
CDC -INFO (1-800-232-4636) from within the United States, or 1-404-639-3534 from ...
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By U.S. Embassy San Salvador | 19 January, 2016 | Topics:
Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages
The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens that crime and violence levels in El Salvador remain critically high, and U.S. citizens traveling to El Salvador should remain alert to their surroundings. This Travel Warning supersedes the Travel Warning dated June 22, 2015, and includes updated information on crime and security in El Salvador. Tens ...
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By U.S. Embassy San Salvador | 15 January, 2016 | Topics:
Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages
The State Department alerts U.S. citizens to possible risks of travel due to increased terrorist threats. Current information suggests that ISIL (aka Da’esh), al-Qa’ida, Boko Haram, and other terrorist groups continue to plan terrorist attacks in multiple regions. These attacks may employ a wide variety of tactics, using conventional and non-conventional weapons and targeting both ...
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By U.S. Embassy San Salvador | 24 November, 2015 | Topics:
Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages
On July 29, 2015, this Embassy warned U.S. citizens of an increase in the frequency and intensity of security incidents in El Salvador. Today’s discovery of an explosive device inside a car parked near the Ministry of Justice and Public Security is evidence of a further escalation in the level of violence. The Embassy is ...
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By U.S. Embassy San Salvador | 28 August, 2015 | Topics:
Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages
1. The Department of State is updating the Worldwide Caution to provide information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against U.S. citizens and interests throughout the world. Recent terrorist attacks, whether by those affiliated with terrorist entities, copycats, or individual perpetrators, serve as a reminder that U.S. citizens need to maintain a ...
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By U.S. Embassy San Salvador | 11 August, 2015 | Topics:
Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages
In recent weeks, there has been an increase in the frequency and intensity of security incidents in El Salvador, including multiple attacks on transportation workers and security forces. The U.S. Embassy is aware that criminal elements in El Salvador have threatened to escalate the level of violence by attacking hotels, restaurants, shopping malls and other ...
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By U.S. Embassy San Salvador | 29 July, 2015 | Topics:
Messages for U.S. Citizens
The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens that crime and violence levels in El Salvador remain high, and U.S. citizens traveling to El Salvador should remain alert to their surroundings. This Travel Warning supersedes the Travel Warning dated November 21, 2014, and includes updated information on crime and security in El Salvador. Tens ...
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By U.S. Embassy San Salvador | 22 June, 2015 | Topics:
Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages
In its effort to secure the safety of all children and to more strictly conform to the Ley De Protección Integral de La Niñez y Adolescencia (LEPINA), the Government of El Salvador is now requesting additional documents for children exiting El Salvador without one or both parents. Salvadoran authorities have informed us that U.S. citizen ...
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By U.S. Embassy San Salvador | 6 May, 2015 | Topics:
Messages for U.S. Citizens
The Department of State is updating the Worldwide Caution to provide information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against U.S. citizens and interests throughout the world. Recent terrorist attacks, whether by those affiliated with terrorist entities, copycats, or individual perpetrators, serve as a reminder that U.S. citizens need to maintain a high ...
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By U.S. Embassy San Salvador | 12 January, 2015 | Topics:
Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages
