The Consulate General of El Salvador in Mexico City is a career consular post of El Salvador in Mexico City; it serves Salvadoran citizens and travellers in its consular district. El Salvador is represented in Mexico City by the Embassy of El Salvador in Mexico.
Contact Details
| Address | Temístocles No. 88, Col. Polanco, Delg. Miguel Hidalgo, 11560 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Telephone | +52 55 5281 5723 |
| Fax | +52 55 5280 0657 |
| Consul General | Johny Gerardo Rivera Pineda |
Opening Hours
No opening hours are published in the SRE list. Call or e-mail the consulate general before visiting.
Location of the Consulate General
Before your visit
- Location: The consulate general is in the Polanco neighbourhood of Mexico City, about 7 km in a straight line from the Zócalo (Plaza de la Constitución); the nearest international airport is Mexico City International Airport (MEX), about 13 km away. (distances: OpenStreetMap)
About the Consulate General of El Salvador in Mexico City
The consul general is Johny Gerardo Rivera Pineda, according to the SRE list. It is one of 11 career consular posts of El Salvador in Mexico listed in the SRE list.
Documents checklist
What Salvadoran citizens usually need to bring for the most common requests, based on official Salvadoran government information:
Renewing a Salvadoran ordinary passport abroad
- Your original, valid DUI (identity document) – updated if your name or marital status has changed
- Your expired or soon-to-expire original passport
- Proof of payment – US$60 outside Central America
- Lost or stolen passport: a sworn declaration at the consulate (extra fee)
- Minors: the child’s passport, both parents with valid DUI or Salvadoran passport, or a special power of attorney from the absent parent
Sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador – ordinary passports for Salvadorans abroad (checked October 2026). Requirements and fees can change and individual posts may ask for more – confirm the current list with the consulate general.
Other consulates in Mexico City
115 other countries are represented in Mexico City, among them: El Salvador (embassy), Estonia (honorary), Ethiopia (honorary), Finland (embassy), France (consulate general), France (embassy), Georgia (embassy), Germany (embassy), Greece (embassy), Guatemala (consulate general), Guatemala (embassy), Haiti (embassy), Holy See (apostolic nunciature), Honduras (embassy), Hungary (embassy), Iceland (honorary), India (embassy), Indonesia (embassy), Iran (embassy), Iraq (embassy). The full list of all 116 missions is on the overview page for Mexico.
Closing days
Under Article 74 of Mexico’s Federal Labour Law, the mandatory rest days are 1 January, the first Monday of February (Constitution Day), the third Monday of March (Benito Juárez’s birthday), 1 May, 16 September, the third Monday of November (Revolution Day) and 25 December, plus 1 October every six years when a new president takes office (next in 2030). The consulate general may also close on public holidays of El Salvador.
Emergency assistance
In Mexico, dial 911 for the police, an ambulance or the fire service (GOV.UK travel advice). Mexican citizens who need consular help in El Salvador can contact the Embassy of Mexico in El Salvador, according to the SRE’s directory of Mexican missions abroad.
Diplomatic missions of El Salvador in Mexico
El Salvador in Mexico
The nearest other Salvadoran office is the Embassy in Mexico City, in the same city. Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Mexico City.
- Mexico City (same city) – Embassy of El Salvador in Mexico
- Acayucan (470 km) – Consulate General (Veracruz)
- Ciudad Juárez (1,550 km) – Consulate General (Chihuahua)
- Comitán (820 km) – Consular Agency (Chiapas)
- Guadalajara (460 km) – Consulate General (Jalisco)
- Mexico City – Consulate General (this page)
- Monterrey (710 km) – Consulate General (Nuevo León)
- Oaxaca (370 km) – Consulate General (Oaxaca)
- San Luis Potosí (360 km) – Consulate General (San Luis Potosí)
- Tapachula (890 km) – Consulate General (Chiapas)
- Tijuana (2,300 km) – Consulate General (Baja California)
- Villahermosa (670 km) – Consulate General (Tabasco)
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Details checked on 23 October 2026. Sources: Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores (SRE) – Misiones Extranjeras Acreditadas en México (accessed 23 October 2026), Ley Federal del Trabajo, Article 74 (Orden Jurídico Nacional; last amended DOF 30 September 2024), GOV.UK foreign travel advice: Mexico (getting help).
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