The Consulate General of El Salvador in San Luis Potosí is a career consular post of El Salvador in San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí; 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 | Calle Avanzada No. 513, Ente Venustiano Carranza y Quintana Roo, Barrio Tequisquiapan, 78250 San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico |
| Telephone | +52 444 688 2895 |
| machinchilla@rree.gob.sv | |
| Consul General | Edwin Ronaldo Hurtado |
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Tuesday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Wednesday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Thursday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Friday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
Hours shown: opening hours, according to El Salvador’s foreign ministry (October 2026). El Salvador’s foreign ministry also gives a WhatsApp contact for its consular network: +503 7070 1071. Closed on public holidays.
Location of the Consulate General
About the Consulate General of El Salvador in San Luis Potosí
The consul general is Edwin Ronaldo Hurtado, according to the SRE list. The SRE list notes that the post was re-categorised in recent years (for example from a consular agency or career consulate to its present rank). 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 San Luis Potosí
3 other countries are represented in San Luis Potosí: France (honorary), Guatemala (consulate general), Honduras (consulate general).
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
Measured in a straight line from San Luis Potosí, the nearest other Salvadoran office is the Consulate General (Jalisco) in Guadalajara (about 290 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from San Luis Potosí.
- Mexico City (360 km) – Embassy of El Salvador in Mexico
- Acayucan (790 km) – Consulate General (Veracruz)
- Ciudad Juárez (1,200 km) – Consulate General (Chihuahua)
- Comitán (1,140 km) – Consular Agency (Chiapas)
- Guadalajara (290 km) – Consulate General (Jalisco)
- Mexico City (360 km) – Consulate General (Mexico City)
- Monterrey (400 km) – Consulate General (Nuevo León)
- Oaxaca (720 km) – Consulate General (Oaxaca)
- San Luis Potosí – Consulate General (this page)
- Tapachula (1,220 km) – Consulate General (Chiapas)
- Tijuana (1,960 km) – Consulate General (Baja California)
- Villahermosa (960 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), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador – embassies, consulates and permanent missions, 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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