El Salvador Embassy Geneva

Before your visit

The embassy is located at Rue de Lausanne 65 in Geneva.

• Public hours: Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 18:00.
• Preparation: check the required documents on the embassy website and bring originals with copies.

Who runs the Salvadoran Embassy?

Unusually for an embassy, it is located in Geneva – the city that also hosts the UN’s European headquarters – rather than in Bern. The consular section covers Zurich, Bern, Lucerne, Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Glarus, Zug, Fribourg, Solothurn, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Schaffhausen, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, St. Gallen, Graubünden, Aargau, Thurgau, Vaud, Valais, Neuchâtel, Geneva and Jura.

Which Salvadoran office is responsible for me?

The consular section of the embassy is responsible for Salvadoran citizens in Zurich, Bern, Lucerne, Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Glarus, Zug, Fribourg, Solothurn, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Schaffhausen, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, St. Gallen, Graubünden, Aargau, Thurgau, Vaud, Valais, Neuchâtel, Geneva and Jura. One honorary consulate (Lugano) can help with information and some formalities.

Consular services

Requests the consular staff deal with:

• Salvadoran passports and emergency travel documents
• Registration of births, marriages and deaths
• Powers of attorney and notarial acts
• Certificates for pensions abroad
• Help for citizens in difficulty – illness, arrest or loss of documents

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 embassy before your visit.

Do I need an appointment?

Plan ahead: processing times for documents vary.

Entry rules for Swiss citizens travelling to El Salvador

According to the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), information on entry requirements for Swiss citizens – accepted documents and visas – is provided by the embassy of El Salvador. There is currently no FDFA advice against travel to El Salvador. See the FDFA travel advice.

Closing days

The embassy is closed on Swiss public holidays and on the Salvadoran national holiday (15 September). Call ahead around Christmas and Easter.

Emergency assistance

In an emergency, Salvadoran citizens should call the embassy on +41 22 732 70 36. Typical cases are a stolen passport before a trip home, a hospital stay or an arrest; legal fees and travel costs remain the citizen’s responsibility. Swiss citizens who need help in El Salvador contact the Swiss Embassy in San José, which also covers El Salvador, or the FDFA Helpline in Bern (+41 58 465 33 33, 24/7).

Diplomatic missions between El Salvador and Switzerland

El Salvador in Switzerland

• Geneva – Embassy of El Salvador (this page)
• Lugano – Honorary Consulate (Ticino)

Switzerland in El Salvador

• San Salvador – Swiss Office