El Salvador Embassy Washington

Before your visit

• Location: The embassy is in Washington, D.C., about 1.3 km in a straight line from the White House; the nearest large airport is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), about 6.4 km away. The nearest Metro station is Dupont Circle (less than 1 km). (distances: OpenStreetMap, airports: FAA passenger boarding data CY 2025)

About the Embassy of El Salvador in the United States

The ambassador is Carmen Milena Mayorga Valera, who presented the credentials on 23 December 2020, according to the State Department’s Order of Precedence. The Congressional Directory also lists 28 consular offices of El Salvador in the United States – career or honorary – among them in Springdale, Tucson, Fresno, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, San Francisco, Aurora, Doral, Duluth and Chicago; they will get their own pages in this directory. In El Salvador, the United States is represented by the U.S. Embassy in San Salvador (sv.usembassy.gov), according to the Congressional Directory.

Do Salvadoran citizens need a visa for the United States?

El Salvador is not one of the 42 countries in the US Visa Waiver Program (Department of Homeland Security), so Salvadoran citizens normally need a US visa before travelling to the United States, also for short visits; visas are issued by US embassies and consulates abroad, not by the Salvadoran embassy in the United States.

Documents checklist

The most frequent applications and the documents the Salvadoran authorities ask for:

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.

Other embassies in Washington, D.C.

175 other countries are represented in Washington, D.C., among them: Equatorial Guinea (embassy), Eritrea (embassy), Estonia (embassy), Eswatini (embassy), Ethiopia (embassy), Fiji (embassy), Finland (embassy), France (embassy), Gabon (embassy), Gambia (embassy), Georgia (embassy), Germany (embassy), Ghana (embassy), Greece (embassy), Grenada (embassy), Guatemala (embassy), Guinea (embassy), Guinea-Bissau (embassy), Guyana (embassy), Haiti (embassy). The full list of all 176 missions is on the overview page for the United States.

Closing days

The eleven US federal holidays are New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day (third Monday in January), Washington’s Birthday (third Monday in February), Memorial Day (last Monday in May), Juneteenth (19 June), Independence Day (4 July), Labor Day (first Monday in September), Columbus Day (second Monday in October), Veterans Day (11 November), Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November) and Christmas Day. A holiday that falls on a Saturday is observed on the Friday before, one that falls on a Sunday on the Monday after – in 2027, for example, on 18 June, 5 July and 24 December. The embassy may also close on public holidays of El Salvador.

Emergency assistance

In an emergency, Salvadoran citizens should call the embassy on +1 888-301-1130. In the United States, dial 911 for an ambulance, the fire service or the police (GOV.UK travel advice). US citizens who need consular help in El Salvador can contact the U.S. Embassy in San Salvador.

Diplomatic missions of El Salvador in the United States

El Salvador in the United States

• Washington – Embassy of El Salvador in the United States (this page)
• Springdale (AR) – consular office (page in preparation)
• Tucson (AZ) – consular office (page in preparation)
• Fresno (CA) – consular office (page in preparation)
• Los Angeles (CA) – consular office (page in preparation)
• San Bernardino (CA) – consular office (page in preparation)
• San Francisco (CA) – consular office (page in preparation)
• Aurora (CO) – consular office (page in preparation)
• Doral (FL) – consular office (page in preparation)
• Duluth (GA) – consular office (page in preparation)
• Chicago (IL) – consular office (page in preparation)
• Boston (MA) – consular office (page in preparation)
• Silver Spring (MD) – consular office (page in preparation)
• St. Paul (MN) – consular office (page in preparation)
• Charlotte (NC) – consular office (page in preparation)
• Omaha (NE) – consular office (page in preparation)
• Elizabeth (NJ) – consular office (page in preparation)
• Las Vegas (NV) – consular office (page in preparation)
• Plainview (NY) – consular office (page in preparation)
• New York (NY) – consular office (page in preparation)
• Nashville (TN) – consular office (page in preparation)
• Dallas (TX) – consular office (page in preparation)
• El Paso (TX) – consular office (page in preparation)
• Houston (TX) – consular office (page in preparation)
• McAllen (TX) – consular office (page in preparation)
• San Antonio (TX) – consular office (page in preparation)
• Salt Lake City (UT) – consular office (page in preparation)
• Woodbridge (VA) – consular office (page in preparation)
• Seattle (WA) – consular office (page in preparation)