Self-employed (cuenta propia)
For digital nomads and freelancers
USD 2,200Ordering on request
🇸🇻 El Salvador: Apply for Residence and Permanent Residence
El Salvador is the boldest bet in our portfolio, and it is being won right now: a territorial tax system, with foreign income exempt since the 2024 reform, the US dollar as legal tender since 2001, non-CRS and non-CARF and a crypto-friendly environment. Since Decreto 531, temporary residence requires only 90 days of presence a year instead of nine months, which puts the country among the most flexible residence countries. Your path is clearly tiered: temporary residence with a work permit via the rentista or investor route, clean renewals, permanent residence after three years and the regular route to naturalisation after five years; dual citizenship is allowed. To be honest: El Salvador is a Plan A for people who really come, not a low-presence backup, and its young stability rests on a strongly personalised power structure.
Permanent Residence El Salvador
Permanent residence in El Salvador: after three years of temporary residence, a status that is far easier to keep. Local attorneys, coordinated in English.
- Presence:
- Much easier to keep than the 90-day rule of temporary residence; we check the details for your case
- Duration:
- Depends on the authority and your documents; we give you the current figure from our experience before you order
Handled together with our local partners, licensed attorneys in each country.
View the procedure →Temporary Residence El Salvador
Temporary residence with a work permit in El Salvador: routes, process and the 90-day rule. Handled by local attorneys, coordinated in English.
- Presence:
- At least 90 days per year in El Salvador (Decreto 531), in one stretch or spread out
- Duration:
- Depends on the authority and your documents; we give you the current figure from our experience before you order
Handled together with our local partners, licensed attorneys in each country.
View the procedure →Residence Renewal El Salvador
Renew your temporary residence and work permit in El Salvador: deadlines, the presence rule, the process. Local attorneys, coordinated in English.
- Presence:
- The 90-day rule (Decreto 531) continues to apply in every temporary period
- Duration:
- Depends on the authority and your documents; we give you the current figure from our experience before you order
Handled together with our local partners, licensed attorneys in each country.
View the procedure →Not included in any procedure: government fees, apostilles and legalisations, certified translations, notary costs, travel and tax advice in the destination country. The details are on each service page.
Fixed prices for El Salvador
All prices in US dollars for the main applicant; family members coming with you are added to the same case.
Shareholder (USD 10,000 capital)
For investors and entrepreneurs forming a company
USD 3,800incl. company formation USD 1,600Ordering on request
Sole trader (USD 2,500 in assets)
For sole traders without forming a company
USD 2,200Ordering on request
Not included: government fees, translations and apostilles (government fees approx. USD 140 (one year) to 260 (two years)). You add family members at checkout.
Prefer a consultation first?
A personal consultation with Harley Bieder, our Latin America expert, before you order.
One point of contact, from start to finish
Your application is filed together with our local partners, licensed attorneys in each country, with whom we have worked for years. We coordinate your case, check your documents and remain your point of contact: in English, throughout.
That applies whether you are still at home or already on the road: one point of contact, no language barrier, no loose ends across four time zones.