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Iran visa for citizens of El Salvador

Citizens of El Salvador get an Iran visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of El Salvador: the passport opens 79 countries visa-free; San Salvador — Tehran: ≈ 13,140 km, about 17 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

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Iran visa rules at a glance

With a El Salvador passport you can visit 79 countries visa-free, 31 with a visa on arrival and 49 with an e-visa; 39 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the El Salvador passport ranks 79th of 199.
El Salvador passport: visa-free access to 79 countries; Iran passport: 13.
Citizens of El Salvador and Iran can travel together visa-free to 7 countries, for example: Haiti, Dominica, Turkey, Micronesia, Georgia, Seychelles, and Malaysia.
Citizens of Iran, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to El Salvador. El Salvador visa for citizens of Iran

Travelling to Iran: good to know

San Salvador — Tehran: about 13,140 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 17 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +9.5 hours.
Local time: San Salvador 12:00 — Tehran 21:30.
Local currency: Iranian Rial.
Languages: Persian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ IRR 1,541,045.
Iran is the 138th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of El Salvador.