Ways to avail consul services of the El Salvador Consulate San Francisco?

The El Salvador Consulate-General is in San Francisco, with Ana del Carmen Valenzuela Pena serving as the Consul general. The Consulate of El Salvador offers many services to the Salvadoran Citizens as well as for other citizens in the United States, such as Salvadoran passports renewal, emergency passport Issuing, attestation certificates, Salvadoran visa requirement for Diplomatic and official passport holders, etc.

507 Polk St., Suite 280, San Francisco, CA 94102
Tel: 415-771-8524, 415-771-8530, 415-771-8531
Email: consulatesanfrancisco@rree.gob.sv

To know more, please visit: https://consuladosanfrancisco.rree.gob.sv/

To allow for more ease of use and access, the Embassy/Consulate has established multiple Consulates across the country to offer its services seamlessly.

What are the primary activities performed by the Embassy/Consulate of El Salvador located in San Francisco, USA? 

The Embassy/Consulate assists travelers from the United States to El Salvador, and vice versa. It also plays a main role in the educational exchange program, science, and technical development, arts, and culture sponsored by the El Salvador government. 

What are the other services offered by the El Salvador Consulate/ Embassy in San Francisco?

Community Services: Consulate dealing with aiding the distressed the El Salvador woman, community welfare societies providing help to the El Salvador diaspora, registration of new organization with the El Salvador Consulate, transportation of mortal remains to El Salvador with due respect, sending and receiving legal documents/summons through Consulate

Commerce: Business news services, appointing Commercial representative, aiding the establishment of new businesses in the USA, maintaining regulation of both export and import in coordination with USA authorities, promotion of El Salvador exporters and manufacturers in the USA, promoting Investing in El Salvador, publishing list of exhibition and trade fair in El Salvador

Education: Publishing El Salvador centric activities in university and schools, providing no objection certificate to students for study in El Salvador, registration of El Salvador student aboard, study in El Salvador promotion activities, doing a student exchange program, giving science and technology-related opportunities, academic research collaborations        

What type of passport services are provided by the El Salvador Embassy/Consulate? 

The primary purposes of travel to the United States by El Salvador nationals are tourism, higher education, employment, and other activities (such as parents visiting children, business events, etc.). In the United States, any foreign resident needs to possess a valid travel document, or the traveler will be deported to their home country. If the travel documents, such as a passport, got expired or were lost, the Embassy would work to provide new records to the traveler and issue an emergency Salvadoran passports based on the travel need of the applicant.

How many El Salvador Consulates/Embassy is in the United States to serve travelers? 

The El Salvador Consulate in San Francisco (address listed above) along with twenty-two Consulates/Embassy spread across the country to aid travelers to and from El Salvador. 

Address of El Salvador Embassy in Washington D.C

Embassy of El Salvador – Washington DC 

1400 16th Street, Suite 100, NW,

Washington DC.

Address of El Salvador Consulate in Atlanta

Consulate General of El Salvador – Atlanta  

6735 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. Suite # 150,

Atlanta, Georgia 30340.

Address of El Salvador Consulate in Boston

Consulate General of El Salvador – Boston

46 Bennington St.,

Boston, Massachusetts 02128.

Address of El Salvador Consulate in Seattle

Consulate General of El Salvador – Seattle

Broderick Building 615 Second Ave. Suite # 50,

Seattle, WA 98104.

Address of El Salvador Consulate in Aurora

Consulate General of El Salvador – Aurora

1450 S. Havana St. Suite 100,

Aurora, Colorado 80012.

Address of El Salvador Consulate in Elizabeth

Consulate General of El Salvador – Elizabeth

40 Parker Road, Suite 100,

Elizabeth, NJ 07208.

Address of El Salvador Consulate in Woodbridge

Consulate General of El Salvador – Woodbridge

14572 Potomac Mills Road,

Woodbridge, Virginia 22192.

Address of El Salvador Consulate in Long Island

Consulate General of El Salvador – Long Island

151 Alkier St. Brentwood,

Long Island, NY 11717.

Address of El Salvador Consulate in Chicago

Consulate General of El Salvador – Chicago

177 North State Street 2nd. Flat Mezzanine,

Chicago, Illinois 60601.

Address of El Salvador Consulate in Dallas 

Consulate General of El Salvador – Dallas

7610 N. Stemmons Fwy., Suite 400,

Dallas, TX 75247.

Address of El Salvador Consulate in Miami

Consulate General of El Salvador – Miami

8550 NW 33rd Street, Suite 100,

Doral, Florida 33122-1941.

Address of El Salvador Consulate in Houston

Consulate General of El Salvador – Houston

8300 Bissonet St, Suite 400,

Houston, TX 77074.

Address of El Salvador Consulate in Las Vegas

Consulate General of El Salvador – Las Vegas

765 N. Nellis Blvd, Suite C-5,

Las Vegas, Nevada 89110.

Address of El Salvador Consulate in Los Angeles

Consulate General of El Salvador – Los Angeles

3250 Wilshire Blvd. Suite #550,

Los Angeles, California.

Address of El Salvador Consulate in McAllen

Consulate General of El Salvador – McAllen

701 S. Broadway St.,

McAllen, Texas 78501.

Address of El Salvador Consulate in New York

Consulate General of El Salvador – New York

46 Park Avenue New York,

New York 10016.

Address of El Salvador Consulate in Silver Spring

Consulate General of El Salvador – Silver Spring

926 Philadelphia Ave., 

Silver Spring, MD 20910.

Address of El Salvador Consulate in Tucson

Consulate General of El Salvador – Tucson

1039 N 6th Avenue,

Tucson, AZ 85705.

Address of El Salvador Honorary Consulate in New Orleans

Honorary Consulate General of El Salvador – New Orleans

315 W.M. David Parkway,

Metairie, LA 70005.

Address of El Salvador Honorary Consulate in Oakland

Honorary Consulate General of El Salvador – Oakland

International Bl., Suite 2B,

Oakland, CA 94603-3804.

Address of El Salvador Honorary Consulate in Salt Lake City

Honorary Consulate General of El Salvador – Salt Lake City

2530 S. West Temple,

Salt Lake City, UT 84115.

Address of El Salvador Honorary Consulate in San Diego

Honorary Consulate General of El Salvador – San Diego

353 Church Avenue, Suite A,

Chula Vista, CA 91910-3906.

Does a Consulate operate out of San Francisco Consulate/Embassy? 

There is no separate Consular address in San Francisco. Both Embassy and Consular service office located in the same address

Can a traveler submit travel documents to the El Salvador Embassy/Consulate in San Francisco?

Yes. Applicant can visit Salvadoran visa application centres for submission of documents, they must be submitted by visiting the El Salvador Embassy/Consulate in San Francisco, In the case of an Salvadoran e visas, a visit is not mandatory to the Embassy, Consulate, or Salvadoran authorised visa agents.

Can a traveler collect travel documents from the El Salvador Embassy/Consulate in San Francisco?

Yes, you must visit the El Salvador Embassy/Consulate in San Francisco to collect the documents. For Salvadoran electronic visas, you don’t require to visit.  

What are the hours of operation of the El Salvador Embassy/Consulate in San Francisco?

Salvadoran Embassy working hour are 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM.

What days is the Embassy/Consulate open?

The El Salvador Embassy/Consulate operates Monday through Friday. It is closed on Saturdays, Sundays and, public holidays or any special days specified by the Consulate from time to time.

Are there any jurisdictional restrictions regarding services from the El Salvador Consulate in San Francisco?

Yes, only people residing in the states under Consular control of El Salvador Embassy, San Francisco, are eligible for services like the issue of passports and visa services. 

Which states are coming under the jurisdiction of the El Salvador Consulate/Embassy in San Francisco?

The San Francisco Consulate covers the following states and territories: In the state of California  (Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Stanislaus, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Inyo, Kings, Lake Lassen, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc counties, Mono, Monterrey, Napa, Nevada, Pleasure, Feathers, Sacramento, San Benito, San Francisco, San Joaquín, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Yolo, and Yuba). In the state of Nevada (Lake Tahoe and Reno), People Residing the above state can only contact

What cultural activities are supported by the Consulate in San Francisco?

The Embassy works to promote El Salvador’s arts and culture. To know more regarding to cultural matters, please use https://consuladosanfrancisco.rree.gob.sv/index.php/embajada/relaciones-bilaterales/culturales

What is El Salvador Passport Visa-Free Score?        

For each visa-free country, the El Salvador passport accumulates points that are deciding the visit without even a visa or to acquire a visa upon arrival.

To know more about El Salvador Visa-Free Score, visit: https://www.passportindex.org/passport/el-salvador/