| Country | El Salvador (SV) |
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| Route | El Salvador Investor and Business Residence |
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| Route family | Investor |
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| Route type | investor |
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| Summary | Temporary residence categories for investors and business people, plus related consular investor-visa requirements. |
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| Last verified | 2026-10-02 |
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| Official/supporting source count | 3 |
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| Route guide | Open full guide → |
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| Program availability | ActiveSource 1Source 2Source 3 |
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| Best-fit work models | Investor, Business ownerSource 1Source 2Source 3 |
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| Income requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Savings requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Investment requirement | DGME lists distinct temporary-residence categories for investors and business people. Consular investor-visa processing requires an investment-registration resolution issued by the Ministry of Economy; incorporation or investment-promotion status alone is not residence approval.As of 2026-10-02Source 1Source 2 |
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| Government fees | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Processing time | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Validity | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Renewal | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Family inclusion | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Spouse work rights | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Local-work rules | Founders should match their facts to the investor, business-person, shareholder, individual-merchant or independent-worker category; no standalone startup-founder visa is established by the reviewed framework.As of 2026-10-02Source 1 |
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| Application location | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Permanent-residence pathway | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Citizenship pathway | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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