Chinese Embassy in El Salvador

China has its embassy in San Salvador, the capital; the address on record is Avenida Olímpica entre 71 y 73 avenida sur, residencia 3742 en la colonia Escalón, del municipio de San Salvador. The head of mission on record is Zhang Yanhui. Its website is linked on its page.

China requires Salvadoran citizens to hold a visa issued in advance. From El Salvador, the application is made at the Chinese embassy in San Salvador or through a visa centre appointed by China.

El Salvador has no mission in China on record; Salvadoran citizens there would be served by an embassy accredited from another country.

China in El Salvador

Worldwide, China has 328 missions in 182 countries; one of them is in El Salvador.

Travel to El Salvador for Chinese citizens

Chinese citizens need a visa for El Salvador, which they can apply for online as an e-Visa. In El Salvador, Chinese citizens can turn to the Chinese embassy for passports and emergency help.

When the Chinese embassy in El Salvador is closed

The Chinese embassy in El Salvador closes on El Salvador’s public holidays, the next being National Pupusa Festival (Festival Nacional De La Pupusa) on Sunday 8 November 2026, National Pupusa Festival (Festival Nacional De La Pupusa) on Monday 9 November 2026 and National Pupusa Festival (Festival Nacional De La Pupusa) on Tuesday 10 November 2026, and usually on some holidays of China, such as New Year's Day on Friday 1 January 2027.