A year in El Salvador
Temporary Residence (90-day minimum presence, Decreto 531) with foreign-source income exemption
Program checked 2026-10-21 · official source
Money
- Income the program asks for
- No fixed income minimum on record — read the program page for how means are tested.
- Your income against it
- Nothing to compare against.
- Cost of living
- No sourced cost-of-living index for El Salvador yet.
CasaSedora doesn't publish a monthly living-cost figure for any country yet — we won't invent one.
- Cash to make the move
- About $15,400 up front for one person.
Estimate · CasaSedora planning estimate — generic defaults, not a quote
Language
- Spoken there
- Spanish.
- Required for residency & citizenship
- Not on record yet
- Your readiness
- Starting from scratch is the usual case — sign in & set a goal in the Field Phrasebook to track your practice.
Timeline
Apply
No closing date on record. Processing time is not on record — check the official source.
Program record (official source)(opens in a new tab) · as of 2026-10-21
Your first stay
Length of stay is not on record.
Not on record yet
- No fixed income minimum on record for this program.
- No sourced cost-of-living index for El Salvador yet.
- No residency → citizenship pathway on record for El Salvador yet.