Check with the office. The official pages for this service leave out some details, or are older than a year. Use this page as a starting point and confirm fees and documents before you apply.
Salvadorans abroad can obtain a first-time, renewed or replacement ordinary passport, for adults or minors, at consular offices. Requirements differ for minors (both parents or authorisation) and for lost passports (sworn declaration, extra fine for repeated losses).
Where to apply in Australia
Embassy of El Salvador in Canberra (ACT), Consulate-General of El Salvador in Melbourne (South Melbourne, VIC, jurisdiction Australia) and honorary consulates in Sydney (NSW) and Brisbane (QLD). Which services each post performs is not itemised on the pages fetched.
Contact details for every office are on the page of the embassy and consulates of El Salvador.
How to apply
Book an appointment on the ministry's appointment portal (portalcitas.rree.gob.sv) | attend with the required originals and proof of payment | for replacement make a sworn declaration at the consulate
Documents you need
- Adults first time: valid original DUI and proof of payment (alternatives approved by the consulate if no DUI)
- Renewal: DUI, old passport, proof of payment
- Replacement: DUI, sworn declaration at the consulate, proof of payment
- Minors: birth certificate under 1 year old, both parents with DUI or passport (or notarised authorisation), old passport for renewal
Fees and processing time
- Official fee: USD 60 first issue or renewal (outside Central America)
- Official fee: USD 80 first replacement (USD 60 plus USD 20 sworn declaration)
- Official fee: USD 260 second or later consecutive replacement
Good to know
No fee-page date shown. Page last modified 19 March 2025. A ministry news item dated 4 October 2024 says Salvadorans in Australia can now receive passports immediately, with no city named.
Official sources
- rree.gob.sv/servicios-consulares/pasaportes-se
- rree.gob.sv/servicios-consulares
- rree.gob.sv/servicios/portal-de-citas
- rree.gob.sv/pasaportes-se
- rree.gob.sv/salvadorenos-en-turkiye-india-israel-japon-australia-co…
Check before you apply
This page summarises information published by El Salvador's official channels, last checked on 24 octubre 2026. Fees and requirements can change at short notice, so confirm with the office that will handle your case.
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