Can I get a U.S. visa?
53,421 U.S. visas were issued to people from El Salvador in the last 12 months, mostly B1/B2 (visitor – business or tourism), H2B (temporary non-agricultural worker), A2 (foreign government official). Here are the numbers that matter before you apply.
53,421 in the 12 months to February 2026. Month by month for El Salvador · by fiscal year since 1997.
About 42% of visitor (B) visa applications from El Salvador were approved in FY2025. See the refusal rate page.
Visitor visa: wait about Under 15 days at San Salvador. Student visa: about Under 15 days at San Salvador. All embassies in El Salvador.
These are group numbers from the U.S. Department of State. They cannot tell what will happen to one person. Unofficial; not legal advice.
Yes. 53,421 U.S. nonimmigrant visas were issued to people from El Salvador in the 12 months up to February 2026, most of them B1/B2 (visitor – business or tourism), H2B (temporary non-agricultural worker), A2 (foreign government official). Whether one person gets a visa depends on their own case: the officer decides at the interview.
The State Department's adjusted refusal rate for visitor (B) visas for El Salvador was about 58.22% in FY2025, so about 42% were approved. This is a group figure and cannot tell what will happen to you.
At the shortest-wait U.S. embassy or consulate in El Salvador (San Salvador), the typical wait for a visitor visa interview is about Under 15 days, and for students about Under 15 days (San Salvador). The State Department updates these numbers monthly; real dates change every day.