Apostille in El Salvador for use abroad
Documents issued in El Salvador – certificates, diplomas, court and notarial documents, company papers – are apostilled by El Salvador’s designated authority and then accepted in 130 Convention countries. We organise the apostille, the translation and the delivery wherever you are.
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Designated competent authority (Art. 6)
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
HCCH record updated 08 January 2026
- 1Upload a scanWe pre-check it and confirm the route
- 2Verify with your phoneID + selfie, ~3 minutes, then your quote
- 3We obtain the apostilleCompetent authority + sworn translation
- 4DeliveredCourier worldwide or protected download
An apostille can only be issued in the country where the document was issued. For a document from El Salvador that means El Salvador’s designated authority; no other country can apostille it. We coordinate the submission in El Salvador, the notary reviews your application first, and the document is returned with the apostille – by courier or, where El Salvador issues electronic apostilles, as a verified PDF.
Typical requests from El Salvador concern family matters and residence. Spanish translations are required.
Authority fee: No charge. Other Practical Information: For logistical reasons, from 1 March 2017, Apostilles are issued on simple paper, with the following specifications: a) Paper type: bond, base 20; b) Paper size: letter; (official fee, passed through 1:1 in your quote)
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Where an apostille from El Salvador is not enough
No Contracting State has an objection in force against El Salvador: the apostille is accepted in every other Convention country. Non-Convention countries (UAE, Qatar, Egypt, Iraq …) still require consular legalisation.
- El Salvador → United StatesApostille
- El Salvador → United KingdomApostille
- El Salvador → GermanyApostille
- El Salvador → FranceApostille
- El Salvador → SpainApostille
- El Salvador → ItalyApostille
- El Salvador → NetherlandsApostille
- El Salvador → TürkiyeApostille
- El Salvador → United Arab EmiratesLegalisation required
- El Salvador → CanadaApostille
- El Salvador → AustraliaApostille
- El Salvador → SwitzerlandApostille
Documents we apostille from El Salvador
Where will your El Salvador document be used?
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Apostille in El Salvador: questions
Under Article 6 of the Convention El Salvador has designated: Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The notary reviews your application and we route the document to the right office.
In every other Contracting State – no objection is in force against El Salvador. Non-Convention countries (for example the UAE, Qatar, Egypt) still need consular legalisation.
The authority’s fee listed with the HCCH: No charge. Other Practical Information: For logistical reasons, from 1 March 2017, Apostilles are issued on simple paper, with the following specifications: a) Paper type: bond, base 20; b) Paper size: letter;. Official fees are passed through 1:1 and shown separately from Notaryzer’s service fee in your written quote; nothing is charged before you accept.
The apostille itself is standardised and accepted without translation. The document is in Spanish; most recipients abroad want a sworn or certified translation into their language, which we add in the same order.
The Convention has been in force for El Salvador since May 31, 1996.
Apostille for documents from El Salvador
Competent authority, translation and worldwide delivery in one request, quoted before you pay.
Questions? Write to [email protected]