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El SalvadorInvestment

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What investment option or options qualify?

This route (Form F-11) is for a non-Central-American foreign national who has formed a Salvadoran company and has subscribed and paid in, as a shareholder, no less than US$10,000 in that company, under article 109(13) of the Ley Especial de Migración y de Extranjería.

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  • DGME Instructivo F-11, applicant group
    Personas extranjeras no centroamericanas de origen que constituyen sociedades salvadoreñas y que hayan suscrito y pagado como accionistas en dicha sociedad no menos de diez mil dólares de los Estados Unidos de América, de conformidad a lo establecido en el Art. 109 numeral 13) de la Ley Especial de Migración de Extranjería.

What official minimum amount, tier or threshold applies to each relevant option?

For non-Central Americans by origin, the minimum is a subscribed and paid-in shareholding of at least USD 10,000 in a Salvadoran company they incorporate. Separate government fees are USD 140 (up to one year) or USD 260 (up to two years).

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How long must the investment be maintained and what continuing ownership, investment or physical-presence conditions are important?

The shareholding must be proven by the registered deed of incorporation showing the minimum subscription, or the share certificate. Temporary residents must spend at least 90 days a year in El Salvador. The official source does not state a minimum holding period for the shareholding.

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Limits of the record
  • No minimum holding period for the shareholding is stated in the sources.

Which family members can be included where officially stated, and what broad residence/work rights result?

Family members of any nationality (spouses, life partners, parents and children under 18) of people residing in El Salvador can enter as accompanying family of temporary or definitive residents; this status is granted without work authorisation.

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Limits of the record
  • The family rule comes from the general accompanying-family form F-09, not from the shareholder form F-11.
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    Familiares de cualquier nacionalidad (cónyuges, compañeros de vida, padres e hijos menores de 18 años de edad) de personas que residen en el país e ingresen a la República de El Salvador como acompañantes de residentes Temporales o Definitivos. Esta calidad migratoria será otorgada sin autorización para trabajar

What status is obtained, how is it renewed, what longer-term residence/citizenship direction is officially stated, and what happens to the investment when relevant?

The status obtained is temporary residence with authorisation to act as a shareholder of the named company, requested for a stated period. The fee schedule lists terms of up to one year (US$70.00 Central American / US$140.00 non-Central American) or up to two years (US$130.00 / US$260.00). Extension is a separate procedure (form F26, Prórroga Residencia Temporal para Accionistas). The official source does not state a longer-term residence or citizenship direction or what happens to the investment.

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Limits of the record
  • Renewal requirements (contents of form F26) are not stated in the captured sources.
  • No longer-term residence or citizenship direction and nothing on what happens to the shareholding/investment is stated.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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