Additional El Salvador Border Crossing Information
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People's experiences vary depending on crowds at the border, corrupt or honest border officials, and rules can also change. Read about individual experiences at specific borders below.
[edit] Entering El Salvador
El Poy, Honduras to San Ignacio, El Salvador
December 14, 2008
We crossed the Honduras-El Salvador border at El Poy-San Ignacio. We first encountered a small fumigation station, and for $3 US (El Salvador uses US currency) our car was quickly fumigated We then had to show our passports, which took seconds, but were told that the jefe was out to lunch so we would have to wait for him to return in order to secure a vehicle import permit. The officials took our Honduras vehicle import permit, copies of our passport, registration, and title, along with the vehicle import permit paperwork we had filled out during the jefe's leisurely lunch. The whole process took over an hour, with seemingly long periods of inactivity, but eventually we secured our vehicle import permit at no cost and continued on our way.
--Posted by Kristin
[edit] Exiting
El Amatillo, El Salvador
December 21, 2008
We exited El Salvador at the Honduran El Amatillo border crossing. After showing our vehicle import permit along with 1 photocopy and our passports, we were directed toward the Honduran immigration station. One of the quickest exits we've had so far.
--Posted by Kristin
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