Central America-4 Border Control Agreement

The Central America-4 (CA-4) Border Control Agreement was a treaty signed in June 2006 between the Central American nations of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, establishing the free movement across borders between the four signatory states of their citizens without any restrictions or checks. Foreign nationals who enter one of the signatory countries can also travel to other signatory states without having to obtain additional permits or to undergo checks at border checkpoints. Similar to the Schengen Agreement in Europe, the CA-4 Agreement establishes a harmonised visa regime for foreign nationals travelling to the area.

Foreign nationals eligible for visa-free entry

Nationals of the below countries holding an ordinary, diplomatic, official or service passport do not require a visa in advance to travel to any CA-4 country for a maximum stay of 90 days:

Argentina Austria Belgium Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cyprus Denmark Ecuador (in Honduras only) Estonia Finland Fiji France Germany Greece Holy See Hungary Iceland

Ireland Israel Italy Japan Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Monaco Netherlands New Zealand Norway Panama Paraguay

Poland Russia San Marino Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Vincent and the Grenadines São Tomé and Príncipe Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Trinidad and Tobago Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom (British Overseas Territories passport holders require visas) Uruguay

As well as holders of official travel documents issued by the following organisations:

• European Commission
• Organization of American States
• United Nations

Tourist card

The following foreign nationals holding ordinary, service, diplomatic or official passports are also exempt from the requirement to obtain a visa prior to arrival for a maximum stay of 90 days, though they are obliged to purchase a Tourist Card upon arrival to the CA-4 area for the countries that require it (USD10 in El Salvador, USD10 in Nicaragua):

Antigua and Barbuda Andorra Australia Bahamas Bahrain Barbados Belize Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Canada Croatia

Czech Republic Greece Hungary South Korea Kuwait Latvia Macedonia Madagascar Malaysia Malta Marshall Islands Mexico

Portugal Qatar Romania Saint Lucia Singapore Solomon Islands Taiwan Tuvalu United States (both U.S. Citizens and Nationals) Vanuatu Venezuela (visa required for El Salvador)

In addition, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passport holders are exempt from holding a visa when entering Nicaragua only for a maximum stay of 90 days, though a Tourist Card must be obtained at a cost of USD5.

Special exemption for diplomatic and service passport holders

In addition, diplomatic and service passport holders from the following countries can enjoy visa-free travel to the CA-4 area:

Belarus Bolivia Colombia Cuba (visa required for El Salvador) Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt Grenada

Guyana Haiti India Jamaica Jordan Kenya Montenegro Morocco Pakistan

Papua New Guinea Peru Philippines Serbia Suriname Thailand

See also

• Central America-4 passport
• Central American Integration System