Purpose:

Lawful permanent residents may pick up a reentry permit you applied for by filing Form I-131, Application for Travel Document, to return to the United States travel abroad in certain circumstances (PDF, 667.32 KB).

Filing and Other Special Instructions:

This office does not adjudicate re-entry permits. This office only provides service if you applied for a reentry permit by filing Form I-131, Application for Travel Document, in the United States and asked USCIS to send your reentry permit to the U.S. Embassy/USCIS in San Salvador.

If we receive contact information, USCIS San Salvador will contact you when your Form I-131 has been approved by an office in the United States and your reentry permit is ready for collection. If you believe your permit should be at USCIS San Salvador and you have not heard from us, you may send us an inquiry.

Find instructions on how to obtain or replace a reentry permit at How Do I Get a Reentry Permit (PDF, 667.32 KB).

Purpose:

Biometrics collection supports certain applications and petitions pending with a USCIS international office and, in some cases, with a domestic office.

Filing and Other Special Instructions:

If USCIS has requested biometrics (such as fingerprints, photograph, and/or signature) in association with the adjudication of the forms listed below, individuals residing in El Salvador generally may request biometrics collection at our office:

• Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative;
• Form I-131, Application for Travel Document (Refugee Travel Document (RTD)), if the applicant has departed the United States without an RTD and has received permission from USCIS to file Form I-131 from outside the United States. Otherwise, it is at the field office director’s discretion as we explain in the section For All Other Forms Not Listed Above;
• Form I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er) or Special Immigrant;
• Form I-600, Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative—We do not always require residency;
• Form I-600A, Application for Advance Processing of Orphan Petition—We do not always require residency;
• Form I-730, Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition;
• Form I-800A, Application for Determination of Suitability to Adopt from Convention Country—We do not always require residency;
• Form I-914, Application for T Nonimmigrant Status;
• Form I-918, Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status;
• Form N-400, Application for Naturalization—for active duty military service members stationed abroad and their dependents, and for certain applicants who are eligible for naturalization under section 319(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

For All Other Forms Not Listed Above:

USCIS usually schedules biometrics collection at an Application Support Center (ASC) in the United States based on the applicant’s or petitioner’s address of record.

In rare circumstances, international field office directors may use their discretion to collect biometrics that we initially scheduled for collection in the United States. When deciding whether to collect biometrics at an international field office, field office directors will consider resource constraints and appropriate supporting evidence the applicant provides, as well as the following factors:

• An appointment notice showing that we scheduled biometrics collection at a domestic USCIS office;
• Evidence of extenuating circumstances requiring the individual to depart the United States before we collected their biometrics as indicated in the appointment notice. For example, these circumstances might include, but are not limited to, the need to assist a critically ill family member, an unexpected immediate job transfer, or other urgent need; and
• Evidence that the applicant requested an expedited or rescheduled appointment at an ASC before leaving the United States, or an explanation of why they failed to request an expedited or rescheduled appointment.
• For those residing abroad: Evidence of the compelling circumstances or hardship that would prevent the applicant or petitioner from traveling back to the United States for an ASC appointment. Generally, we do not consider the expense of traveling back to the United States to be a hardship in itself.

Because of the small number of staff in our international offices, you may experience a delay in appointment availability for biometrics collection.

You can contact USCIS San Salvador to determine whether you are eligible to have your biometrics captured at this office or for further information.

*Note: The available biometric services noted above only apply if you live in a country with a USCIS office.

Please see the information below to file for other immigration benefits this office does not provide.