Travel Authorization Letter to Central America: Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador 2026
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The three nations of Central America's Northern Triangle — Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador — share similar requirements for minors traveling without both parents. If your family has roots in any of these countries and plans to visit during summer vacation, Holy Week, or Christmas, you need to prepare the documentation in advance.
Guatemala
What does Guatemala require?
Guatemala's Comprehensive Protection Law for Children and Adolescents establishes that a minor traveling abroad or entering Guatemala without both parents must have notarized authorization from the absent parent or guardian.
Guatemala's General Directorate of Immigration reviews this documentation at La Aurora International Airport (GUA) in Guatemala City, and at land border crossings with Mexico (La Mesilla, El Carmen, Tecún Umán) and with El Salvador and Honduras.
Popular destinations in Guatemala
Guatemalan families in the United States typically travel to:
- •Guatemala City (the capital)
- •Quetzaltenango (Xela) — second largest city
- •Huehuetenango, San Marcos, Chiquimula — departments with high migration to the U.S.
- •Antigua Guatemala — colonial tourism
- •Lake Atitlán — tourism and indigenous communities
- •Cobán, Alta Verapaz — Q'eqchi' communities
Honduras
What does Honduras require?
Honduras' Law on Children and Adolescents establishes that minors traveling without both parents need notarized authorization. Review occurs at Toncontín International Airport (TGU) in Tegucigalpa, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP) in San Pedro Sula, and land border crossings.
Popular destinations in Honduras
- •Tegucigalpa — the capital
- •San Pedro Sula — second city, northern zone
- •Comayagua, Santa Bárbara, Copán — departments with high migration
- •La Ceiba, Roatán — northern zone and Caribbean
- •Choluteca, Valle — southern zone
El Salvador
What does El Salvador require?
El Salvador's Comprehensive Protection Law for Children and Adolescents (LEPINA) requires notarized authorization for minors traveling without both parents. The General Directorate of Immigration and Aliens reviews these documents at Monsignor Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez International Airport (SAL) in San Salvador.
Popular destinations in El Salvador
- •San Salvador — the capital
- •Santa Ana, Sonsonate — western part of the country
- •San Miguel, Usulután — eastern part
- •La Libertad — coastal area (popular for surfing)
- •Chalatenango, Cabañas — rural areas with high migration
Does one document work for all three countries?
If your family is visiting all three countries on the same trip — common for families with roots in the region — it's best to have a document that mentions all countries, or a separate document for each country.
At Multi Servicios 360 we can include all trip destinations in a single letter, or prepare individual letters if you prefer to present something more specific in each country.
Prepare your letter today
At Multi Servicios 360 we prepare your travel authorization letter for Guatemala, Honduras, or El Salvador — or all three countries in one letter — in minutes. The document is in Spanish and English, correctly formatted for Central American immigration, and ready to notarize.
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