LivingSanta Tecla
Six months of paperwork, in order
What the rentista residency process actually involved — the apostilles, the translations, the two rejected documents, and the month it all sat waiting.
Contributing writer, living and residency
Carolina Reyes
A Salvadoran-American who moved back in 2021 and went through the residency process from both ends. Carolina covers the paperwork, the banking and the practical business of settling here.
Based in Santa Tecla · writing here since 2023