title: Decree No. 299, 28 November 1985.
abstract: This Decree enacts the law on foreigners and sets forth the rights and duties of foreigners in El Salvador. Among its major provisions are the following: a) foreigners who participate directly or indirectly in the politics of El Salvador lose their right to reside in El Salvador; b) foreign nationals in El Salvador have the same rights as Salvadoran nationals, except for political rights, and the same obligations; c) foreigners have the same freedom to work as Salvadorans with no limitations other than those imposed by this Decree, the Labour Code, and other laws of El Salvador; and d) issues involving foreigners relating to marriage, paternity, civil status, the obligations between parents and children, and adoption are to be governed by Salvadoran laws.
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keywords: Americas; Central America; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; El Salvador; Foreigners--legal aspects; Human Resources; Human Rights; Labor Force; Latin America; Laws And Statutes; Migrant Workers--legal aspects; Migration Policy; Nationality; North America; Policy; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Policy; Social Policy