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Temporary Visitor Visa

EcuadorShort stays and visits

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

A tourist visa obtained in advance at an Ecuadorian consular office is required for nationals of the countries for which Ecuador has set a tourist-visa requirement.

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Limits of the record
  • The list of nationalities subject to the tourist-visa requirement is not in the captured sources.

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

Tourism activities only; the visa expressly prohibits carrying out labour/work activities.

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What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

The tourist visa is valid for 90 days counted from entry into Ecuador and can be extended by up to 90 additional continuous days on request to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility. In no case may a foreign national stay as a temporary visitor for more than 180 days in one chronological year; beyond that, a visa issued by the Ministry is needed to enter.

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What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

Round-trip travel itinerary and tickets are a required document, alongside proof of lawful means of subsistence, a valid passport (minimum 6 months) and a criminal-record certificate from the country of origin or of residence in the last 5 years.

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Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

Tourist visas may be granted by the human-mobility authority either in Ecuadorian territory or at consular offices. Applicants need the visa application form and regular current stay in the country of application and, if applying inside Ecuador, a registered entry through an official checkpoint and regular migratory status. Fees are USD 50.00 (application) and USD 30.00 (authorised visa); Colombians pay only the application fee. The visa can be extended by up to 90 additional continuous days on request to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility; holders may change migratory category but may not work or carry out economic activities until a new visa is obtained.

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Limits of the record
  • The extension rule (up to 90 extra days) is in the Art. 97 sentence already cited for R3 and is not repeated in this box.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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