Country guideLast checked October 17, 2026
Visas and immigration in Ecuador
2 routes from official government sources, grouped by type. Each guide covers who it's for, the requirements and where to apply.
Visiting Ecuador
Short-stay rules by passport, from official sources. Last checked October 16, 2026.
- 204 passports visa-free
- 45 passports need an eTA or eVisa
Passports that can visit without a visa
- Åland Islands
- Algeria
- American Samoa
- Andorra
- Anguilla
- Antarctica
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bermuda
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Bouvet Island
- Brazil
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- British Virgin Islands
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Caribbean Netherlands
- Cayman Islands
- Central African Republic
- Chile
- Christmas Island
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Cook Islands
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Curaçao
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Falkland Islands
- Faroe Islands
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- French Guiana
- French Polynesia
- French Southern Territories
- Gabon
- Georgia
- Germany
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Greenland
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Guam
- Guatemala
- Guernsey
- Guyana
- Heard & McDonald Islands
- Honduras
- Hong Kong SAR China
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jersey
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao SAR China
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Martinique
- Mauritius
- Mayotte
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Montserrat
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Netherlands
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Niue
- Norfolk Island
- North Macedonia
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Norway
- Oman
- Palau
- Palestinian Territories
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Pitcairn Islands
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
- Réunion
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Samoa
- San Marino
- São Tomé & Príncipe
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- Sint Maarten
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands
- South Korea
- Spain
- St. Barthélemy
- St. Helena
- St. Kitts & Nevis
- St. Lucia
- St. Martin
- St. Pierre & Miquelon
- St. Vincent & Grenadines
- Suriname
- Svalbard & Jan Mayen
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tokelau
- Tonga
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Tunisia
- Türkiye
- Turkmenistan
- Turks & Caicos Islands
- Tuvalu
- U.S. Outlying Islands
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City
- Wallis & Futuna
- Western Sahara
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
SortBest match
Visit & tourism1 pathway
Investors & entrepreneurs1 pathway
Visit & tourism1 pathway
Investors & entrepreneurs1 pathway
Official sources
Government pages behind these routes.
- gob.ec (MREMH) - Concesión de visa de visitante temporal turista 90 días (updated 31 Dec 2024)
- Cancillería del Ecuador - Ecuador exigirá visa de transeúnte a partir del 1 de septiembre de 2025
- gob.ec – Concesión de visa de residencia temporal rentista para trabajo remoto (Visa Nómada) (updated 31 Dec 2024)
- Cancillería – Acuerdo Ministerial No. 70 (28 Jun 2024), medios de vida lícitos
- gob.ec – Visa de residencia permanente por permanencia mayor a 21 meses
- Ministerio del Trabajo – SBU 2026 fixed at USD 482