Choose the visa type that matches your reason for visiting.
For leisure travel, visiting family, and short stays. Required for citizens of about 45 countries.
For business activities, conferences, training, cultural events, and similar invited stays. Open to all nationalities.
For foreign retirees with a monthly pension of ~$1,446 USD or more. Open to all nationalities; 2-year renewable residency.
For applicants with passive income (rentals, investments, dividends) of ~$1,446 USD/month or more. Open to all nationalities; 2-year renewable residency.
For applicants with an investment of at least ~$48,200 USD in Ecuador (real estate, CD/deposit, company shares, or state contracts). No monthly income requirement; no time-abroad limits.
For foreigners with a recognized academic degree (bachelor's, technical, technological) and monthly income of at least ~$482 USD. Requires apostilled degree + SENESCYT registration.
For foreigners with 21+ continuous months on a temporary residency visa. Indefinite stay, no need to renew. The natural upgrade after Pensioner/Rentista/Investor/Professional.
For spouses, partners, and children of someone with an Ecuadorian temporary residency visa. Visa duration matches the sponsor's.
Simplified residency for nationals of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, or Peru. No income or investment threshold.
For foreign students enrolled at an accredited Ecuadorian institution (university, technical institute, language school) or in pre-professional practica.
For spouses (or registered unión de hecho partners) of an Ecuadorian citizen or foreign permanent resident. Permanent from day 1. Requires Registro Civil-inscribed marriage + in-person interview.
For 2nd-degree blood or in-law relatives (parents, children, siblings, grandparents, in-laws) of an Ecuadorian citizen or permanent resident. Permanent from day 1.