New Immigration Law TOURISM Article 56 – Tourist. Tourists are all people who come to Ecuador with the intention of carrying out tourist activities and are prohibited from carrying out work activities. Every person, from any country, with some exceptions, (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Senegal and Cuba, who require a previous registration), can enter Ecuador… Read More
Category Archives: Immigration
Visa Office in Ibarra
thanks to Cynthia for this information Ecuadorian Visas can be easily submitted to the Ministerio del Exterior in Ibarra rather than going to Quito. We went to the Quito office with our designated appointment time and they suggested we go to Ibarra instead because it would be easier and faster. We did and it was efficient. The Office of the… Read More
Visa & Cedula Requirements for Ecuador
Special thanks to Dana Cameron (Ecuador Expats on FB for this information) as of this date April 28, 2013 this information is current I’m a visa facilitator. This is what you need to apply for a pension visa: 1. Letter in Spanish requesting the visa. 2. Completed application form. 3. 2 passport style photos. 4. Letter stating your monthly benefit,… Read More
Ecuador Visa Services
Ecuador Visa Services
Cedula requirements – includes “new” single status requirements
After obtaining our visa, we applied for our cedula in Cuenca in the same office. I received this paper today 12/04/2012 after applying for our family’s cedulas, and just finished typing up the Spanish to English via google translate. They did not look at our birth certificates nor our marriage certificates. The lady said they will do this at the… Read More
Legal/Lawyers (Ecuador)
Patricio Ochoa Eduardo Moreno in Cuenca Ecuador. He is a young retired Judge sixty almost. Highly ethical, Low prices, and excellent service. Most attorney’s I have met have had too many complaints from expats for outrageous prices, untimely performance and quite frankly after americans for gold. Cuenca Idrovo & Velastegui Nelson Idrovo and Grace Velastegui (husband and wife team) Luis… Read More
Visa Process
The purpose of this email is to share with you some information about the time processing visas that it takes to obtain one. The goverment has always making improvements to their sistem and the process, of course sometime these so called improvements only cause more delays, but in any rate we believe is for the best. A normal time to… Read More