Immigration Law-Type of Visas

It has the authorization to stay for a specific time in the country and has the following categories:

1. Employee
2. Rentier
3. Retired
4. Investor – Within this category, legal representatives, attorneys-in-fact, commercial representatives or similar positions of national or foreign companies are recognized
5. Scientific, researcher or academic
6. Sportsman, artist, cultural manager
7. Religious or religious volunteer of an organization with legal status recognized by Ecuador
8. Volunteer- Missionary
9. Student
10. Professional, technical, technologist or craftsman
11. Government Cooperators, Non-Governmental Organizations and Foreign Press
12. Resident by international agreement of which Ecuador is a party
13. Persons covered by the holder of the migratory category
14. Persons in international protection
15. Marine crew

It has the exceptional authorization to the foreign person to stay in the country for up to two years, to which foreign persons entering the national territory access, after qualification and authorization of the maximum authority of mobility In exceptional cases. This residence can be renewed once.

It has the authorization to stay for indefinite period in the country, fulfilling at least one of the following conditions:

1. To be at least twenty-one months continuous stay in Ecuador, of temporary resident status;
2. Have entered into marriage or maintain legally recognized de facto union with an Ecuadorian person or foreigner with permanent residence;
3. To be a minor alien or person with a disability that depends on an Ecuadorian person or a foreigner who has permanent residence; or,
4. Be related to the second degree of consanguinity or affinity of an Ecuadorian citizen or a foreign citizen with permanent residence in Ecuador.

It has the authorization to perform official functions by diplomatic, consular or international agents, duly accredited, either on a permanent or temporary mission.

It has the authorization to stay in the country to the applicants of international protection until their application is solved or to the people in protection by humanitarian reasons for a period of up to two years. This visa has no cost.

It has the authorization for the national people of the States with which Ecuador subscribes international instruments to remain in Ecuadorian territory the time established in said instrument.

It has the authorization to stay in the country to the people of those nationalities that the human mobility authority determines and who wish to carry out tourism activities, for the term of up to ninety days in the period of one year counted from its first entrance, extendable once for up to ninety additional days.

Foreigners who do not need a tourist visa based on the human mobility policy will be granted an authorization to stay in the country at the official migration control points, under the same deadline.

For tourists South Americans, the term of stay will be up to one hundred and eighty days in the period of one year from the first entry.

The foreign person who enters Ecuador as a tourist cannot carry out work or economic activities.

It is the authorization to execute acts of commerce, business and establish contacts with companies and natural persons; to carry out administrative or judicial procedures; sports activities, volunteering, study, academic purposes, or in the field of science, technology, innovation, art and culture.