Visa policy of Ecuador
Ecuador has one of the most lenient visa policies in the world as most visitors are not obliged to obtain a visa for stays up to 90 days, except citizens of Peru and Venezuela who are allowed a maximum stay of 180 days, and citizens of China who are allowed to stay for 90 days per calendar year. All visitors must hold a passport valid for 6 months, except for citizens of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay. Citizens of those countries can also enter Ecuador with ID card only.[1]
Visa policy map
Visa requirement
Nationals of the following 13 countries require a visa for Ecuador.[1]
1 - A visa is not required if holding an approval code.
Galapagos
All visitors to Galápagos Islands must pre-register online and obtain a Transit Control Card at the airport.[6]
Visitor statistics
Most visitors arriving to Ecuador were nationals of the following countries:[7]
Country | 2014 |
---|---|
375,755 | |
259,468 | |
175,678 | |
119,795 | |
67,652 | |
58,607 | |
43,896 | |
41,547 | |
33,317 | |
33,240 | |
Total | 1,557,006 |
See also
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Ecuador. |
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Galapagos Islands. |
References
- 1 2 "Country information (visa section)". Timatic. International Air Transport Association (IATA) through Olympic Air. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ↑ Foundation, Thomson Reuters. "Ecuador to impose visa requirements on Cuban citizens". trust.org.
- ↑ "- The Washington Post" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
- ↑ "Ecuador solicitará visa de turista a los cubanos desde el 1 de diciembre". cnn.com. 26 November 2015.
- ↑ "Ecuador imposes visa regulations on N. Koreans ⋆ Epeak World News". epeak.in. 30 March 2017.
- ↑ "Pre-registro TCT". Archived from the original on 2015-02-21. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
- ↑ "Estadisticas Turismo Ecuador Entradas Salidas Ecuador- Optur". optur.org.