Ecuador visa requirements · checked 26 September 2026
Visa & Entry Requirements for EcuadorMost travellers can visit Ecuador without a visa: 151 of 198 passports enter visa-free, usually for 90 days.
Ecuador's Foreign Ministry lists the countries whose nationals require a visa to enter Ecuador, among them India, the Philippines, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cuba, Nigeria, Pakistan, Venezuela and China. Ecuador's Regulation to the Organic Law on Human Mobility says a foreigner who enters Ecuador as a tourist may stay for a maximum of 90 days in a one-year period, and that foreigners from the countries for which Ecuador has established a tourist-visa requirement must apply for the visa at a consular office; the Foreign Ministry's procedure page names those countries as the countries to which Ecuador requires a visa before entry. The UK, Canadian, Australian, French, German, Italian and Polish governments say their citizens can visit without a visa.
Do I need a visa for Ecuador? Quick answers
United States
Visa-free
90 days
United Kingdom
Visa-free
90 days
Germany
Visa-free
90 days
India
Visa required
China
Visa required
Canada
Visa-free
90 days
Australia
Visa-free
90 days
Poland
Visa-free
90 days
Another passport? Use the checker or find it in the table below.
Visa for Ecuador — requirements summaryAll travellers must meet the entry rules set by Ecuador, and they depend on your nationality. Find your passport below — you may be able to enter visa-free, or need an eVisa, a visa on arrival or a visa from an embassy.
| Passport | Requirement | Max stay | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Albania |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Algeria |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Andorra |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Angola |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Antigua and Barbuda |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Argentina |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Armenia |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
| Australia |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Austria |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Azerbaijan |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Bahamas |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Bahrain |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Bangladesh |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Barbados |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Belarus |
Visa-free | 30 days | Details → |
 Belgium |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Belize |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Benin |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Bhutan |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Bolivia |
Freedom of movement | 90 days | Details → |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Botswana |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Brazil |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Brunei |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Bulgaria |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Burkina Faso |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Burundi |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Cambodia |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Cameroon |
Visa required | — | Details → |
| Canada |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Cape Verde |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Central African Republic |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Chad |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Chile |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
| China |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Colombia |
Freedom of movement | 90 days | Details → |
 Comoros |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Costa Rica |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Côte d'Ivoire |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Croatia |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Cuba |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Cyprus |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Czechia |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Denmark |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Djibouti |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Dominica |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Dominican Republic |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 DR Congo |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Egypt |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 El Salvador |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Equatorial Guinea |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Eritrea |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Estonia |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Eswatini |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Ethiopia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Fiji |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Finland |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 France |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Gabon |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Gambia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Georgia |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
| Germany |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Ghana |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Greece |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Grenada |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Guatemala |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Guinea |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Guinea-Bissau |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Guyana |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Haiti |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Honduras |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Hong Kong |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Hungary |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Iceland |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
| India |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Indonesia |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Iran |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Iraq |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Ireland |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Israel |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Italy |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Jamaica |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Japan |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Jordan |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Kazakhstan |
Visa-free | 30 days | Details → |
 Kenya |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Kiribati |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Kosovo |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Kuwait |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Kyrgyzstan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Laos |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Latvia |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Lebanon |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Lesotho |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Liberia |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Libya |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Liechtenstein |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Lithuania |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Luxembourg |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Macau |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Madagascar |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Malawi |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Malaysia |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Maldives |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Mali |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Malta |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Marshall Islands |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Mauritania |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Mauritius |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Mexico |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Micronesia |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Moldova |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Monaco |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Mongolia |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Montenegro |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Morocco |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Mozambique |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Myanmar |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Namibia |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Nauru |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Nepal |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Netherlands |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 New Zealand |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Nicaragua |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Niger |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Nigeria |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 North Korea |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 North Macedonia |
Visa-free | — | Details → |
 Norway |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Oman |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Pakistan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Palau |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Palestine |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Panama |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Papua New Guinea |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Paraguay |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Peru |
Freedom of movement | 90 days | Details → |
 Philippines |
Visa required | — | Details → |
| Poland |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Portugal |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Qatar |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Republic of the Congo |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Romania |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Russia |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Rwanda |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Saint Lucia |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Visa-free | — | Details → |
 Samoa |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 San Marino |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Sao Tome and Principe |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Saudi Arabia |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Senegal |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Serbia |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Seychelles |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Sierra Leone |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Singapore |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Slovakia |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Slovenia |
Visa-free | — | Details → |
 Solomon Islands |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Somalia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 South Africa |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 South Korea |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 South Sudan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Spain |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Sri Lanka |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Sudan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Suriname |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Sweden |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Switzerland |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Syria |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Taiwan |
eVisa | — | Details → |
 Tajikistan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Tanzania |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Thailand |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Timor-Leste |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Togo |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Tonga |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Tunisia |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Türkiye |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Turkmenistan |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Tuvalu |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Uganda |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Ukraine |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 United Arab Emirates |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
| United Kingdom |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
| United States |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Uruguay |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Uzbekistan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Vanuatu |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Vatican City |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Venezuela |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Vietnam |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Yemen |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Zambia |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Zimbabwe |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
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Ecuador visa types, fees and processing timesFee and processing time not published — confirm with the embassy or consulate before you apply.
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Entry requirements for EcuadorThe UK Foreign Office tells British nationals that, to enter Ecuador, their passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the date they arrive.
UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — Ecuador entry requirements✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
Your passport needs at least 1 blank page.
US Department of State — Ecuador international travel information✓ Checked 15 Oct 2026
Ecuador's Ministry of Public Health said on 28 August 2025 that it had modified the requirement to present a yellow fever vaccination certificate to enter the country from Colombia, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil: instead of a mandatory requirement, vaccination becomes a recommendation, especially for travellers heading to jungle areas, at least ten days before travel. WHO's 2022 country list says proof of vaccination against yellow fever is required for travellers aged 1 year or over arriving from Brazil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, and for travellers who transited for more than 12 hours through an airport of those countries.
Ministerio de Salud Pública del Ecuador — elimina la obligatoriedad del carné de vacunación contra fiebre amarilla (28 Aug 2025)✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
The UK government tells British travellers that to enter Galápagos they must have travel health insurance, which it says is mandatory for foreign tourists. No official source we could read states an insurance requirement for mainland Ecuador.
UK FCDO travel advice — Ecuador entry requirements✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
Ecuador's Foreign Ministry lists a travel itinerary and outbound and return tickets among the requirements for its 90-day tourist visa. For other arrivals, no official source we could read states that a return or onward ticket is required; the UK government tells British travellers that at border control they may be asked to provide their reason for travel and to show proof of a return or onward journey.
UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — Ecuador entry requirements✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
Ecuador's Foreign Ministry requires tourist-visa applicants to prove lawful means of support under Ministerial Agreement No. 70 of 28 June 2024. No official source we could read states a funds requirement for visitors who do not need a visa.
gob.ec — Concesión de visa de visitante temporal turista (90 días), Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
The Galápagos Governing Council says the Transit Control Card is a mandatory requirement for everyone who wishes to visit the province of Galápagos, as a tourist or a transient, and must be presented both on entering and on leaving the province. At the Guayaquil or Quito airport, tourists present valid personal identification, a return air ticket between the mainland and Galápagos, and payment of the USD 20 fee, which is paid for each trip.
Consejo de Gobierno del Régimen Especial de Galápagos — Preguntas frecuentes, control migratorio (TCT)✓ Checked 7 Oct 2026
The UK government says that from 29 July every adult passenger or family group travelling to or from Ecuador carrying taxable goods or cash equal to or higher than USD 10,000 must register online, complete the form and present its digital version (QR code) to customs on arrival or departure, at least three days before travelling.
Servicio Nacional de Aduana del Ecuador (SENAE) — Viajeros por vía aérea✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
Foreigners who entered as tourists with 90 days and exceeded that time without requesting an extension, those who requested an extension and exceeded 180 days, and those who entered with 180 days and exceeded that time are fined one unified basic remuneration. For family groups of parents and minor children with 3 or more members, the fine is one unified basic salary per family. The UK government says overstayers are fined when they leave and are not allowed to return to Ecuador unless they pay the fine before leaving.
Gobierno del Ecuador (gob.ec) — Ley Orgánica Reformatoria a la Ley Orgánica de Movilidad Humana (R.O. 7S 151, 24-X-2025)✓ Checked 12 Oct 2026
The UK government says every adult passenger or family group travelling to or from Ecuador carrying cash equal to or higher than USD 10,000 must declare it online and present the form to customs on arrival or departure, and that you will have to pay tax on amounts over USD 1,350 when you leave.
Servicio Nacional de Aduana del Ecuador (SENAE) — Viajeros por vía aérea✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
Ecuador visa requirements statisticsWe track the entry rules of Ecuador for 198 passports. The most common situation is visa-free, which applies to 151 passports (76%). 76% of passports can enter without a visa. The least common is eVisa (1 passport).
Open your passport in the table for the exact rules — maximum stay, fees, how to apply and the official source. Entry rules change at short notice: confirm with the embassy of Ecuador or its official immigration website before you travel.
Frequently asked questions about Ecuador visasData: TravelRequirements.info — Entry Requirements Dataset, AXG Sp. z o.o. (CC BY 4.0) — official sources are linked on each passport page. Gaps filled from the Passport Index dataset (MIT).
Travelling from Ecuador?
Ecuador passport holders can visit 48 countries without a visa. Open a country for the exact rules.
Antigua and Barbuda
90d
Argentina
90d
Armenia
180d
Bahamas
90d
Barbados
90d
Belarus
30d
Bolivia
90d
Brazil
90d
Chile
90d
China
30d
Colombia
90d
Dominica
21d
Dominican Republic
∞
El Salvador
180d
Gambia
90d
Georgia
360d
Grenada
90d
Guyana
90d
Haiti
90d
Honduras
90d
Hong Kong
90d
Israel
90d
Jamaica
30d
Kazakhstan
30d
Macau
30d
Malaysia
30d
Micronesia
30d
Moldova
90d
Mongolia
30d
Nicaragua
90d
Palestine
∞
Panama
90d
Paraguay
90d
Peru
180d
Philippines
30d
Russia
90d
Saint Kitts and Nevis
90d
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
90d
Seychelles
90d
Singapore
30d
South Africa
90d
Tajikistan
30d
Thailand
60d
Trinidad and Tobago
90d
Türkiye
90d
Ukraine
90d
Uruguay
90d
Venezuela
90d
