What the Ecuador visa rules mean for Taiwan travellers
Taiwan passport holders need an eVisa to enter Ecuador. You apply online, upload a passport scan and a photo, pay the fee and receive the visa by email. Apply at least one to two weeks before your trip and print the approval — some airlines and border officers ask to see it on paper.
The main option is the Temporary visitor visa – tourist, 90 days (Visa de visitante de turismo).
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Ecuador applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: The 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.
- Blank passport pages: Your passport needs at least 1 blank page.
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: 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 …
- Travel insurance: 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 requiremen…
Ecuador entry rules compared
Ecuador lets 151 passports in without a visa, issues eVisas to 1 and requires an embassy visa from 46. Overall the Taiwan passport ranks #85 in the world with 75 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Americas? With a Taiwan passport you can also visit 13 countries in the region without a visa, including Belize, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras and Haiti.
In the other direction, Ecuador citizens need evisa to visit Taiwan.