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.
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Counted over the 12 months from your first entry
Tourists may stay up to 90 days in a period of one year counted from their first entry into Ecuador, extendable once by up to 90 more days on application and payment of the fee. Ecuador's Organic Law on Human Mobility gives South American tourists up to 180 days in that year.
This limit is the one set for travellers who need permission to enter. It does not cap a stay you make under freedom of movement.
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Verified Oct 7, 2026 · Source: repositorio.consejodecomunicacion.gob.ec (opens in a new tab) · Ley Orgánica de Movilidad HumanaThe Foreign Ministry lists USD 50 to apply ("Solicitud de visa") and USD 30 when the visa is granted ("Otorgamiento de visa"), and says no VAT is charged.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Each visitor entering Galápagos pays an entry fee to the protected natural areas; park rangers at Baltra and San Cristóbal airports collect it. Foreign tourists over 12 pay US$200 and those under 12 pay US$100. Foreign tourists who are nationals of an Andean Community or Mercosur country pay US$100 over 12 and US$50 under 12. Nationals or foreigners under 2 and people entering in the transeúnte migration category are exempt.
Exemptions: Nationals or foreigners under 2, and people entering in the transeúnte migration category.
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.
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.
Requirements normally count any country you have been in shortly before arrival, not only where you boarded.
International Health Regulations (2005), Article 36 and Annex 7; WHO International Travel and Health, Annex 1, 18 November 2022 (revised 3 January 2023)
Ecuador is a party to the 1949 Geneva Convention on Road Traffic (UN Treaty Collection). Ecuador's General Regulation to the Organic Law on Land Transport, Traffic and Road Safety (Executive Decree 1196, Official Register Supplement 731 of 2012, Article 137) says foreigners entering with a tourist visa or any non-immigrant visa may drive on licences issued in their countries of origin for the whole stay their migratory status allows, but never for more than six months from entry, and foreigners who need no visa may drive on their home licence during the stay granted on entry, provided the licence is valid. After these periods they may not drive unless they exchange their foreign licence for an Ecuadorian one.
Verified Oct 3, 2026 · Source: treaties.un.org (opens in a new tab) · Convention on Road Traffic Compare every countryNo official source we could read names a best time to visit Ecuador.
The Galápagos Governing Council lists a USD 20 Transit Control Card fee and says it must be paid for each trip; Canada's travel advice says the card is purchased at the Galápagos Governing Council counter in the Quito or Guayaquil airports.
The UK Foreign Office tells British nationals they can visit without a visa for up to 90 days in any 12-month period, that an extension of an extra 90 days must be applied for before the first 90-day period ends or they could be fined, and that overstayers are fined when they leave and cannot return to Ecuador unless they pay before leaving.
Health insurance is mandatory for foreign tourists visiting the Galápagos, according to the UK government; no official source we found states a requirement for the mainland.
Australia's Smartraveller says many parts of Ecuador are at high altitude, that you can develop altitude sickness above 2,500 m, and that your travel insurance should cover emergency evacuation from altitude.
The UK government says the Ecuadorean government has declared a 60-day state of emergency as of 15 September, for security reasons, in eight provinces, and that it will mean greater police and military presence on the streets.
| Passports | Visas & entry authorisations | Max stay |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Embassy visa | — |
| Albania | Embassy visa | — |
| Angola | Embassy visa | — |
| Australia | Visa-free | 90 days (+90) |
| Austria | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Bangladesh | Embassy visa | — |
| Barbados | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Belarus | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Bolivia | Free movement | 90 days (+90) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Bulgaria | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Cameroon | Embassy visa | — |
| Canada | Visa-free | 90 days (+90) |
| Chad | Embassy visa | — |
| China | Embassy visa | — |
| Colombia | Free movement | 90 days (+90) |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Embassy visa | — |
| Cuba | Embassy visa | — |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Embassy visa | — |
| Ecuador | Free movement | — |
| Egypt | Embassy visa | — |
| Eritrea | Embassy visa | — |
| Ethiopia | Embassy visa | — |
| France | Visa-free | 90 days (+90) |
| Gambia | Embassy visa | — |
| Germany | Visa-free | 90 days (+90) |
| Ghana | Embassy visa | — |
| Guinea | Embassy visa | — |
| Guinea-Bissau | Embassy visa | — |
| Haiti | Embassy visa | — |
| Hungary | Visa-free | 90 days |
| India | Embassy visa | — |
| Iran | Embassy visa | — |
| Iraq | Embassy visa | — |
| Ireland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Italy | Visa-free | 90 days (+90) |
| Japan | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Kazakhstan | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Kenya | Embassy visa | — |
| Kyrgyzstan | Embassy visa | — |
| Libya | Embassy visa | — |
| Mali | Embassy visa | — |
| Mauritania | Embassy visa | — |
| Moldova | Visa required | — |
| Montenegro | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Myanmar | Embassy visa | — |
| Nepal | Embassy visa | — |
| Netherlands | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Nigeria | Embassy visa | — |
| North Korea | Embassy visa | — |
| North Macedonia | Visa-free | — |
| Pakistan | Embassy visa | — |
| Peru | Free movement | 90 days (+90) |
| Philippines | Embassy visa | — |
| Poland | Visa-free | 90 days (+90) |
| Portugal | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Republic of the Congo | Embassy visa | — |
| Russia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa-free | — |
| Senegal | Embassy visa | — |
| Serbia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Sierra Leone | Embassy visa | — |
| Singapore | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Slovenia | Visa-free | — |
| Somalia | Embassy visa | — |
| South Sudan | Embassy visa | — |
| Spain | Visa-free | 90 days (+90) |
| Sri Lanka | Embassy visa | — |
| Sudan | Embassy visa | — |
| Syria | Embassy visa | — |
| Taiwan | eVisa | — |
| Tajikistan | Embassy visa | — |
| Turkey | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Ukraine | Visa-free | 90 days |
| United Kingdom | Visa-free | 90 days (+90) |
| United States | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Uzbekistan | Embassy visa | — |
| Venezuela | Embassy visa | — |
| Vietnam | Embassy visa | — |
| Yemen | Embassy visa | — |
Stay lengths are for ordinary tourist visits. Click a nationality for its full guide.
No official page we read states the rule for 119 nationalities, so the table leaves them out: Algeria, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chile, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Eswatini, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Georgia, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, Indonesia, Israel, Jamaica, Jordan, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Norway, Oman, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Samoa, San Marino, São Tomé and Príncipe, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Slovakia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Vatican City, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Ecuador's Foreign Ministry lists the countries whose nationals require a visa to enter Ecuador, among them India, the Philippines, Vietnam, Kenya, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cuba, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iraq, Libya, Myanmar, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Senegal, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Venezuela, Yemen 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.
The UK Foreign Office tells British nationals they can visit Ecuador without a visa for up to 90 days in any 12-month period, and can pay to extend their stay by an extra 90 days, applying before the first 90-day period ends.
The UK government tells British travellers that to enter Galápagos they must have evidence of a hotel booking or an invitation letter from their host, evidence of a return flight to the Ecuadorean mainland, a transit control card bought at their departure airport before checking in, and travel health insurance, which it says is mandatory for foreign tourists. The Galápagos Governing Council says tourists may stay up to 60 days in the year, not extendable, counted from their first entry, and must pay the USD 20 Transit Control Card fee on every trip.
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 found states an insurance requirement for mainland Ecuador.
No. Ecuador's Foreign Ministry lists China among the countries whose nationals require a visa to enter Ecuador. It says the visa application is made only online, through the Ministry's official e-VISAS platform.
The UK government says US dollars and the 5, 10, 25 and 50 centavo coins minted in Ecuador are the only legal currencies.
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