Ecuador country guide
MERCOSUR or regional mobility · Last checked 2026-08-08
Estatuto Migratorio Andino
Birth nationality of Bolivia, Colombia, or Peru
Ecuador’s operational Andean Migration Statute route grants two-year, multiple-entry temporary residence to qualifying nationals of Bolivia, Colombia, or Peru and provides a separate timely route to permanent Andean residence.
- Country
- Ecuador
- Applicant basis
- Birth nationality of Bolivia, Colombia, or Peru
- Responsible authority
- Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Movilidad Humana
- Official route status
- Current official route
- Information available
- Detailed guide
- Last checked
- 2026-08-08
Supported requirements
What the current source supports
- Prove birth in Bolivia, Colombia, or Peru and provide a travel or identity document valid for at least six months.
- Provide current police, judicial, or criminal-record evidence from the nationality country and each country of residence during the prior five years, plus Ecuadorian evidence when applying inside Ecuador.
- Provide a written statement of intent to establish temporary residence and the current lawful-means evidence requested by the Ecuadorian procedure.
- Apply through the current eVisas channel, an Ecuadorian consulate, or a zonal office as applicable, with apostilled or legalized supporting documents.
- Request permanent Andean residence during the 90 days before the temporary residence expires if seeking the later status.
Applicant scope
Who this route generally serves
- Generally designed for
- A person born in Bolivia, Colombia, or Peru who wants regional temporary residence in Ecuador under Andean Community Decision 878.
- Legal basis named by the authority
- Andean Community Decision 878, the Ecuadorian mobility framework, and the current MREMH Andean residence procedure.
Route lifecycle
What to confirm from application onward
- Financial basis
- The procedure requires lawful means under current Ecuadorian rules but publishes no special investment threshold for the Andean route.
- Government service fees
- The current procedure lists USD 50 for the application form and no charge for issuance of the Andean visa.
- Initial status
- Two-year temporary Andean residence with multiple entries.
- Renewal
- The cited regional framework directs a qualifying holder toward a separate permanent-residence application during the 90 days before expiry rather than promising automatic conversion.
- Dependents
- Each applicant must meet the applicable Andean and Ecuadorian requirements; no automatic dependent grant is inferred.
- Work rights
- Temporary and permanent Andean residents may undertake employed or self-employed activity on the same conditions as nationals, subject to Ecuadorian law and regulated-profession rules.
- Presence considerations
- The route packet does not state one separate temporary-residence day-count test.
- Permanent residence
- Permanent Andean residence is a separate application filed during the final 90 days of temporary status and is not automatic.
- Citizenship relationship
- Ecuadorian naturalization is separate.
Official evidence
Sources for this route
Concesión de visa temporal — Estatuto Migratorio AndinoMinisterio de Relaciones Exteriores y Movilidad Humana / Registro Único de Trámites y Regulaciones · ES · Last checked 2026-08-08Vigencia operativa del Estatuto Migratorio AndinoMinisterio de Relaciones Exteriores y Movilidad Humana · ES · Last checked 2026-08-08Visa de residencia temporalMinisterio de Relaciones Exteriores y Movilidad Humana · ES · Last checked 2026-08-07Portal eVisas — guía 2026Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Movilidad Humana · ES · Last checked 2026-08-07Ley Orgánica de Movilidad HumanaAsamblea Nacional / Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Movilidad Humana · ES · Last checked 2026-08-08
General planning information only—not legal, tax, or investment advice. A listed route does not determine eligibility. Verify current rules with the responsible authority before acting.