Visa requirements for Ecuadorian citizens

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Visa requirements for Ecuadorian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Ecuador.

An Ecuadorian identity card is valid for travel to most South American countries.

As of 2026, Ecuadorian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 93 countries and territories, ranking the Ecuadorian passport 48th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.[1]

Citizens of Ecuador do not need a passport when travelling to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. For these countries, they may use just their national identification cards.

Most South American countries do not require a passport as a document to allow Ecuadorian citizens to visit their countries as tourist; a national or state-issued ID card is enough. Nevertheless, this piece of identification must be in good conservation state and less than ten years from its issue date, according to agreements signed in Mercosur's treaties.

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Visa requirements for Ecuadorian citizens holding ordinary passports
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Visa requirements

Visa requirements for holders of normal passports traveling for tourist purposes:

Ecuador is an associated member of Andean Community. As such, its citizens enjoy unlimited access to any of the full members (Bolivia, Colombia and Peru) and other associated members (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) with the right to residence and work, with no requirement other than nationality. In the other hand, they signed an agreement with the Mercosur.

Citizens of these nine countries (including Ecuador) may apply for the grant of "temporary residence" for up to two years in another country of the bloc.[2] Then, they may apply for "permanent residence" just before the term of their "temporary residence" expires.[3][4]
Implementation has varied: Chile limits the benefit to nationals of initial signatories, excluding Peru, Colombia, and Ecuador. Venezuela never ratified the accord, and Argentina and Uruguay grant residence to all South Americans regardless of reciprocity.[5]

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Unrecognized or partially recognized countries

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Countries Conditions of access Notes
Kosovo Visa required[294]
  • Visa not required for holders of a valid biometric residence permit issued by one of the Schengen member states or a valid multi-entry Schengen Visa, a holder of a valid Laissez-Passer issued by United Nations Organizations, NATO, OSCE, Council of Europe or European Union a holder of a valid travel documents issued by EU Member and Schengen States, United States of America, Canada, Australia and Japan based on the 1951 Convention on Refugee Status or the 1954 Convention on the Status of Stateless Persons, as well as holders of valid travel documents for foreigners (max. 15 days stay)[295]
North Cyprus Visa not required[296]
Palestine Visa not required[297]
Taiwan eVisa[298]
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Dependent and autonomous territories

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Countries Conditions of access Notes
China
Hong Kong Visa not required[299]
  • 90 days
Macau Visa not required[300]
  • 30 days
Denmark
Faroe Islands Visa required[301]
Greenland Visa required[302]
France
French Guiana Visa not required
  • 90 days
French Polynesia Visa required
France French West Indies Visa not required

France Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy

Visa required
Mayotte Visa required
New Caledonia Visa required
  • 90 days
Réunion Visa required
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Visa required
Wallis and Futuna Visa required
Netherlands
Aruba Visa not required[303]
  • 90 days
Netherlands Caribbean Netherlands Visa not required[304]
Curaçao Visa not required[305]
  • 90 days
Sint Maarten Visa not required[305]
  • 90 days
New Zealand
Cook Islands Visa not required
Niue Visa not required
Tokelau Visa required[308]
United Kingdom
Akrotiri and Dhekelia Visa required
  • Aktotiri and Dhekelia joined the Schengen area following Brexit.[309]
Anguilla eVisa[310][311]
  • Holders of a valid visa or residence permit for the United Kingdom, United States or Canada do not need a visa.
Bermuda Visa required
  • Can transit visa-free via United Kingdom.
British Virgin Islands Visa not required[312]
  • 1 month entry stamp on arrival.
Cayman Islands Visa not required[313]
  • 6 months
Falkland Islands Visa required[314]
Gibraltar Visa required[315]
  • Gibraltar's status to join the Schengen Area is yet to be confirmed.[316]
Guernsey Visa required
Isle of Man Visa required
Jersey Visa required
Montserrat eVisa[317]
  • Holders of a valid visa for the United Kingdom, United States, Canada or an EU country do not need a visa.
Saint Helena eVisa[318]
Turks and Caicos Visa not required [319] 90 days
United States
American Samoa Visa required[320]
Guam Visa required[321]
Northern Mariana Islands Visa required[322]
U.S. Virgin Islands Visa required[323]
Puerto Rico Visa required[324]
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