Applying for Ecuador permanent residency? One mistake can cost you two years

If you are planning to apply for permanent residency in Ecuador, please read this before you do a single thing. The process has become more strict. The Ministry is taking around 90 days to reply.

If you’re denied and your temporary visa lapses – you don’t get a do-over. you have to leave Ecuador and re-enter as a tourist.

If you are denied, you have to pay for a new 2 year visa. If you are denied, you have to wait out the entire 2 year period to apply for PR again.

If you are denied, you are subject to another 2 years of travel restrictions outside of Ecuador.

If you are denied, that is years of patience, and years of waiting, and years of work, erased.

Ecuador is tightening immigration rules, and changing immigration law, with zero public notice.

This is not the place to DIY and risk your Ecuador residency with a cut-rate fixer.

What working with Ecuapass actually looks like:

A licensed Ecuadorian attorney reviews your file. Our attorney checks every document against current Ministry standards before anything is submitted — not after a rejection.

A defined, step-by-step process. you know exactly which document is needed, why, and what stage your file is in. No guessing. No “it’s being processed.”

Clear communication is the product. Straight answers, fast. you are never left wondering where your PR stands.

Everything is digital. Apostille, certified translation, notarization, and e-visa filing — all handled from scans. No DHL. No lost originals. No office visits.

Curveballs anticipated months out— not discovered at the deadline when it’s too late to fix them.

Reach out today Let us review your PR plan before it becomes a problem.

Chip, Website: ecuapass.com, WhatsApp: +593 96 284 8410

Address: Luis Cordero, Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador 

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