🇺🇸 American-Owned · Based in Cuenca

Your Ecuador Visa,
Simplified

Expert visa services for professionals, retirees, and investors. We handle the paperwork, the bureaucracy, and the Spanish.

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$482/mo

Lowest Visa Threshold

8,500+

Community Members

EN & ES

English & Spanish

VISA CATEGORIES

Find Your Path to Ecuador

Professional Visa

For degree holders from any accredited university. Register with SENESCYT and qualify with the lowest income requirement of any visa.

Min. $482/mo income

Best Value

🌴

Retirement Visa

For retirees with pension or Social Security income. Ecuador's most popular expat visa.

Min. $1,446/mo income

Premium

📈

Investor Visa

For those investing in Ecuadorian real estate, businesses, or government securities.

Min. $48,200 investment

Flexible

💰

Rentista Visa

For those with passive income from investments, rental properties, or trust funds.

Min. $1,446/mo income

Not sure which visa fits? Take the 2-minute eligibility quiz →

Also available: Digital Nomad, Dependent, Marriage, Student, Work, and Volunteer visas. See all visa types →

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WHY ECUAPASS

DIY vs. Working With Us

Task

DIY Approach

With EcuaPass

Document Preparation

✗Research requirements yourself

Research requirements yourself

✓Personalized document checklist

Personalized document checklist

Apostilles & Legalization

✗Navigate foreign bureaucracy

Navigate foreign bureaucracy

✓We handle everything

We handle everything

Spanish Translations

✗Find certified translators

Find certified translators

✓Our certified translators

Our certified translators

Immigration Appointments

✗Book & attend solo

Book & attend solo

✓We schedule & accompany you

We schedule & accompany you

Risk of Errors

✗High — delays or denials

High — delays or denials

✓Near zero — expert review

Near zero — expert review

Your Time Invested

✗60–80 hours of research & logistics

60–80 hours of research & logistics

✓10–15 hours — we do the rest

10–15 hours — we do the rest

Ongoing Support

✗You’re on your own

You’re on your own

✓Support through cédula

Support through cédula

Our Process

Five Steps to Your New Life

Free Consultation

We discuss your income, documents, and timeline on WhatsApp or video call. If we’re not the right fit, we’ll tell you — and point you to DIY resources.

Who's Behind EcuaPass

🇪🇨 Cuenca Resident

Chip Moreno

Founder & Lead Visa Consultant

I didn't just study Ecuador's visa system — I went through it myself. As an American who moved to Cuenca and obtained permanent residency through the Professional Visa pathway, I've navigated every step personally: SENESCYT, apostilles, immigration appointments, cédula.

I also run CuencaExpat.com and ExpatEcuador.com — the largest English-language Ecuador expat communities online, with 8,500+ combined members.

I founded EcuaPass because too many expats struggle with a process that just needs someone who knows the system inside and out.

◆Ecuador PR Holder◆SENESCYT Certified◆CS Degree — WGU◆EA Candidate (Part 1 Passed)◆Based in Cuenca

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about getting your Ecuador visa

Four to six months total, from ordering your first document to receiving your cédula. The biggest variable is document gathering — your FBI check and apostilles take 8–14 weeks depending on whether you expedite. Government processing runs 4–8 weeks after submission.

Every visa requires a passport, apostilled criminal background check, apostilled birth certificate, health certificate, and passport photos. Additional documents vary by visa type — income verification for Pensioner/Rentista, degree registration for Professional, investment proof for Investor. We provide a personalized checklist during your consultation.

Not for the visa process — we handle all Spanish-language communication with immigration authorities. For daily life in Ecuador, basic Spanish makes everything easier, but it’s not a visa requirement.

Visa denials are almost always caused by document problems — an expired background check, a missing apostille, income documentation that doesn’t clearly show the required threshold. These are fixable. Our document review process is specifically designed to catch these issues before submission. If an application we prepared is denied due to something we missed, we work with you to resolve it at no additional service fee.

Yes. Most of our clients are already in Ecuador on tourist visas when they begin the residency process. You can start gathering documents before you arrive and submit your application after you’re here.

Government visa fees total $320 ($50 application + $270 visa grant) regardless of visa type. For dependents, the sponsor must prove an extra $250/month in income per dependent. EcuaPass service fees range from $1,200 to $1,750 depending on your visa category. Document costs (FBI check, apostilles, translations) are paid directly to those providers and vary by country of origin.

Book a free consultation and we’ll discuss your situation, timeline, and create a personalized plan. There’s no obligation — we want to make sure we’re the right fit for your needs.

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Your Ecuador Visa,Simplified