What is SENESCYT and do I need it for my Ecuador visa?

SENESCYT (Secretaría Nacional de Educación Superior, Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación) is Ecuador's higher-education authority for foreign-degree recognition. Recognition may be relevant to the Professional Visa and other procedures that ask for an Ecuador-recognised qualification, but the route, degree, document, and current category rules must be checked together. The file can involve an apostilled and translated degree, transcript, and additional evidence; timing varies by origin and workload. Do not assume SENESCYT is required or unnecessary for a different route without checking its current checklist.