🇪🇨 Immigration guide
Temporary residence options include employment or self-employment, investment, pension or stable income, family, professional activity and digital-nomad routes. A permanent-residence application is generally available after more than 21 months of qualifying temporary residence; ordinary naturalisation generally requires a permanent-resident visa and at least three years of regular residence.
Visit the official immigration siteFor context and matching only; this is not a visa eligibility determination.
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View population and income statistics sourceThese structured advantages reflect currently published routes with official sources and are not a promise of an individual outcome.
Long-term visa routes
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PR / citizenship routes
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Only routes with current review coverage and complete official sourcing are shown here.
For foreign nationals who have an employment relationship with an entity in Ecuador and intend to live and work there lawfully.
For applicants seeking temporary residence on the basis of a deposit, property, securities or business investment recognised by current law, with proof of lawful means of support.
Children, spouses or legally recognised partners of a qualifying temporary resident under Article 60 may apply; other direct permanent-resident relationships are outside this checklist.
Meeting a residence or eligibility period usually does not grant status automatically; check each route's application method and limits.
A holder of an Ecuador permanent-resident visa who has lived regularly and continuously in Ecuador for at least three years may apply for a naturalisation certificate, subject to an interview and national-knowledge and Spanish-language checks.
Timing：Check the official residence-period rule.
Application method：Usually requires a separate application
View the full settlement route and official sources →