Ecuador visa requirements for Indian passport holders

Check your circumstances

Read these conditions alongside the entry rule. Where official guidance does not state a condition, that is not confirmation that no condition applies.

Passport type Confirmed for this scope

Ecuador's foreign ministry lists India among the nationalities that must present a visa to enter. The pages read do not cover diplomatic or official passports, so this guide covers ordinary passports only.

Official sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility of Ecuador (cancilleria.gob.ec).

Trip purpose Confirmed for this scope

The visa is for tourism. Holders may not work, and other purposes need a different visa on the same e-VISAS platform.

Official sources: Government of Ecuador, official procedures guide (gob.ec).

Age Conditions to check

The criminal record certificate is required only from applicants over 18. A minor's application is made by a legal representative or holder of a power of attorney.

Official sources: Government of Ecuador, official procedures guide (gob.ec).

Residence Not stated in the cited guidance

The application is made only online, and the procedure page sets no rule on the country you apply from. If you are already in Ecuador when you apply, you must show that your stay there is lawful.

Official sources: Government of Ecuador, official procedures guide (gob.ec).

Other visas or residence permits Not stated in the cited guidance

The pages read give no exemption for Indian citizens who hold a US, Schengen or other visa or residence permit. Do not assume one applies.

Official sources: Government of Ecuador, official procedures guide (gob.ec).

Carrier and arrival route Conditions to check

Since 1 September 2025, Indian citizens who only change planes or pass through Ecuador need a Temporary Visitor Transit visa, applied for from abroad at least 20 days before the transit.

Official sources: Government of Ecuador, official procedures guide (gob.ec).

Stay and visa validity Confirmed for this scope

The tourist visa runs for 90 days counted from your entry. Ecuador's Human Mobility Law limits tourists to 90 days in a year from first entry, extendable once by up to 90 days.

Official sources: Government of Ecuador, official procedures guide (gob.ec).

Who needs this visa

Ecuador asks for a visa before entry from the nationalities on its foreign ministry list, and India is on it. The tourist visa is the Temporary Visitor Tourist visa for 90 days, issued for tourism only; it does not allow work. The Ministry of the Interior's entry page also lists India among the nationalities that must show a visa at the border.

Official sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility of Ecuador (cancilleria.gob.ec); Government of Ecuador, official procedures guide (gob.ec); Ministry of the Interior of Ecuador, on gob.ec.

How to apply

The application is made only online, on the Foreign Ministry's e-VISAS platform (serviciosdigitales.cancilleria.gob.ec). Register with your email address, then choose a new procedure, a new visa, Temporary Visitor and Tourist (90 days), and upload your passport details, photo and documents.

Pay the first fee on the day you file: by card until 11:55 PM Ecuador time, or by deposit at Banco del Pacífico during its hours. A request left unpaid that day is deleted and must be entered again. Once paid, the request moves to review.

Official sources: Government of Ecuador, official procedures guide (gob.ec).

Documents and fees

You need a recent color photo (JPG, 5 x 5 cm, white background), a passport valid for at least 6 months, proof of lawful means of support under Ministerial Agreement 70 of 28 June 2024, and your itinerary with return or onward tickets. Applicants over 18 also need an original criminal record certificate from their country of origin, or from each country they lived in during the last five years, translated, apostilled or legalized, and issued no more than 180 days before entry. The authority can ask for more documents.

The fees are USD 50 for the application and USD 30 when the visa is granted.

Official sources: Government of Ecuador, official procedures guide (gob.ec).

Stay limits and extensions

The tourist visa covers 90 days counted from your entry. Under the Human Mobility Law, tourists may stay up to 90 days in a year from their first entry, extendable once by up to 90 more days on request and payment of the fee. The Ministry of the Interior handles these extensions.

Official sources: Government of Ecuador, official procedures guide (gob.ec); Ministry of the Interior of Ecuador, on gob.ec.

Transit, borders and arrival

From 1 September 2025, Ecuador requires a Temporary Visitor Transit visa from the nationalities that need a visa to enter, India included. Apply from outside Ecuador at least 20 days before the transit; it is valid for up to 30 days, and for air transit the ticket must show a stop in Ecuador of no more than 24 hours.

Everyone enters and leaves through official checkpoints, where immigration registers the entry and exit. Ecuador's regulation asks for a passport valid at least six months. The UK and Canadian governments report that travelers entering by land or river from Colombia or Peru must also show an apostilled criminal record certificate.

Official sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility of Ecuador (cancilleria.gob.ec); Government of Ecuador, official procedures guide (gob.ec); Ministry of the Interior of Ecuador, on gob.ec; UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office; Government of Canada.