Ecuador entry requirements for Chilean citizens

How long you can stay

Up to 180 days in any 365-day period.

What you need

• Passport valid for at least 6 months (UK FCDO: from arrival; Canada: beyond your planned departure)
• Entry stamp / authorised-stay record from migration control on arrival (keep it — needed when leaving)

Good to know

Visa-free: Chile is not on Ecuador's official list of nationalities that must have a visa to enter (MREMH 'Países de Régimen Especial' list on gob.ec and Cancillería 'Lista de países que deben presentar visa al ingresar al Ecuador'). Under LOMH Art. 66(6), tourists who do not need a visa receive an 'autorización de permanencia' at the official migration control point. As a South American national you get up to 180 days: LOMH Art. 56 — 'Para los turistas suramericanos el plazo de permanencia será de hasta ciento ochenta días en el periodo de un año cronológico contados a partir de su primer ingreso.' There is no tourist extension beyond that: the Ministerio del Interior extension service (gob.ec, updated 2025-10-31) is for tourists 'excepto ciudadanos sudamericanos ya que, poseen una autorización de permanencia de hasta 180 días.' Counting: the year starts on your first entry (the 'año cronológico'), not 1 January and not a rolling window; we model it as 180 days in any 365-day window, which is never more generous than the law. Ecuador also applies Andean Community/Mercosur arrangements via 'acuerdos internacionales específicos' (Art. 56) — not modelled here. Overstay (LOMH Art. 169, falta migratoria leve 2.b): a tourist who stays past the authorised 90 days without an extension, past 180 days with one, or past 180 days when admitted for 180, is fined one 'remuneración básica unificada' (one Ecuadorian basic monthly wage). Health insurance: since the 2021 reform the LOMH (Art. 52) only says residents must hold public or private health insurance; no general insurance requirement for mainland tourists appears in the consolidated law. Galápagos (per UK FCDO and Global Affairs Canada travel advice, not an Ecuadorian page we could load): tourists may stay up to 60 days (Canada: '60 days in a 1-year period'); you need a Transit Control Card bought at Quito or Guayaquil airport before check-in, a return ticket to the mainland, proof of a hotel booking or host invitation, and (UK) travel health insurance. The Galápagos national-park entry fee is not stated here because no official Ecuadorian source for it could be loaded. Land arrivals: Global Affairs Canada (updated 2026-10-09) says travellers entering by land or river must present an apostilled criminal-record check covering the past five years (with a Spanish translation); minors travelling with family are generally exempt. Customs: you must file the online Formulario de Registro Aduanero (FRA) only if you bring taxable goods or USD 10,000+ in cash/bearer instruments (SENAE).

Source Ley Orgánica de Movilidad Humana, consolidated text with last reform R.O. 151-7S of 24-X-2025 (Art. 56 Turista; Art. 66 Tipos de visa; Art. 169 faltas migratorias) — published on gob.ec (Plataforma Gubernamental, Gobierno del Ecuador)Checked against the source on 2026-10-10