Tourist Visa according to the New Immigration Law

There are some interpretations of the new law regarding with the "tourist visa". The previous picture is taken from one of the pages of the new law approved some days ago by president Rafael Correa.

As you can see on the article 56, in the highlighted paragraphs, it clearly says the following:

"The tourists are all the people who come to Ecuador with the purpose of carrying out tourist activities and they are prohibited from carrying out work activities.

The term of stay for tourists will be up to 90 days in the period of one year counted from its first entry, renewable once only for an additional 90 days, upon request and payment of the respective fee.

If you are interested in extending your stay for a maximum term of up to one year as a tourist, you must ask the Human Mobility Authority for a special tourist visa with which you will not be able to carry out work activities. In order to obtain this visa, you must prove the legal means of subsistence that allow you to stay in the country, as well as make payment of the corresponding fees fixed in the regulations of this Law. This type of visa will be requested only once every five years".