Visas
If you wantto work in Ecuador, or simply to guarantee a stay of over ninety days , you'll need a visa . There are a range of visas available, all of which last from six to twelve months, covering study (12-V), work (12-VI), volunteering (12-VII), cultural exchanges (12-VIII) and long-stay business or tourism (12-IX). Each has its own application procedure - you should contact your consulate before travel for advice well in advance. The prices of visas were raised significantly following dollarization. It costs $30 for a visa application form, $100 for a student visa, $200 for a work visa, $150 for volunteers, $50 for cultural exchanges, and $200 for long-stay business or tourism. Once in Ecuador, you have to report to the Direccion de Extranjeria at Carrion and Paez in Quito (tel 02/549080; Mon-Fri 8am-12.30pm) within thirty days of arrival in order to get a censo (identity card). You should bring your passport, certificado de visacion (given to you at the consulate), and copies of your entry stamp, a large envelope (manila) and a folder (carpeta), available from the small hut outside the building. Write your name, address in Quito and passport number on the envelope containing your passport; it'll be stamped and ready for you to collect the next day. After this, go to the Direccion Nacional de Migracion at Avenida Amazonas 2639 and Avenida Republica (tel 02/454122; Mon-Fri 8am-noon & 3-6pm) opposite El Jardin shopping centre, armed with your passport, three passport photos, photocopies of your passport (both available in the shop next door), entry stamp and Extranjeria stamp, and a letter from your hotel owner or landlord confirming your address, plus a copy of their identity card (cedula). You'll be given a form to sign, asked to stick your photos on various bits of paper, and pay a small fee, after which you'll be presented with your Certificado de Empadronamiento (the censo), which you can have laminated at a stall outside. The officials often neglect to tell you this, but you'll also need permission to leave the country (permiso de salida), which you can buy here for a small fee. You can use it for multiple exits during the course of one year.
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