Passports & Visas

Passports & Visas

Ecuador

Visa

According to the LOMH mentions, all people must enter or leave the national territory through official immigration control points. The entry and exit of persons shall be controlled with strict respect for human rights.

Ecuadorian and foreign children and adolescents may enter the national territory under the following conditions:

1. 1. Accompanied by their parents or one of them, legal guardians or whoever exercises the homeland.
   2. Alone or with third parties. If the foreign child or adolescent enters, he or she must only have the authorization of the person or persons exercising parental authority, of the competent authority in their respective country or under the regulations in force in their country of origin and the rules of the international agreements in force, of which Ecuador is a member.

Foreign citizens

The LOMH mentions, foreigners can enter Ecuador upon presentation of a travel document that proves their identity. Likewise, the immigration control agent must verify the migratory status invoked by the foreign person at the time of his presentation at the official immigration control point.

Requirements:

1. 1. Valid and valid passport (6 months of validity)
   2. ID card or DNI citizens of South American countries such as: (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Guyana, Peru, and Suriname).

The time that a foreign or citizen can stay in the country 

A foreign or citizen can stay in the country for 90 days from his first entry into Ecuadorian territory, extendable for ninety additional days before the payment of one-third of the unified basic salary.

The minimum validity of passports required by Ecuador at the time of applying for entry into the country

Services offered by Immigration Support Services

At the national level there are 18 offices of the Migration Support Service (SAM) in which the following procedures can be carried out:

• • Migratory movements.
  • Extensions. 
  • Registration and lifting of exit bans. 
  • Free legal advice 
  • Reception of offices with requirements by Competent Authorities requesting Migratory Movements.

Peru

Visa

Citizens of Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay who travel to Peru for tourism purposes, can enter the national territory carrying only their national identity document or card (in case of Colombian minors, they can carry their identity card).

Citizens of Venezuela need to have some type of visa to enter Peru, unless they have permanent residence in a member country of the Pacific Alliance (Chile, Colombia or Mexico).

When a minor child or adolescent travels, it is necessary to have a Travel Authorization for minors (you can request this procedure to pasaportes@consuladodelperu.org.co).

Passport

Passport is needed as part of the requirement to travel to Peru, the passport must be valid and have more than six months remaining validity by the date of travel.

Passport expiration date is important

Because stays as a tourist in Peru are up to 90 days and, in other cases, up to 183 days. You don’t want to risk your passport expiring while traveling in Peru.

If your passport is lost or stolen

The first thing you should do is report the theft or loss to the police, keep the copy of the report they give you and request a new passport at the consular headquarters or embassy of your country of origin. You need to have the new document before leaving Peru.

If you do not have a passport

You can travel with a citizenship card if you have a citizenship card in countries such as Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Uruguay, you can enter with this document without the need to present your passport. Remember that it is always recommended that your passport is valid for at least 6 months after your date of return from Peru.

Bolivia

Visa and passport

Group, I citizens can enter Bolivia for up to 90 days, per calendar year, upon presentation of their passport and yellow fever vaccine. In the case of citizens of the member countries of MERCOSUR and the Andean Community, they may also enter with an identity card instead of a passport.

Group 1: Countries that do not require a tourist visa to enter Bolivia:

• • Australia
  • Canada
  • Germany
  • Netherlands
  • Denmark
  • Spain
  • Italy
  • France
  • Northern Ireland

The Tourist Visa is granted to foreigners from certain countries (Groups II and III) who visit Bolivia for tourist purposes, who will stay for a period of 30 to 90 days in Bolivian territory.

The tourist visa is issued by the Consular Section for 30-day entry and the person can go to the Migration Offices in Bolivia and extend their stay up to 90 days per calendar year.

Group II: Countries that need a tourist visa

• • United States

National identification documents required to enter Bolivia:

• • Passport
  • Identity card
  • National Single Registry Card (RUN).
  • National Identification Registry Card (RIN)
  • Immigration Card for residents in the country