Ecuador

Visa Nómada (Rentista para Trabajo Remoto). A rentista variant for remote workers or owners of foreign businesses, needing 3 times the basic salary in foreign income.

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Visa Nómada (Rentista para Trabajo Remoto)

Two-year temporary residence, one renewal; no work for Ecuadorian employers or clients.

Who qualifies

Foreign-source income of 3 SBU a month for the 3 months before applying, about $1,446 a month at the 2026 SBU.
Ecuador Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Visa Nómada, Requisitos especiales
Proof of remote work for an employer, client, or own company domiciled outside Ecuador, with no Ecuadorian clients.
Reglamento a la LOMH, Art. 64
Health insurance valid in Ecuador and an apostilled criminal record no more than 180 days old.
Ecuador Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Visa Nómada

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

Does it fit your family?

3 questions, from the program’s own rules.

Steady monthly income, from any source?

Not legal advice.

What it takes.

Income: Steady income each month, rising with each person who moves.
Just you$1,446
2 people$1,696
4 people$2,196
Time: 4–8 weeks.
Cost: $50 application, $270 issuance, plus apostilles, translation, and insurance.
The hard part: Documenting 3 consecutive months of foreign-source income and a genuinely foreign-domiciled work relationship.

Dollar figures are converted from the local currency at the rate the program’s research used; the official figure is in the local currency.

Citizens by 2033.

If your first permit is issued in 2027 and you keep living there, this is the road.

2027
First residence permit
2 years, renewable for 2 years at a time.
2029
Permanent residence
Twenty-one months in a row as a temporary resident, applying before the temporary visa expires. For that continuity you may not be out of Ecuador for more than 90 days in total over the life of the temporary visa. Permanent residence can be cancelled after the first 2 years if you are away for 2 years in a row.
2032
Apply for citizenship
With a language test and a civics test.
2033
Citizenship

Language: Must speak and write Spanish. Graduates of a Spanish-taught Ecuadorian university degree or postgraduate course are exempt; people over 65 still need Spanish.
Civics: An online exam on Ecuador’s history, geography, culture and current affairs, taken in Spanish; pass mark 90%, three attempts a month apart, then a one-year wait. Over-65s, minors and Ecuadorian university graduates are exempt. There is also an interview on why you want to be Ecuadorian.
Time away: Three years of regular, continuous residence holding the permanent-residence visa, counted from its issue. In those three years you may be out of Ecuador up to 180 days a year; more than that interrupts the residence and you cannot apply.
Two passports: Yes. You keep your U.S. citizenship.

Legally a temporary residence (rentista for remote work), so its months count toward the 21 needed for permanent residence; no work for Ecuadorian employers or clients.
How long the decision takes isn’t published; we allow a year.

The law behind these dates

Living there.

Time you must spend there: None to keep the permit, though absences over 90 days a year can affect the permanent-residence clock.
Tax: Foreign-source remote income is untaxed unless 183+ days makes you a tax resident.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

Start today.

Apply for the Visa Nómada through e-VISAS with proof of remote income.Open gob.ec ↗
Gather these documents.
- Proof of steady income: at least $1,446 a month
- Request your FBI Identity History Summary
- Health insurance that meets the program’s rules

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