This article will explain the different kinds of visas that Ecuador offers for foreign people.

9-I VISA - Visa rentier or retired:

Can apply those foreigners who receive any kind of pension or income from abroad and monthly receive more than $ 800 US dollars.

VISA 9-I - Investor Visa:

Can apply those foreigners who have established a trust for a minimum amount of $ 48,000 US dollars and the one that will be equivalent to the pensions of five years.

9-II VISA - Visa policy of investor, title or mortgage bonds:

Can apply those foreigners who have made deposits in a Ecuadorian financial institution, of a value of $ 25,000 US dollars and for a period greater than 365 days. If you have dependents, you should add to this amount an additional $ 500 US dollars per each person.

9-II VISA - Visa investor in shares of companies:

Can apply those foreigners who have invested in shares of companies in Ecuador with an amount more than $ 25,000 US dollars. If you have dependents, you should add to this amount an additional $ 500 US dollars per each person.

9-II VISA - Visa for investors in real estate property or properties:

Can apply those foreign owners of property or properties whose commercial value, exceeds $ 25,000 US dollars. If you have dependents, you should add to this amount, an additional $ 500 US dollars per each person.

9-III VISA - Visa for investors - foreign person not making the investment:

Can apply for those aliens who made a deposit of $ 3,000 US dollars in an account indicated by the Authority. And if the person making the investment within a maximum period of 180 days from the date of issuance of an immigrant visa, the deposit will be allocated to the fiscal treasury, subject to deportation action.

9-III VISA - Visa not anonymous investor in company:

Can apply foreigners that invested in non-anonymous Ecuadorian companies for more than $ 30,000 US dollars.

9-III VISA - Visa Individual investor in business:

Can apply foreigners engaged in industry, agriculture, livestock or export trade.

9-IV VISA - Visa Attorney General company domiciled in the country:

Can enforce foreign entrepreneurs, the law has granted this quality, being representatives of a company based in our country and who can prove that the company was incorporated or has increased its share capital to more than $ 25,000 US dollars, or have at least $ 100,000 US dollars in fixed assets.

9-IV VISA - Visa attorney general company be domiciled in the country:

Can apply the foreign businessmen, representatives of companies whose seat is in our country and shall constitute a larger capital of $ 25,000 US dollars or with at least $ 100,000 US dollars in fixed assets.

9-IV VISA - Visa for work contract:

Can apply foreigners who have held for more than three years a contract of employment with the same legal person and that has set in that time frame to Ecuador as a country of residence.

9-IV VISA Visa for religious:

Can apply foreigners who are part of religious organizations duly accredited in Ecuador.

9-IV VISA - Visa for worker Foreign Press:

Can apply foreigners who work for foreign media accredited in Ecuador.

9-V VISA - Visa for professionals:

Can apply the highly trained professionals who want to work in Ecuador in the field of knowledge.

9-VI VISAS - DIFFERENT KINDS:

Visa for protection by marriage, kinship or family reunification: dependents may apply later the Ecuadorian citizenship.
Visa for protection for children born abroad to Ecuadorian parents.
Visa for protection for foreign parents who take refuge in his Ecuadorian child.
Visa pursuant to parent or sibling of an Ecuadorian citizen by naturalization.
Visa for forming under him or a union of foreign made with an Ecuadorian / a citizen.
Visa for protection for other cases that are not covered in the previous nine-VI visas, and that can be put for consideration by the Authority.