Ecuador passport — visa-free travel

Holders of a Ecuador passport can enter 52 countries visa-free and 32 more on arrival — Henley Passport Index rank #48.

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Visa-free destinations (52)

Countries you can enter on a Ecuador passport without applying for a visa in advance.

Argentina AR Armenia AM Aruba AW Barbados BB Belarus BY Bolivia BO Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba BQ Brazil BR British Virgin Islands VG Cayman Islands KY Chile CL China CN Colombia CO Cook Islands CK Curacao CW Dominica DM Dominican Republic DO El Salvador SV Georgia GE Grenada GD Guatemala GT Guyana GY Haiti HT Honduras HN Hong Kong (SAR China) HK Jamaica JM Kazakhstan KZ Macao (SAR China) MO Malawi MW Malaysia MY Micronesia FM Moldova MD Mongolia MN Nicaragua NI Oman OM Panama PA Paraguay PY Peru PE Philippines PH Singapore SG South Africa ZA St. Maarten MF St. Vincent and the Grenadines VC Suriname SR Tajikistan TJ Thailand TH The Bahamas BS Trinidad and Tobago TT Türkiye TR Turks and Caicos Islands TC Ukraine UA Uruguay UY

Visa on arrival (32)

Countries that issue a visa on arrival to Ecuador passport holders. Bring your passport, fee, and any required photos — no advance application.

Bahrain BH Bangladesh BD Burundi BI Cambodia KH Cape Verde Islands CV Comoro Islands KM Djibouti DJ Egypt EG Guinea-Bissau GW Indonesia ID Iran IR Jordan JO Laos LA Madagascar MG Maldives MV Marshall Islands MH Mauritius MU Mozambique MZ Namibia NA Nepal NP Niue NU Palau Islands PW Qatar QA Rwanda RW Samoa WS Solomon Islands SB St. Lucia LC Tanzania TZ Timor-Leste TL Tuvalu TV Zambia ZM Zimbabwe ZW

Electronic travel authorisation (9)

Countries requiring an eTA — quick online pre-approval, usually issued in minutes to hours.

Israel IL Kenya KE Morocco MA Palestinian Territory PS Russian Federation RU Seychelles SC South Korea KR Sri Lanka LK St. Kitts and Nevis KN

e-Visa available (37)

Countries with an online e-visa. Apply through the official portal before departure.

Albania AL Anguilla AI Antigua and Barbuda AG Azerbaijan AZ Benin BJ Bhutan BT Botswana BW Burkina Faso BF Cameroon CM Congo (Dem. Rep.) CD Côte d'Ivoire CI Cuba CU Equatorial Guinea GQ Ethiopia ET Gabon GA Guinea GN India IN Kyrgyzstan KG Liberia LR Mauritania MR Montserrat MS Myanmar MM Nigeria NG Pakistan PK Papua New Guinea PG São Tomé and Príncipe ST Somalia SO South Sudan SS St. Helena SH Syria SY Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) TW Togo TG Uganda UG United Arab Emirates AE United Kingdom GB Uzbekistan UZ Vietnam VN

Visa required (97)

Countries requiring a pre-arranged visa for Ecuador passport holders. Apply through the destination's embassy or consular service before travel.

Afghanistan AF Algeria DZ American Samoa AS Andorra AD Angola AO Australia AU Austria AT Belgium BE Belize BZ Bermuda BM Bosnia and Herzegovina BA Brunei BN Bulgaria BG Canada CA Central African Republic CF Chad TD Congo (Rep.) CG Costa Rica CR Croatia HR Cyprus CY Czechia CZ Denmark DK Ecuador EC Eritrea ER Estonia EE eSwatini SZ Falkland Islands FK Faroe Islands FO Fiji FJ Finland FI France FR French Guiana GF French Polynesia PF French West Indies FW Germany DE Ghana GH Gibraltar GI Greece GR Greenland GL Guam GU Hungary HU Iceland IS Iraq IQ Ireland IE Italy IT Japan JP Kiribati KI Kosovo XK Kuwait KW Latvia LV Lebanon LB Lesotho LS Libya LY Liechtenstein LI Lithuania LT Luxembourg LU Mali ML Malta MT Mayotte YT Mexico MX Monaco MC Montenegro ME Nauru NR Netherlands NL New Caledonia NC New Zealand NZ Niger NE North Korea KP North Macedonia MK Northern Mariana Islands MP Norway NO Poland PL Portugal PT Puerto Rico PR Reunion RE Romania RO San Marino SM Saudi Arabia SA Senegal SN Serbia RS Sierra Leone SL Slovakia SK Slovenia SI Spain ES Sudan SD Sweden SE Switzerland CH The Gambia GM Tonga TO Tunisia TN Turkmenistan TM United States US US Virgin Islands VI Vanuatu VU Vatican City VA Venezuela VE Yemen YE

Frequently asked questions

  • How many countries can I visit visa-free with a Ecuador passport?

    Holders of a Ecuador passport have visa-free access to 52 countries and visa-on-arrival access to 32 more, for a total of 84 destinations without a pre-arranged visa. Add 46 more reachable via eTA or e-visa.

  • What is the Henley rank of the Ecuador passport?

    The Ecuador passport is ranked #48 in the Henley Passport Index for 2026, with a visa-free count of 93.

  • Where do Ecuador passport holders need a visa?

    Ecuador passport holders need a pre-arranged visa to enter 97 countries.

  • What is the most popular visa-free destination for Ecuador travellers?

    Based on direct flight volume, Colombia is the most-flown visa-free destination from Ecuador, with 4 non-stop routes.

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