Minimum cost
$50
application fee
Timeline
3 years
residency required
Visa-free access
95
passport rank #53
Dual citizenship
Allowed
Path to citizenship
- Residency3 years · permanent
- Apply180-545 days
- Citizenshipafter the oath
Overview
- Country
- Ecuador
- Program
- Ecuador Standard Naturalization
- Local name
- Naturalización Ecuatoriana
- Type
- Naturalization
- Status
- Active
- Residency required
- 3 years
- Processing time
- 180-545 days
- Dual citizenship
- Allowed
- Visa-free countries
- 95 destinations
- Passport rank
- #53 (Henley Index)
Naturalization after 3 years of permanent residency with no single year exceeding 180 days outside the country. Permanent residency typically requires 2 years of prior temporary residency, making the effective total timeline around 5 years. Reduced to 2 years of permanent residency for those married to or with children with an Ecuadorian citizen.
Fees and costs
- Application fee
- $50
Eligibility and requirements
- Minimum age 18+
- Police clearance required
- Medical exam not required
- Interview required
- Language Conversational Spanish
- Civics test Ecuadorian History, Geography & Civics Evaluation
- Oath required
Residency requirements
- Residency required
- 3 years
- Residency type
- Permanent
- Continuous
- Must be unbroken
- Max absence
- 180 days
- Income required
- Must demonstrate sufficient means for support
Passport and mobility
- Passport rank
- #53 (Henley Index)
- Visa-free access
- 95 countries
- Passport validity
- 6 years
- EU citizenship
- No
- Schengen access
- No
Physical presence
- Must visit country
- Yes
How to apply
- Method
- Both
- Apply from abroad
- Yes
- Application type
- Open
- Official website
- www.cancilleria.gob.ec
- Legal basis
- Constitución de la República del Ecuador Art. 8; Ley de Naturalización
Notes and caveats
Permanent residency requires 2 years of prior temporary residency, making the effective total ~5 years. Married to or children with Ecuadorian: 2 years permanent residency. Max 180 days absence per year during the 3-year qualifying period.