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Do you plan to travel to Ecuador? The mandatory requirement of international travel insurance will no longer be necessary to visit Ecuador as a tourist.
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LAST Update and repeal of compulsory insurance 21/08/2018:
After 3 postponements and generating great concern in the Ecuadorian tourism industry, the implementation measure of the mandatory International Travel Insurance to Ecuador has been ELIMINATED and that's it IT WILL NOT BE A MANDATORY REQUIREMENT to visit the country as a tourist:
Foreign tourists entering mainland Ecuador will no longer need to take out health insurance, this is provided by the Organic Law for Productive Development, Investment Attraction, Generation of Employment and Stability and Fiscal Balance that entered into force this Tuesday after its publication in the Official Gazette.
the numeral 1 of the article 44 provides for the repeal of the fifth paragraph of article 56 of the Organic Law of Human Mobility which established the mandatory nature of insurance for tourist migratory quality as a requirement for entry into Continental Ecuador.
What's Next, It is no longer in force and it only remains as a sample of all the misinformation and uncertainty that this measure generated for almost 1 year.
Update 13/07/2018:
The new date of entry into force of the mandatory international travel insurance for tourists visiting Ecuador was postponed to 10 September 2018 as indicated in the new decree. There are still no regulations or details on the coverage or application of this Decree:
Update 24/04/2018
Under an official statement from Ministry of Tourism, the implementation of health insurance for foreigners has been postponed once again by 90 days from the present date, which will enter into official force on 22 July 2018. Statement is attached:
Update 31/01/2018
With Executive Decree 310 signed by the President of Ecuador Lenin Moreno on 31 from January 2018, The entry into operation of the mandatory International Travel Insurance to Ecuador has been made official. This will come into effect 90 days after the signing of the Decree, This means that this will be effective from the 1 May 2018:
During this time, the regulation will be defined to determine the conditions in which this insurance will be requested from foreign tourists who visit Ecuador.
We will keep reporting.
Starting in May 2018, all foreigners who enter Ecuador through ports, airports or borders, You must present a certificate at immigration, invoice or proof of international travel insurance, Whether it is public or private, it is valid for the entire time that this person is going to stay in the country..
Few days ago, The Ministry of Tourism sent an official statement in this regard:
The Ministry of Tourism informs that the Health Insurance for tourists entering the country, entrará en vigencia y aplicación a partir de su promulgación en el Registro Oficial Nº938 de 06 February 2017, and specifically, to articles 53 and 56 of the aforementioned Law, relacionados con «Obligaciones de las personas extranjeras que ingresan al país en calidad de turistas, those who must have public or private health insurance for the time of their stay in Ecuador in all migratory categories, with the exception of people moving in border integration zones. The same that will be required from the month of February of 2018.
In this way, queremos recalcar que de acuerelo al Decreto N° 111 of the 03 of August 2017, y en base a la transitoria N° 4: «El requisito de seguro de salud por el tiempo de permanencia para las personas extranjeras que ingresan al Ecuador, will be payable in the hundred and eighty (180) días posteriores a la entrada en vigencia del presente Reglamento» (counted from 03 of August 2017). During this period, the application of the Organic Mobility Law will be carried out in the most favorable sense for people.
further, We inform you that a technical team from the Ministry of Tourism of Ecuador is working on the corresponding legal instruments.
The purpose of this new regulation is to provide security to tourists and foreigners who visit Ecuador and protect them from any unplanned contingency such as an accident or illness., although surely its application should be well defined so as not to affect the entry of foreign visitors, For example, those who arrive in Ecuador on cruise ships and visit us only for a couple of days and arrive from other countries, as well as those who are making a stopover in Ecuador for an international connection..
The implementation of mandatory travel insurance is not new and it is a tourist trend that has been growing, but if it could have an impact at the beginning, in the entry of visitors to Ecuador, since it adds an additional cost to a destination that has become expensive little by little, although it could also have a positive effect by showing itself as a safer country and concerned about its visitors. Ecuador will become the first country in the region to implement this measure. Other countries that have implemented this measure have been:
- Cuba
- Dubai
- Russia
- Algeria
- Iran
- Schengen area (Germany, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Slovenia, Spain, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Netherlands, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, sweden and switzerland).
¿Cuánto más costará visitar Ecuador con el seguro obligatorio?
It will depend on the different insurers.. For instance, some credit cards include this service as part of Platinum or related plans and in other cases it can be contracted as an additional before traveling.
If it is not your case, there are insurers like Assist Card, Mapfre and others. Listing on related pages, eight days in Ecuador could cost $35 dollars per person, not a very high value, taking into account the coverage and benefits in case you need to use it, since one never knows when and what can go wrong on a trip, no matter how much we plan it in detail:
Let's wait now to know the latest details of this mandatory insurance for those who visit the country of the Middle of the World, in which cases it will apply or if it will be for example, Mandatory condition of entry to Ecuador, same as a visa.
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Hello good afternoon, if I am Ecuadorian residing in Spain, Is this insurance mandatory for me??
This insurance will no longer be required of any person upon entry to Ecuador.
Hi, I'm traveling 1 from december to ecuador i am spanish i need travel insurance
No, the mandatory requirement of international travel insurance will no longer be necessary to visit Ecuador as a tourist.
I would like to know the exact date in February when the travel insurance will be required
a Ecuador
The insurance will be requested from the 10 September 2018.
many blessings Nicolás Larenas, I would like to know what website you would recommend to purchase insurance for three people and be able to enter Ecuador. What will be the approximate cost of them?? You could buy insurance here in Venezuela and take it in your hands to enter Ecuador? thank you I wait for your answer.
Hola Daani, I recommend you search on Google and analyze which is the best for your family by price and services.
Greetings, Nicholas! A person who comes from Cuba with an official passport issued by the island's Ministry of Culture, you must also bring health insurance or is it only for tourists? Thank you for your attentive response.!
It is for all foreign visitors who visit Ecuador, there is no regulation yet.
Hello, I'm going 22 August and return on 18 October I need the insurance
No, the insurance takes effect on 10 of September.
I will be traveling to Ecuador from 21 from August to 9 September 2018 I need insurance? Or this standard will not yet be in force for said date?
No, you do not need.
Hello there, I have a relative who arrives on 03 of August 2018 and stays until 17 of September, I am wondering if it is necessary to have travel insurance, in addition to investigating that many are scams and it is a high cost for the time that it will stay…
Hi, I'm traveling to Ecuador. 21 of July 2018 They say that the compulsory insurance is from 22 of July. I'm going to stay 60 days there but I don't want to contract the insurance. i will have to buy it??
Thanks
When entering a day before, you shouldn't have a problem.
Hi Nicolas, I travel to Ecuador, the 16 of July, and I stay until 11 of September, I need it, they can demand it from me ?
or nothing happens.
And additional this insurance must have certain specifications, or just have some coverage and already
Hello Pedro, If you enter before the validity period you should have no problem. There is still no regulation that specifies these details.
Hi Nicolas, I travel to Ecuador, the 16 of July, and I stay until 11 of September, I need it, they can demand it from me ?
or nothing happens.
And additional this insurance must have certain specifications, or just have some coverage and already
Hi, Diana, would you arrive outside the start date of this, so you wouldn't have, in theory problems. Regrettably, there is no regulation yet, Therefore, no further details of the necessary coverage are known..
Good Morning, a query, a family member comes from caracas to spend 3 months in Ecuador, the arrival date is 30/06, you need to take out the insurance? thank you
The start date is 22 of July.
Hello, good afternoon. I will travel to Peru by land and I must go through Ecuador. I won't have a stay or anything like that. I need health insurance? I will travel around the end of July.
These details are not yet known..
I'm ecuadorian , and I have Italian citizenship and double passport , It is convenient for me to enter with the Ecuadorian passport and when I have to return to Italy with the Italian passport I think that they would not cause me any problem , can you tell me if it is correct.
Yes, so you shouldn't have a problem.
Hello good day
We travel on Thursday 21 julio 2018 a Ecuador
We need the insurance?
already in force?
enters into force on 22 of July.
My son is American but already has dual citizenship , He also has to have insurance or not, I am traveling at the end of this month. Please could you help me with this question?, We always travel to Ecuador for vacations with the American passport and Ecuadorian IDs
Hello anita, everything will depend on whether you enter Ecuador as an Ecuadorian or as an American, if you do it as american, yes you need the insurance.
B days I need to travel to Ecuador in July 3 How much is the cost of insurance here in Venezuela or Ecuador where it is cheaper and the process .
Hello Mary, I recommend you consult directly with the insurance companies in your country.
Good Morning
My question is this :
Our flight leaves on 01/07/2018 and we return the 30/07/2018 we would have to get medical insurance ?
On the other hand, my mother has an Ecuadorian passport, in this case she would not have to pay any insurance, right? ?
Hello Tatiana, if entering the country before the entry into force of the insurance, you do not need. If your mother enters as Ecuadorian, he doesn't need it either.
But once there I won't have a problem going back since the 22 of July?
You should not, if you're already dating, they should not ask you, it would be illogical.
Good afternoon, a question, the Ecuadorian immigration authorities are already demanding risk and health insurance as a requirement to apply for a tourist visa., or what was left of this rule is it being complied with by the authorities or not thanks for your response……Well, I'm going to travel for him 26 from august to quito to visit the family
Hello Jairo, the regulations apply from the 22 July 2018.
Good afternoon, my name is Christian, I am a Venezuelan citizen. … soon I will go to Ecuador , I would like to know, Mr. Nicolas, from what day the law comes into force , And I would also like to know how much is the minimum cash to travel by 90 days , I'm going by plane … I have a friend who invited me on vacation there
From the 22 July 2018 takes effect.
Good evening, Mr. Nicolas, could you guide me to where I should apply for health insurance?, I leave on Wednesday 09 May of Caracas by land,
Thank you very much I would appreciate a prompt response
Hello there, You must buy the insurance from an insurer in your country that has international coverage, but beware that it applies from the 22 of July, not since may.
I asked for travel insurance... since it was very cheap for me …In seguroparaviaje.com I have a doubt if the documentation is sent by mail and the insurance has been paid….They tell me that I have to print the documents that immigration will ask me for…Does anyone know something about that?
You have to bring proof of insurance.
Hi, I'm Mexican and I'm traveling to Ecuador in August. I think to be 3 months in the country. It generates an extra cost to be able to enter already having the same travel insurance… or with the pure travel insurance it would enter without problems …If someone can help me with an answer I would appreciate it.
You must have international travel insurance.
With that same step without problem ?
In theory, Yes.
In my case I don't quite understand how it would look haha! I am Venezuelan but I have Ecuadorian nationality because of my family, I plan to travel soon but I would enter Ecuador with a Venezuelan passport… Although I have citizenship, I think I enter the same as a tourist, no? because I don't have an Ecuadorian passport yet!…. what a problem! 🙁 🙁 🙁
Regrettably, there is no regulation yet, so we don't know these specific cases, but in plain sight, if you enter with another nationality, if you will need the insurance.
Has there been an update on the regulation with which the insurance will be applied?? I plan to travel by land on May 2 and I would like to know if upon arrival in Rumichaca I will be able to acquire the insurance or if, on the contrary, we will see the door for those of us who go with the intention of migrating out of necessity and not for pleasure
Hello there, there is no regulation yet unfortunately.
Greetings Nicholas… I have PDVSA insurance and it is international, That insurance will help me when I go to Ecuador…
Of course, Yes, it works.
Hello there, from May I will need the insurance or from August?
Since May 2018, august was in the 2017.
Hello there, from May I will need the insurance or from August?
It's ridiculous. Instead of requiring travel insurance, it is preferable that they charge health care for foreigners so that only those who need it pay for medical attention.
This is going to affect backpacker tourism, that although for many it is insignificant, there are entire lodges that depend on backpackers.
I agree, there is concern, especially for not knowing the regulations yet.
Damn,this ruins the stay budget, For example, the maximum allowed in Ecuador are 6 months, renewing the 3 months if for each 8 insurance paydays are 35$ means 180 days between 8 days /35$ means 22.5 quotes from 35$ this is 725$ for the stay of 6 months seems like a lot of money to me this is for one person and can vary according to age in the case of the elderly.
Thanks for your comment Alvaro., as you put it, It is a high cost for long stays, Let's wait for the specific regulation for this topic and thus be able to know details and guidelines.
Thank you for your clear answers, you are very kind..
A pleasure!
Hello, good afternoon ,,,,please who can help me with my question ,,,,I am Ecuadorian, a resident of Miami, I have my mother-in-law who is Cuban, a resident of Venezuela, what are the steps to obtain a tourist visa for one month to Ecuador?…please someone tell me and thanks. before hand 🙂
Hello Maria, I recommend you go to the Consulate of Ecuador in Caracas or call. Greetings
Hello Nico how are you? I have a doubt, I travel to Ecuador now in a week, I mean the 12/03 .. and I wanted to know if I have to take out the insurance , oh it only has to be done after March? Thank you very much already , And if you could give me some information to be sure , greetings bro
Hi, Pablo, only if you come from the 1 May you need insurance.
Hi Nicolas, I have a relative who comes from Chile on 12 April to 12 of May, need the insurance? he is not ecuadorian.
Hello Daniel, no, if you enter before 1 of May, does not need.
Hi Nicolas, I have a doubt, a nephew comes from Venezuela 27 February with his girlfriend, He is Ecuadorian and his girlfriend is Venezuelan and they have a return flight on 17 of May… Does she need the insurance or does it only apply for people who enter after the 1 of May?. Thanks
Exact, if you enter before the date, you don't need the insurance.
Good morning, I'm from Venezuela and I'm going to Ecuador for 1 month I need travel insurance? When does the statement made by Ecuador come into force and where can I really make sure of that??
official is the 1 May 2018 as detailed in this post. If you come from that date, You need the insurance regardless of the duration of it.
If I am Ecuadorian and I live abroad and I go for a walk to my country x 20 days.
I still need insurance to enter the country
If you enter as Ecuadorian, you do not need, if you enter with another nationality, if you need.
Good afternoon, that insurance does come into force in May and the cost
Yes, enters into force in May. The cost depends on your country and insurer, consult that detail with them.
Hello there, I am Chilean and I will be 2 weeks in Ecuador… I don't need to buy insurance then?
I forgot to say that I will be in the month of April hehehe
hi Carla, no, International insurance does not yet apply in April. Have a good trip!
Hello there
I will travel to Ecuador throughout the month of February.. It is certain that they are not going to ask me for health insurance? Someone who specified the trip during this period?
Thanks Nicholas for the info.
Hello Paulina, Don't worry, they won't ask you for insurance during February. Have a good trip.
I think this is the only blog that ensures that it comes into effect in May and not in February… Why nothing appears on the page of the Embassy of Ecuador?? makes one doubt. Where did this statement come from?? Thank you
The statement was published by the Government in the resolution indicated.
Hello, I would like to know if you have dual nationality.. For example, I have Spanish nationality too ,, and i'm from ecuador , but when I bought the plane ticket I did it with Spanish nationality , , I need that insurance., And I have to do it from Spain or I can contract one from Ecuador itself..
If you enter Ecuador as an Ecuadorian, you don't need the insurance, but if you do it like spanish, yes you will need it. I recommend you buy it from Spain.
Good evening, that goes into effect on February 1st or will go into effect in May?
Goes into effect in May.
I see the medical insurance very well and the tourist is going to feel more confident here in Ecuador,,,because tourism is one of the sources that more money enters a country,,,The best thing would be if they left the free visa for Cubans again ,,they are human beings too,,,and when they were in our country,,, They were a very large source of income to our country ,,,,That they open free visa to everyone so that they come to know how beautiful and beautiful our country is
Thanks Paul for your answer.. Let's hope it's a positive move.
And, But what you don't see is that there are tourists that we spend until 180 days in Ecuador. It is more than a thousand dollars that we would get a medical insurance that we may not even use. Do you think that someone is going to give that money to an insurer or is going to prefer to spend it in Colombia or Peru??
Think about it…
Hello there, my destination is chile, but in the publications they mention that it is from 01 of feb that enters into force. My question is: I need insurance so I can find myself on the way?
Hello Jose, it has already been postponed for 1 of May, you can check the updated details at the beginning of the publication. Have a good trip.
There is a company that is circulating the information that the insurance must be issued by a company incorporated in Ecuador. Is this correct
hello babe, Regrettably, There is no regulation on this topic yet., so these details are not known, although it would be absurd for it to be so.
They already said that it is after the 180 days ?
Dear Ivan, is what is in the statement. there is no more information.
I mean, those of us who are going to Peru….We do not need to present that insurance in Ecuador migration
Until August, it won't be necessary.
It says update 31/02/2018 I think there is a mistake
was fixed.
is it from february or august 2018?
Since August according to a statement.
Ok thanks I have assistance insurance it will help me travel that covers 30 days
Better, should work for you no problem.
One asks, is this only for those who travel by plane or is it also by land?
It is what in the country we still do not know, They have not indicated the regulation to know the scope and to whom and when it applies.
Greetings, I just came to remove the 6 February I am afraid that they will not let me in because I do not have that medical insurance since I am going to be in Quito for a month
In the worst cases, I recommend you contact the airline and finally acquire the insurance to at least be calm that whatever it is you will enter the country.
But what do the authorities say about it??
Regrettably, no one speaks yet.
I called latham and they told me that it runs from 6 Ultra Air made its inaugural flight in Colombia and thus becomes the ninth regular airline in the country
Good date, I hope that these days the authorities will rule on the matter.
Greetings, February arrived 2018, what happened to this measure? ? someone knows?
We still don't know for sure, unfortunately the authorities have not said anything more. I will keep you informed.
And those of us who are going to Peru require this land insurance
Hello there, the regulation is not yet known. We hope to know details soon.
I also have that doubt, I will only be passing through, my destination is Peru.
I hope I can know more about it soon and I will post it.
I'm going to Chile . by land and I will pass through Ecuador , but only in passing , not to stay … I still need travel insurance.
Unfortunately, the regulations and cases where the insurance does not apply are not yet known.. We are waiting for what the Ministry of Tourism says. I will post anything.
Do you know if there is a minimum coverage amount??
No regulation yet.
Good afternoon. I would like to know if the amount of the insured sum is already known, since now it does come into effect from September
No, not yet known.