December: change the entry requirements to Ecuador

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Since December, the entry requirements change to Ecuador for all passengers arriving in international flights.

Again, The Government announced changes in the protocols and guidelines for entry by air to the Ecuador, valid from the 1 from December to 2021 at 00:00 hours.

Mainly, the requirements come from the fear of the new variant found in Africa, so basically the measures will now go back to requiring travelers to be 100% vaccinated plus a negative PCR test.

Entry requirements to Ecuador from December

Expanding the information, based on what was officially published by the President of Ecuador, the new requirements that will come into effect from the 00:00 hours of this 1 from December to 2021 and awaiting the official publication by the National COE are:

  • older people to 16 years; must present a vaccination certificate with the complete scheme of at least 14 days before arrival and negative RT-PCR test of 72 hours before the start of the trip.
    • Both requirements are mandatory.
    • People from 2 a 15 years, 11 months and 29 days old, must present the negative RT-PCR test of 72 hours before the start of the trip.
    • These controls will also be carried out by the airlines at the point of origin of the flight..
    • The negative test can be presented digitally.
  • People can submit the traveler's health form in digital edition at this link: https://declaracionsalud-viajero.msp.gob.ec/
  • Entry into national territory is prohibited to any person whose point of origin, layover or transit is South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Swaziland, Mozambique and Egypt.
  • If a suspected case is detected among travelers, an RT-PCR test will be performed; and to be positive, the person will comply 14 isolation days. Opposite case, it won't be necessary.

Requirements to travel to Galapagos from December

Foreign tourists, national tourists and/or residents in Galapagos:

  • all passenger, greater than 16 years must present the vaccination card against COVID-19 with at least 14 days of validity after completing the scheme and the negative result of qualitative real-time RT-PCR test performed until 72 hours prior to boarding.
  • For children between 2 and 16 years must present the negative result of a qualitative real-time RT-PCR test carried out up to 72 hours prior to boarding.
  • transit control card – TCT.

These measures will be evaluated every 30 days for its extension or modification according to local and global epidemiological progress.

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5 Comments on “December: change the entry requirements to Ecuador”

  1. Dear Nicolas, please help me by sending again the link of the traveler's form to enter Ecuador according to the new requirement from 1 from December 2021

  2. Unfortunate to have a new variant of COVID-19, You must continue to take care of yourself and take the necessary actions to prevent people with the virus from entering a flight., bus or cruise, especially Galapagos.