How to renew or obtain the Ecuadorian passport for the first time?

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Today I am going to tell you the step by step to renew or obtain for the first time the ecuadorian passport in the Civil Registry of Ecuador.

Some countries allow us to travel only with the identity card, others with him passport plus others who will ask us for a visa. whatever the case, having a valid passport will always be the best enabling document to travel to any country and for this reason I have prepared this guide to help you in this process.

before starting, we must know that at the moment the time to obtain a turn for the passport borders the 3 months, Therefore, I recommend that you start this process as soon as possible., so that their plans are not affected ride.

How to renew or get your Ecuador passport for the first time

let's remember, before starting how is the process, that Ecuador already has electronic passport, so if you will get a new passport you will have the most recent version.

Process

We are going to explain step by step the process to obtain a new Ecuadorian passport.

Paso 1

We will enter www.registrocivil.gob.ec and we will look for the banner indicated below:

Paso 2

Open the special page for IDs and passports, We will click on Start Session. If you do not yet have an account created in the Civil Registry, You must click on Register:

Paso 3

Once we enter the system, on the main page of the system we must pay for the service we want (This tutorial also works for the ID) adding to shopping cart:

Paso 4 – Payment

Now we must make the payment for the passport, which always has a cost of $90. For them we must select the payment method:

Once the payment is made, either by online payment or bank window, in the upper right part you can see the section "My orders" by clicking there the current and past procedures in the Civil Registry will be displayed.

Paso 5 – schedule shift

At the time of writing this tutorial, taking turns is complex and takes a long wait on average 3 months. Once the appointment has been paid and click on PAID / APPROVED the following screen will appear:

This is how the online renewal or first-time process ends, the following will be to attend the day and time reserved in the corresponding appointment with the qualifying documents.

What documents should I bring to renew or obtain a passport for the first time??

• Identification card of citizenship for the respective procedure.
• In the case of loss, submit the form of proof of lost documents from the Council of the Judiciary.
• In case of renewal, present a previous passport.
• In the case of minors, the presence of both parents or special power of attorney is necessary..
• In the case of naturalized persons Naturalization Letter.

recommendations

• Remember that the general validity of a passport To travel to most countries it is 6 months, Therefore, it is convenient to start this procedure at least two months before reaching this prior expiration time..
• be patient, the website of the Civil Registry may have errors and stop loading from time to time. please try again later, either early or late at night.
• The passport has a value of $90 Dollars.
• The current passport is valid for 10 years.
• attend at least 15 minutes before the time indicated in the previously booked shift.
• People with disabilities, older adults, children under 3 years, pregnant women and people with catastrophic illnesses do not need to schedule and will go directly to the nearest agency to be treated preferentially. In these cases, payments are made at the collection points arranged inside the Civil Registry offices.

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