Civil Registry increases shifts to issue passports

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The Civil Registry of Ecuador informed that it increases shifts to issue passports new or renovation, but stop giving special shifts for ride.

By increasing the shifts available for both passport What identification card, the Civil Registry also reported that emergency shifts due to imminent travel, they will stop issuing and users must do so in the normal way with the scheduling of appointments.

The ecuadorian passport is an identification document issued by the Government of the Republic of Ecuador to its citizens. This document allows Ecuadorian citizens to travel abroad and return to their country of origin. What's more, also used as proof of identity, citizenship in different procedures and processes both in Ecuador and abroad.

More shifts for the passport

new ones have been expanded 550 thousand shifts for identity cards and passports, with the aim of alleviating the long wait that users are having to obtain a new or renew their passport.

This congestion has caused the Civil Registry break records for daily passport issuance, given the high demand of travelers seeking to leave the country abroad for various travel reasons.

It should be noted that during the 2022 Were issued 584.574 passports, being that the 2019 the figure was 455.358 species, which shows that the demand for this identification has grown due to the need to travel abroad. Demand has grown this year by a 70% compared to the previous year. It is expected to close the 2023 with more than a million passports issued, a historical figure in Ecuador.

How to get the Ecuadorian passport

About this theme, I prepared a comprehensive tutorial for you to know how to do it step by step here, remembering that the value to pay is $90, but now it lasts 10 years:

How to renew or obtain the Ecuadorian passport?

I reiterate that the modality of accepting check-in as a method to obtain an emergency shift, It will only be allowed for people who have bought their ticket up to the 27 February 2022, after this date they must select a shift in the normal system and wait for that day to attend the nearest Civil Registry.

The other urgent cases that they maintain to issue emergency passports such as:

  • health
  • education
  • job
  • sports
  • Ecuadorians residing abroad

To meet the demand, attention hours are extended on Saturdays 4 and Sunday 5 March exclusively for users by appointment.

were also acquired 1 million additional passports through the Military Geographic Institute that will arrive from the month of June of this year, which will allow to further increase the shifts from that month.

It should be noted that people who already have a previously reserved shift, they will not be able to modify their date or advance it.

where and duration

The Ecuadorian passport is issued for a period of 10 years and can be requested both in Ecuadorian territory and in the embassies and consulates of the Ecuador abroad. To apply for an Ecuadorian passport, it is necessary to present a series of documents, including the Ecuadorian identity document and proof of payment of the corresponding fee.

This account basic information of the holder, as your full name, birthdate, photograph and signature, as well as information about the document, such as your ID number and expiration date. It also includes security measures to prevent counterfeiting., such as the incorporation of microprinting technology and holograms.

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