From Dom Buonamici Newsletter, Owner of
Quito Airport Suites- A hotel just minutes from the new
Quito UIO airport, your ideal jump-off point in Ecuador. 09 AUG 2015-
"I got a friend, a young
American guy in his early thirties who goes by the name Bart Simpson.
He's rich, specifically, a "dot com" millionaire.
And his hobby in life now is collecting passports, he has six already to be exact.
A South American one is his next target as it would open up the whole continent for him.
He's done his homework, and according to him, Ecuador is the EASIEST to get.
So that's why he's here.
I was helping him
out, and here is the exact process you need to follow to get your second Ecuadorian passport.
1. After at least 2 and a half years of residency
(technically they say 3 years but my contact who works in the Quito
office told me you can really apply after 2 and a half years from the
day you get your Ecuador cedula or ID card) you can apply for the dual
citizenship which gets you an Ecuadorian Passport. You can not be out
of the
country during those first 2 and a half years a total of more than 90
days, but you can apply for citizenship anyway even if you pass this
limit but you'll have to submit a letter stating why you passed the
limit and hope they still sign off on it.
2. Gather the requirements.
- Birth certificate, apostilled and translated to Spanish.
- Passport color copy of the passport where you have the residency visa stamp. Your passport must have at least 6
months of validity.
-Color copy of Ecuadorian Cedula(ID card).
-
Get document from civil registry (registro civil) that states first date
of cedula (tarjeta indice de filiacion que dice la primera fecha de
cedulacion) - Certificate of compliance (Certificado de cumplimiento
de obligaciones) from the SRI (IRS of Ecuador) stating you are
up-to-date on any taxes.
- Certificate of compliance (Certificado de cumplimiento de obligaciones) from your local
Municipality stating you are up-to-date on any taxes.
- Certificate
of compliance (Certificado de cumplimiento de obligaciones) from the
IESS social security system of Ecuador stating you are up-to-date on any
payments.
- Police record from all the countries (including
Ecuador) where you've lived the last 5 years. They are currently
accepting only federal level checks from countries with a federal
government, for Americans, that means an FBI check, apostilled.
- Migratory movement card, obtained in Ecuadorfrom immigration for $4. (Movimiento Migratorio)
- 4 color passport sized photos.
-
Proof of Ecuador solvency: Like a bank certificate, bank statements
last three months, for business owners the monthly sales tax
declarations, copies of the title (escritura) of any property or
businesses you own in Ecuador or a copy of your rental contract properly
inscribed in the rental agency (Juzgado de Inquilinato).
3.
In person, they require you submit your documentation in Quito in the Immigration office (Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores) on 10 de agosto. You can also submit in Guayaquil.
4. You'll be called in within a few months to take a written exam in
Spanish on basic Ecuadorian history. it is not pass/fail, it is just
to put in your file, and they would like to see some effort. It is not
verbal in anyway but they reserve the right to do some verbal
questions if they wish (but they usually don't according to my
contact).
5. Upon acceptance of application you must publish an ad in local paper announcing your new citizenship.
6. You will then be called in with all the others that day accepted into Ecuadorian citizenship to sing
the national hymn (together, not solo) and confirm your new
citizenship. You will need to bring three Ecuadorian witnesses. You
can then go get
your Ecuadorian passport.
Duration: about 6 months.
Cost: $200
application fee, $500 acceptance fee, approx $403 publication fee, $285
Civil Registry fee. All fees are one-time-only, but Ecuador
citizenship is for life unless you renounce it. These costs are the
cheapest you can do it for without using an attorney.
Total: Appox $1300.
And
to prep for the test, simplifying it and giving
you just what you need-to-know, which has remained in the same format
for many years now and probably won't change anytime soon, try my new guide to the Ecuador Citizenship test. It is an immediate download and won't be widely available on the Internet for now after this email.
Hasta pronto, and please remember for general Ecuador questions I can only answer if you ask via the Q&A forum,
Quito Airport Suites- A hotel just minutes from the new
Quito UIO airport, your ideal jump-off point in Ecuador. 09 AUG 2015-
