Income restrictions

Airway:

• All travelers over 3 years of age must present the vaccination certificate with a QR code or valid vaccination card against COVID-19 with at least 14 days of validity after completing the scheme.
• Those who do not possess these documents must present the negative result of a qualitative RT-PCR or antigen test carried out up to 72 hours prior to shipment to Ecuador.
• Passengers under 3 years old will not present these requirements.
• Any person who enters mainland Ecuador by international air must submit the Traveler's Health Declaration digitally when boarding the airline , it is available at the following link: https://declaracionsalud – msp.gob.ec/ , which must be presented only and compulsorily prior to boarding.
• The passport needs to have a minimum validity of 6 months, counting from the date of entry into the country. Otherwise, entry may be denied.
• From February 11 for entry into Ecuador by air, for those over 12 years of age, the vaccination card with QR code or vaccination certificate with a complete schedule of at least 14 days before arrival will be mandatory; or negative real-time RT-PCR test result performed 72 hours prior to boarding at the airline.

Land route:

ENTRY TO MAINLAND ECUADOR BY LAND NORTH BORDER ECUADOR-COLOMBIA & SOUTH BORDER ECUADOR-PERU

1. Traveler's Health Declaration:

Any person who enters the country for more than one day or an Ecuadorian resident who has been outside the country for more than 72 hours and who needs to carry out an immigration process must comply with this requirement, as well as people who are in case of human mobility, Those who need to enter the country for medical appointments, humanitarian reasons, formal commerce and the diplomatic corps must compulsorily fill out the Traveler's Health Declaration in digital form, which is available at the following link: https://declaracionsalud-viajero.msp. gob.ec /, you must show the code that is obtained after filling it out upon entering the country.

2. Mandatory requirements to enter the Country:

The vaccination card or the negative result of the RT-PCR test are mandatory to present upon entering Ecuadorian territory, according to the following detail:

All travelers over 3 years of age must present the vaccination certificate with a QR code or vaccination card against COVID-19 valid for at least 14 days after completing the scheme , or the negative result of a qualitative test Real-time RT-PCR performed up to 72 hours prior to entering Ecuador. Passengers under 3 years old will not present these requirements.

At border crossings where there is no presence of MSP personnel, they must present the health requirements described to the personnel designated by the Governors of the border provinces (immigration, national police or armed forces), after training by the Ministry of Public Health. .

• For Ecuadorian citizens who leave the country and remain less than 72 hours in Colombian territory, they will exclusively present the vaccination card upon entering Ecuadorian territory.

• In the event that the traveler presents symptoms compatible with COVID-19, they must report it to the nearest establishment of the Ministry of Public Health for monitoring and management.

• All travelers entering Ecuador must report to the Ministry of Public Health the presence or absence of symptoms suggestive of COVID-19 in themselves or in their direct contacts by any means of communication.

• Any traveler who enters Ecuador who presents symptoms related to COVID19, (thermal rise, cough, general malaise, loss of smell, loss of taste, among others.) Regardless of the result of the RT-PCR test, will be evaluated by the personnel from the Ministry of Public Health at the establishment closest to the point of entry.

• If it is determined that it is a "suspicious case", a rapid antigen test (nasopharyngeal swab) will be carried out, if positive, you must perform ten (10) days of isolation after the date of sample collection in your address or in any place of lodging at the free choice and at the traveler's expense. For follow-up, you will need to report contacts. This information must be included in the Traveler's Health Declaration. In the event that the rapid antigen test is negative, the passenger must not go into isolation, but must report symptoms suggestive of COVID-19.

CLARIFICATION

• The only valid test will be the real-time RT-PCR test. For no reason will other types of tests, whether antigen or antibody, be accepted.

• Any person who has been diagnosed with COVID-19 and who continues to obtain a positive result in the RT-PCR test after one month, may present a medical certificate issued in the country of origin that guarantees their state of health if they are not in contagion phase for entry to Ecuador, as long as there are no symptoms.

Surveillance at points of entry

The risk of importing a variant depends on the epidemiological situation of the country of origin and the country of destination, the highest risk scenario is that the transmission is more intense in the country of origin than in the country of destination, based on this criterion the following options are suggested:

The progressive opening of the land borders between Ecuador and Colombia is recommended, taking into account the epidemiological situation of the two countries whose border crossing is open with the following hours:

In the established CEBABs where there is an office of the MSP at the point of entry, the hours will be:

MSP: Monday to Sunday, from 08:00 to 17:00.

Government of the border province: Monday to Sunday, 5:01 p.m. to 7:59 a.m. the next day.

At the other border crossings where there is no MSP office at the point of entry, they must present the health requirements described to the personnel designated by the Governors of the border provinces (immigration, national police or armed forces) from Monday to Sunday during business hours. 24 hours, prior training by the Ministry of Public Health.

Additionally, selective closure of both air and sea borders for citizens of the countries is suggested, with the following criteria:

• Countries that identify variants of concern VOC (Delta), Omicron, or others,
• That these countries have active transmission at the community level,
• That these countries have low vaccination rates.

Seaway:

Since 2021, Ecuador has enabled the arrival of cruise ships with vaccinated passengers in its ports. The guidelines are available in the Guidelines for the development of activities related to the arrival, stay and departure of visitor and crew vessels .