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jgulla7
Joined 2012
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90 day Tourist Visa Trap - The BIG MISTAKE I MADE

11 years ago

I was told by my adviser for a Pension Visa that once my application was filed, then I could come and go in and out of Ecuador as I please. Well, I flew out of Quito to Bogota on the 90th day of my visit. I decided to take a bus journey to re-enter Ecuador at Ipilaes. When I presented my USA Passport, they refused my entry telling me I had used up all my 90 days and I would have to go to the Ecuadorian Consulate in Ipilaes to apply for a new 90 day tourst Visa. They required a new photo and one on CD, a Copy of my guaranteed Pension or recent bank statement and a payment of 126,000 Colombian Pesos (about $78 US Dollars). Well how many of us travel with our S.S. Benefit letter, or have immediate access to our bank statement with enough net proceeds to pass their income test? I was detained 3 extra days in Ipilaes before I could finally get my new 90 day re-entry tourist Visa. Don't ever get stuck in Ipilaes it is the worst border town I have ever been in after having traveled in 28 countries. CLUE: If you have already filed for your residence Visa, just don't leave and expect to re-enter Ecuador with just your USA passport as you did on your first entry into Ecuador. If you plan to leave, don't use up all of your 90 days, leave some remaining days and your re-entry will be for the remaining days they allow for that year. BTW, your year starts from the day of your first entry, NOT a Calendar Year.

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