Ecuador visa for Uzbek passport holders

Yes. Uzbekistan is one of the 45 nationalities on Ecuador’s Régimen Especial list, so an Uzbek passport has to carry a visa arranged before departure rather than being admitted on arrival the way most are. The visa to apply for is the temporary visitor tourist visa for 90 days, filed online through the foreign ministry’s e-VISAS platform, and the requirement to start early is a criminal-record certificate that has to be translated and authenticated before the file is complete.

Quick facts

Visa required

Visa required: Yes, before travel
Why: Uzbekistan is one of 45 countries on Ecuador’s Régimen Especial list
Visa to apply for: Temporary visitor tourist visa, 90 days
Where: Online, on the foreign ministry’s e-VISAS platform
The hard requirement: Criminal-record certificate, translated and apostilled
Passport validity: At least six months

Entry requirements

An Uzbek passport valid for at least six months.
An original criminal-record certificate covering Uzbekistan, and an equivalent from anywhere else you have lived in the last five years, translated into Spanish and apostilled. Ecuador counts it as valid for 180 days from the date of issue to your last entry, and asks for it only from applicants over 18.
Proof of lawful means of support under Ministerial Agreement No. 70 of 28 June 2024, with a travel itinerary and return tickets.
A colour photograph to specification: JPG, no more than one megabyte, 5 by 5 centimetres, white background, neutral expression or a natural smile, both eyes open.

On the list, with the apostille route available

Ecuador’s foreign ministry publishes the list of nationalities that need a visa before arriving, and its services portal repeats the same 45 names as the Régimen Especial. Uzbekistan is on both, so a visa is a firm requirement, not something an Uzbek traveller can settle after landing in Quito.

The visa to apply for is the temporary visitor tourist visa for 90 days. The portal describes it as an authorisation for tourism and states that holders may not work. The application is made only online through the ministry’s e-VISAS platform, and the visa is issued through an Ecuadorian mission abroad, so you begin on the website and finish through a consulate.

The document that governs your timeline is the criminal-record certificate. Uzbekistan can authenticate it with a single apostille rather than a legalisation chain, which is the faster route, but the certificate still has to be translated into Spanish, so treat the two steps as a sequence and start them early.

Good to know

Uzbekistan is in the Apostille Convention, which spares Uzbek applicants the longest step most nationalities on Ecuador’s list still face. The Convention has been in force for Uzbekistan since 15 April 2012, so the criminal-record certificate can be authenticated with one apostille from the designated Uzbek authority instead of a full consular-legalisation chain. Ecuador accepts either route, and for an Uzbek document the apostille is both accepted and quicker, so request the apostille specifically.
The certificate is counted valid to your arrival, not your application, which is the detail that wastes one. Ecuador treats the criminal-record certificate as valid for 180 days from issue to your last entry into the country, so one obtained early and paired with a trip later in the year can expire against the journey even though the apostille itself is quick. Work the dates backwards from your intended landing.
Only applicants over 18 are asked for the criminal-record certificate, which helps a family application. Ecuador limits the requirement to adults; a child’s file still needs the six-month passport and the photograph to specification, but not the record certificate or its apostille.
This is a tourism visa in the strict sense and the portal says so, describing the permission as being for tourism and prohibiting holders from carrying out work activities. A trip that includes anything resembling work, even short unpaid but organised engagements, needs a separate application, and the line is written into the description of the visa itself.

Frequently asked questions

Do Uzbek citizens need a visa for Ecuador?

Yes. Ecuador publishes a list of 45 nationalities that must obtain a visa before arriving, its Régimen Especial, and Uzbekistan is on it. Most other nationalities are admitted without one.

Which visa should Uzbeks apply for?

The temporary visitor tourist visa for 90 days, applied for online through the foreign ministry’s e-VISAS platform.

Do Uzbeks need a criminal-record certificate for an Ecuador visa?

Yes, if you are over 18. Ecuador asks for an original criminal-record certificate, translated into Spanish and apostilled, plus an equivalent from anywhere you have lived in the last five years.

Can an Uzbek criminal-record certificate be apostilled?

Yes. Uzbekistan has been in the Apostille Convention since 2012, so the certificate can carry a single apostille rather than going through consular legalisation.

Can Uzbeks work in Ecuador on this visa?

No. The government portal describes the permission as being for tourism and states that holders are prohibited from carrying out work activities.

How long can Uzbeks stay in Ecuador on this visa?

Up to 90 days. The visa is the temporary visitor tourist visa for 90 days, and it does not permit work.

Related pages

Other passports for Ecuador

Sources

Every fact on this page was checked against the official sources below on 4 September 2026.

Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Movilidad Humana del Ecuador, "Lista de países que deben presentar visa al ingresar al Ecuador": 45 nationalities are named as requiring a visa to enter Ecuador, and Uzbekistan is among them. Read 2026-09-04. https://www.cancilleria.gob.ec/2020/06/30/lista-de-paises-que-deben-presentar-visa-al-ingresar-al-ecuador/
Gobierno del Ecuador, gob.ec, "Concesión de visa de visitante temporal turista 90 días", MREMH: the 45 Régimen Especial countries include Uzbekistan; the visa authorises tourism and prohibits work; the application is made only online through the e-VISAS platform and the visa is issued through Ecuadorian missions abroad; requirements include a passport valid at least six months, a colour photograph to specification, an original criminal-record certificate from the country of origin or residence over the last five years translated and apostilled or legalised and valid 180 days from issue to last entry and required only of those over 18, proof of lawful means of support under Acuerdo Ministerial No. 70 of 28 June 2024, and a travel itinerary with return tickets. Read 2026-09-04. https://www.gob.ec/mremh/tramites/concesion-visa-visitante-temporal-turista-90-dias
HCCH, Apostille Section: the Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents entered into force for Uzbekistan on 15 April 2012, so Uzbek public documents are authenticated by apostille. Read 2026-09-04.
Republic of Uzbekistan: the criminal-record certificate is the national police-record document issued by the state authorities. Read 2026-09-04.

Entry rules change without notice and the official source is always the authority. Confirm with the embassy or immigration portal before you book.

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