Ecuador
How long you can stay, how long your vehicle can, and what your dog or cat needs to cross. Every rule links to the official source.
- Last checked 15 Oct 2026
Your rules for Ecuador
You · American passport
Up to 90 days in any 365
Visa-free for short stays. Keep inside the limit and you don't need a visa.
travel.state.gov · Official source · Checked 15 Oct 2026
Your vehicle · United States plates
As long as you can stay
A foreign-plated vehicle can stay as long as its driver is allowed to. When your days run out, so do its.
aduana.gob.ec · Official source · Checked 27 Sep 2026
Your dog or cat
Start at least 14 days out
Ecuador needs pets over 4 months with an official certificate no older than 10 days, deworming within 21 days, core vaccines and a first rabies shot at least 14 days old. See the steps
agrocalidad.gob.ec · Official source · Checked 28 Sep 2026
Watch Ecuador.
We'll email you if Ecuador's rules change for your American passport, United States plates or your pet. That's the only email you'll get.
What your pet needs to cross into Ecuador.
Do these in order. Miss one and your pet can be held at the border.
- Before you go
Identification
Pet identified by name, tattoo or microchip (microchip strongly advised).
- Before you go
Rabies vaccination
Rabies vaccine current on arrival.
- At least 14 days after the rabies shot
14 days after first rabies shot
If it is the pet's first rabies vaccination, at least 14 days must pass before entry.
- Before you go
Core vaccines
Dogs: distemper, hepatitis, leptospirosis, parvovirus. Cats: panleukopenia, feline viral rhinotracheitis, calicivirus. Current on arrival.
- Still valid the day you arrive
Rabies vaccine still valid on arrival
Your pet's rabies vaccine must still be valid on the day you cross. Check the 'valid until' date on the vaccination record and book a booster before it runs out.
- Within 21 days before you arrive
Internal and external parasite treatment
Internal and external antiparasitic within 21 days before shipment; product, active ingredient and date on the certificate.
- Within 10 days before you arrive
Clinical exam
Exam by a vet recognised by the origin country's official service within 10 days before travel; no signs of disease and no healing wounds.
- Within 10 days before you arrive
Official export zoosanitary certificate
Certificado Zoosanitario de Exportación issued or endorsed by the origin country's official veterinary service, in Spanish or English, no more than 10 calendar days before entry.
- At the border
Agrocalidad check at entry
Present the certificate at the land border or airport. Accompanied pets and land crossings need no import permit (cargo pets need one, requested 72 hours ahead).
agrocalidad.gob.ec · Official source · Checked 28 Sep 2026. The app works these dates backward from your travel day and reminds you.
Every passport in Ecuador
| Passport | Entry | How long | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States (yours) | Visa-free | Up to 90 days in any 365 | travel.state.gov · Checked 15 Oct 2026 |
| Argentina | Visa-free | Up to 90 days in any 365 | gob.ec · Checked 15 Oct 2026 |
| Australia | Visa-free | Up to 90 days in any 365 | gob.ec · Checked 15 Oct 2026 |
| Austria | Visa-free | Up to 90 days in any 365 | gob.ec · Checked 15 Oct 2026 |
| Belgium | Visa-free | Up to 90 days in any 365 | gob.ec · Checked 15 Oct 2026 |
| Brazil | Visa-free | Up to 90 days in any 365 | gov.br · Checked 15 Oct 2026 |
| Bulgaria | Visa-free | Up to 90 days in any 365 | gob.ec · Checked 15 Oct 2026 |
| Canada | Visa-free | Up to 90 days in any 365 | travel.gc.ca · Checked 15 Oct 2026 |
Every registration in Ecuador
| Registered in | Entry | How long | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States (yours) | Temporary import | As long as the driver can stay | aduana.gob.ec · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Argentina | Temporary import | As long as the driver can stay | aduana.gob.ec · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Australia | Temporary import | As long as the driver can stay | aduana.gob.ec · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Austria | Temporary import | As long as the driver can stay | aduana.gob.ec · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Belgium | Temporary import | As long as the driver can stay | aduana.gob.ec · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Brazil | Temporary import | As long as the driver can stay | aduana.gob.ec · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Bulgaria | Temporary import | As long as the driver can stay | aduana.gob.ec · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
| Canada | Temporary import | As long as the driver can stay | aduana.gob.ec · Checked 27 Sep 2026 |
A plain-language summary of the official rules, checked on the date shown. It isn't legal advice, and the officer at the desk always has the final word.
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