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PRESS RELEASE: GUIDELINES FOR ENTRY INTO ECUADOR ARE UPDATED FROM FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11

PRESS RELEASE 082

Thursday, February 10 of 2022

14:15

(Quito, Pichincha). – National Authorities instructed the Ministry of Health to update the guidelines for entering into continental and insular Ecuador, which come into effect from Friday, February 11, 2022 at 00:01, as follows::

Entry to mainland Ecuador

  1. Any traveler over 3 years of age must present a mandatory vaccination certificate with QR code or COVID-19 vaccination card with at least 14 days of validity after completing the scheme, or a negative result of a qualitative RT-PCR test performed up to 72 hours prior to boarding to Ecuador. Passengers under 3 years of age will not present these requirements.
  2. In addition, any person who enters mainland Ecuador by international air must present the Digital Traveler’s Health Declaration when boarding the plane, which is available at the following link: https://declaracionsalud-viajero.msp.gob.ec/, if the platform is not available, you must present a physical form. Travelers who fill out the digital form are no longer required to submit the form at the point of entry to the Ministry of Health.

Entrance to Galapagos

  1. All travelers entering Galapagos, over 3 years of age, must present a mandatory vaccination certificate with QR code or COVID-19 vaccination card with at least 14 days of validity after completing the scheme, or a negative result of a qualitative RT-PCR test performed up to 72 hours prior to boarding to the Galapagos province. Any passenger under 3 years of age will not present these requirements.
  2. Additionally, any domestic or foreign tourists entering Galapagos must present, the transit control card, issued by the Governing Council of the Galapagos Special Regime.

Explanatory:

  1. The only test authorized for entering the country is a qualitative RT-PCR test.
  1. Any passenger who has been diagnosed with COVID-19 and after one month remains positive in a RT-PCR test, must present a medical certificate issued in the country of origin which guarantee the passenger is no longer in a contagious phase.