Where can Ecuador citizens travel without a US visa?
The short answer
120 destinations are open to Ecuador passport holders with no US visa and no US port of entry: 48 visa-free, 35 visa on arrival, and 37 via e-visa. Below is the full 2026 list.
Visa-free 48Visa on arrival 35e-visa / ETA 37With embassy visa 78
Our Welcome Score (0 to 100) blends visa ease, how long you can stay, data confidence, and on-the-ground welcome, tuned for Ecuador passport holders, not generic tourists.
96Bahamas Very welcoming
CARICOM; long visa-free stays.
96Brazil Very welcoming
Visa-free for most of the region; Afro-Atlantic ties.
96Guyana Very welcoming
CARICOM home region.
96Haiti Very welcoming
CARICOM member.
96Panama Very welcoming
Copa 'Hub of the Americas'; Caribbean diaspora; easy transit.
96Saint Kitts and Nevis Very welcoming
CARICOM home region.
96Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Very welcoming
CARICOM home region.
96South Africa Very welcoming
Major African hub; diaspora ties.
96Trinidad and Tobago Very welcoming
CARICOM home region.
96Turkey Very welcoming
Easy e-visa; major non-US connecting hub.
Visa-free (48)
Antigua and Barbuda 90d93
Argentina 90d86
Armenia 180d81
Bahamas 90d96
Barbados 90d93
Belarus 30d74
Bolivia 90d86
Brazil 90d96
Chile 90d86
China 30d71
Colombia 90d86
Dominica 21d88
Dominican Republic 88
El Salvador 180d84
Gambia 90d77
Georgia 360d84
Grenada 90d93
Guyana 90d96
Haiti 90d96
Honduras 90d80
Hong Kong 90d77
Israel 90d80
Jamaica 30d90
Kazakhstan 30d74
Macao 30d71
Malaysia 30d80
Micronesia 30d71
Moldova 90d80
Mongolia 30d71
Nicaragua 90d80
Palestine 69
Panama 90d96
Paraguay 90d86
Peru 180d90
Philippines 30d74
Russia 90d80
Saint Kitts and Nevis 90d96
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 90d96
Seychelles 90d77
Singapore 30d80
South Africa 90d96
Tajikistan 30d71
Thailand 60d80
Trinidad and Tobago 90d96
Turkey 90d96
Ukraine 90d77
Uruguay 90d86
Venezuela 90d83
Visa on arrival (35)
Bahrain 62
Bangladesh 62
Burundi 59
Cambodia 62
Cape Verde 62
Comoros 62
Djibouti 59
Egypt 68
Ghana 75
Guinea-Bissau 62
Indonesia 65
Iran 62
Jordan 62
Laos 62
Madagascar 62
Malawi 62
Maldives 68
Marshall Islands 59
Mauritania 62
Mauritius 62
Mozambique 62
Namibia 59
Nepal 62
Oman 59
Palau 62
Qatar 65
Rwanda 78
Saint Lucia 78
Samoa 62
Sri Lanka 59
Tanzania 68
Timor-Leste 62
Tuvalu 62
Zambia 62
Zimbabwe 62
e-visa / ETA (37)
Albania 51
Australia 51
Azerbaijan 54
Benin 54
Bhutan 51
Botswana 51
Burkina Faso 47verify
Cameroon 51
Cuba 67
DR Congo 47verify
Equatorial Guinea 51
Ethiopia 54
Gabon 54
Guinea 51
India 54
Iraq 51
Ivory Coast 47verify
Kenya 67
Kyrgyzstan 54
Lesotho 54
Libya 51
Myanmar 54
Nigeria 57
Pakistan 54
Papua New Guinea 51
Sao Tome and Principe 51
Sierra Leone 51
Somalia 51
South Korea 51
South Sudan 51
Syria 51
Taiwan 51
Togo 51
Uganda 51
United Arab Emirates 67
Uzbekistan 54
Vietnam 51
Common questions
Can Ecuador citizens travel without a US visa?
Yes. Ecuador passport holders can visit 120 destinations without a US visa or a US layover: 48 visa-free, 35 with visa on arrival, and 37 with an e-visa.
How many countries can Ecuador passport holders visit without a US visa?
120 destinations are reachable without needing a US visa or transiting the United States, based on 2026 entry rules cross-checked across three visa-data sources.
Which countries can Ecuador citizens visit visa-free?
Visa-free destinations include Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, China, and more.
Which destinations are most welcoming for Ecuador travellers?
By our Welcome Score (visa ease, allowed stay, and on-the-ground welcome), the most welcoming are Bahamas (96/100), Brazil (96/100), Guyana (96/100), Haiti (96/100), Panama (96/100), Saint Kitts and Nevis (96/100).