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Visa Nómada (Rentista para Trabajo Remoto). A rentista variant for remote workers or owners of foreign businesses, needing 3 times the basic salary in foreign income.
Free, with the law behind every answer
Two-year temporary residence, one renewal; no work for Ecuadorian employers or clients.
You keep your U.S. citizenship.
3 questions, from the program’s own rules.
Not legal advice.
Dollar figures are converted from the local currency at the rate the program’s research used; the official figure is in the local currency.
If your first permit is issued in 2027 and you keep living there, this is the road.
2 years, renewable for 2 years at a time.
Twenty-one months in a row as a temporary resident, applying before the temporary visa expires. For that continuity you may not be out of Ecuador for more than 90 days in total over the life of the temporary visa. Permanent residence can be cancelled after the first 2 years if you are away for 2 years in a row.
With a language test and a civics test.
We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.
$900for your first year as a founding member. Then $399 a year, automatically.One membership, the whole family. Bank accounts and help putting your plan into action are included.
Postern runs it for one adult US citizen legally in mainland Ecuador working remotely for a foreign employer or client: the digital nomad residence, delivery of supporting originals, first cédula in Quito and each residence renewal with its cédula update.
17 steps, from the first paper to the passport. You do 4 of them: send what we ask for, sign, and show up. We run the rest, and keep every permit renewed on time. Opening your bank accounts there is included, whether you move now or keep the plan ready. Government fees, record fees and other costs you approve are extra.
Run it for my family →YOUR FAMILY
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