Ecuador jubilado visa: the pension bar is three basic wages, and the wage is reset every January
Ecuador · Retirement (Jubilado) Visa Program
Income required
USD 1,446 per month
A pension paid every month from abroad, of at least three times Ecuador's basic monthly wage, which is reset each January; the figure shown uses the 2026 wage
Also on file
USD 250 per month
Extra monthly income for each family member the visa holder brings, a fixed dollar sum that does not move with the basic wage
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Ecuador sets the pension bar at three times its basic monthly wage, and that wage is reset every 1 January: the figure above uses the 2026 wage, so a pension that clears it by a little in December can fall short in January. Each family member you bring adds a fixed sum a month that does not move.
The date you file can matter as much as the pension you hold. The regulation does not name a dollar amount. It names three basic wages for workers in general, and the Ministry of Labour sets that wage each year by agreement, in force from 1 January. The 2027 wage has not been set yet. A pension paid in another currency also moves with the exchange rate.
What the ministry asks for
The pension must be paid every month from abroad, as a retirement pension in your name. A certificate from the competent body abroad states it, apostilled, or legalised where the country is outside the Apostille Convention. Earnings from work are not a pension and do not fill the gap.
You also need health insurance, Ecuadorian or foreign, valid for the whole period of the visa; a foreign policy must say it covers you in Ecuador.
Every person the visa covers, such as a spouse or a child, adds the extra monthly sum on file, set in dollars rather than wages, so it stays put when the main bar rises.
The second clock
Permanent residence can follow after at least 21 months of continuous residence, applied for before the temporary visa expires, and you may not spend more than 90 days outside Ecuador in that time. The ministry then checks that the ground for the visa still holds. Plan for your pension to clear the bar in that year too.
Who is paid what
To the foreign ministry:
- The application and issuance fees, which the ministry publishes; no fee is shown above because its fee page could not be read, so ask for each official payment record.
To others:
- The firm's fee, translations, apostilles and the insurance premium.
Ask the lawyer or agency:
- Which year's basic wage does the quote use, and on what date will the application be filed?
- Does the pension certificate show a monthly retirement payment from abroad, and is it apostilled?
- How many family members will the visa cover, and does your income clear the extra sum for each?
- Does the health policy run for the full visa and name Ecuador?
- If the application is refused, or the bar moves before it is decided, what happens to the money you have paid the firm?
An Ecuadorian lawyer's or agency's quote for the jubilado visa is what the box above reads: say yes at its first question and every line is checked against the published rules and the prices firms on file publish for this route. If nobody has quoted yet, say no and enter your monthly pension. The check compares a document or a figure with the published rules, and does not look at your application or advise on it; for advice on your own case, speak to a qualified immigration lawyer.
General information, not legal advice.
