Document checklist
Guinea-Bissau → Ecuador: Student temporary residence visa (Visa de residencia temporal de estudiante)
What you need before you submit, checked against official requirements, not guesswork.
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Required documents
6 itemsIdentity
Digital passport photo
RequiredA recent photo in JPG format, under 1 MB, 5 x 5 cm, on a white background, with a neutral or natural expression and both eyes open.
Valid passport
RequiredYour current passport (original and copy), valid for at least 6 more months.
Purpose of travel
Enrollment or admission certificate
RequiredA certificate from a legally accredited Ecuadorian educational institution confirming you're a regular student in basic, secondary, undergraduate or postgraduate education, or that you'll do a pre-professional or professional internship.
Updated study documents, for renewal
If you're renewing this visa category, you need updated documents about your studies or your internship.
Other
Criminal record certificate
RequiredA certificate showing you have no criminal record, from your country of origin and from any country where you lived for a year or more in the last 5 years. It must be translated, apostilled or legalized, and dated within 180 days of your last entry into Ecuador. This only applies if you're 18 or older.
Payment of the visa fee
RequiredPay the fee set by Ecuador's human mobility authority. The amount wasn't published where this was checked, so confirm the current fee on the Cancillería's eVisas portal before applying.
Why applications on this route get refused
No valid enrollment or admission certificate
This visa is built around proof that you're a regular student, or doing a recognized internship, at an accredited institution.
How to avoid it: Get your enrollment or admission certificate from your institution before you apply, and check it's from a legally accredited school.
Criminal record certificate not translated, apostilled or legalized
A criminal record certificate that isn't apostilled or legalized, or translated where needed, doesn't meet the checklist.
How to avoid it: Get your criminal record certificate apostilled or legalized, and translated into Spanish, before applying, and make sure it's dated within 180 days of your entry.
Passport not valid for long enough
Your passport needs at least 6 months of validity remaining when you apply.
How to avoid it: Renew your passport before applying if it has less than 6 months left.
Sources
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