Government of Ecuador withdraws suspension of entry from several African nations

The Ministry of Tourism announced that the new provision that will come into force from January 29.

This Tuesday, January 25, 2022, Ecuador announced that it will lift the entry ban for visitors from different African countries that had been incorporated during 2021 to try to curb the expansion of the Omicron variant in the national territory.

The statement was made by the Ministry of Tourism. This State Portfolio, through an official document, announced that the restriction will be repealed as of January 29 of this year and persons whose points of origin or transit are: South Africa, Botswana, Egypt, Mozambique, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Eswatini (Swaziland) and Namibia”, will be able to enter the country regularly.

The new resolution was taken during a meeting held last Sunday, January 23, in coordination with the National COE, the Ministry of Public Health and the Ministry of Tourism; however, the requirements to enter the country still remain and these are:

The Traveler’s Health Declaration in digital form when boarding the airline, available at the following link: https://declaracionsalud-viajero.msp.gob.ec/. If the platform is not available, the physical form must be submitted. Travelers who fill out the digital form no longer need to present it at the point of entry to the Ministry of Health.
Passengers over 16 years of age must present the complete vaccination card, with at least 14 days of validity after completing the scheme and the negative result of a qualitative real-time RT-PCR test, carried out up to 72 hours prior to departure. shipment to Ecuador.
While those travelers or tourists who wish to enter the Galapagos Islands, in addition to presenting the complete vaccination card and the negative result of a qualitative RT-PCR test, must also present the transit control card, issued by the Government Council of Galapagos Special Regime.

These requirements must be presented by national or foreign citizens and the following eventualities must also be taken into account:

Any person diagnosed with COVID-19 and who continues to obtain a positive result in the RT-PCR test after a month, must present a medical certificate issued in the country of origin that guarantees their health status if they are not in the contagion phase. .
The passenger who, due to his health condition, cannot receive the virus vaccine, must present a medical certificate that supports his condition and must present the negative RT-PCR test.
While Ecuadorian citizens who have not yet received their vaccine and need to return to Ecuador, will receive a single-dose vaccine upon arrival.