Travelling to Ecuador - VISA

[pjarratt]

Hello, I am a British citizen who will be working in the USA this summer on a J1-VISA.

I would like to travel to Ecuador and stay there for 1 month after working in the USA. I understand that I don't need a VISA to visit Ecuador.

Am I able to leave the USA and go to Ecuador without returning to England first?

I will have to go back to England via the USA also. Is this allowed even though my VISA will no longer be valid?

Thank you in advance.

[Buenchico]

You should have no problem entering Ecuador directly from the USA. Ecuador does not require any visitor (regardless of their nationality or country of origin) to hold a visa when entering the country for a stay of 90 days or less.

You might need a USA C1 transit visa for your return journey but, from the US Embassy website, it appears that you're exempted if you qualify for the Visa Waiver Program. See here:
http://www.usembassy....visa/niv/transit.html
and here:
http://www.usembassy....new/visa/niv/vwp.html

If in doubt, contact the US Embassy:
http://www.usembassy.org.uk/ukaddres.html

Chris

[pjarratt]

Brilliant, thanks for your quick response. I'm relieved.