The Cédula: The Appointment, the Folder, and the Card
The Ecuadorian cédula is genuinely do-it-yourself. What the Registro Civil asks for, in counter order, and why the appointment is what costs you.
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Permanent-Residency
The Trip Home: The Absence Rule, Counted
Your movimiento migratorio is Ecuador's official count of your days out. Holding residency in Cuenca, Ecuador: the absence allowance, before you book.
Living in Cuenca, Month Three: What Nobody Tells You First
Living in Cuenca, Ecuador as an American is decided in month three, not month one. The four clocks running against you, and the order to handle them in.
"Ecuador Doesn't Tax Foreign Income": The Shape of the Question
Does Ecuador tax foreign income? The sentence everyone repeats describes a rule removed in 2021 — what replaced it, from Cuenca, Ecuador.
The IESS 30-Day Clock: Voluntary Affiliation, What It Costs, and What It Covers
IESS voluntary affiliation in Cuenca, Ecuador: the cédula that gates it, how the contribution is calculated from a figure you declare, and when to affiliate.
When to Pay a Visa Lawyer in Cuenca, and When You're Paying for an Upload
Government fees for a residency visa and cedula in Cuenca, Ecuador total $335. What a lawyer is genuinely worth paying for, and when you are buying uploads.
Staying in Cuenca Legally: Every Visa Route, Ranked by What It Costs You
Every route to a legal long stay in Cuenca, Ecuador, ranked by what it actually costs in money, paperwork and risk — including the one that is not a route.