Full List: Ecuador ends visa-free transit for Nigeria, Ghana, 43 others
Ecuador has presented the instantaneous cancellation of visa-free airport transit privileges for voters of 45 countries. Below the new directive, travellers from these countries must now maintain a Visa de Transeúnte (Transit Visa) sooner than passing by Ecuadorian airports—even if they continue to be within the airport’s global zone and enact now not enter the nation.
The protection affects passengers making stopovers in Ecuador en path to destinations within the Americas and former.
Here is the corpulent record of countries now required to observe for a transit visa:
1. Nigeria
2. Ghana
3. India
4. Pakistan
5. Bangladesh
6. Afghanistan
7. Egypt
8. Sudan
9. Syria
10. Yemen
11. Ethiopia
12. Eritrea
13. Somalia
14. Democratic Republic of Congo
15. Republic of Congo
16. Cameroon
17. Liberia
18. Sierra Leone
19. Guinea
20. Guinea-Bissau
21. The Gambia
22. Senegal
23. Togo
24. Benin
25. Mali
26. Niger
27. Burkina Faso
28. Chad
29. Central African Republic
30. Angola
31. Mozambique
32. Zimbabwe
33. Zambia
34. Rwanda
35. Burundi
36. Uganda
37. Algeria
38. Morocco
39. Tunisia
40. Venezuela
41. Haiti
42. Cuba
43. Nepal
44. Myanmar
45. Philippines
Ecuadorian immigration authorities issue the replace is aimed toward tightening transit guidelines and addressing rising security concerns linked to irregular migration. Travellers from these countries are in point of fact helpful to contact the nearest Ecuadorian embassy or consulate sooner than booking any flight transiting by Ecuador.
