Consulate-General of Ecuador in Los Angeles, California

The Ecuador Consulate-General located in Los Angeles, California serves the Ecuadorian community residing in California and, in some cases, neighboring states. For the exact jurisdiction (which counties or states this particular consulate serves), consult the official directory.

Verified contact information

Taken from the Ecuadorian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility’s own directory of its missions in the United States (cancilleria.gob.ec, read 2026-09-10). It replaces the OpenStreetMap/Wikidata block published here until today, which carried a wrong address, phone or e-mail for several offices. Always verify directly with the consulate before traveling — addresses and hours change.

  • Address: 3600 Wilshire Blvd Suite 1404, Los Angeles, CA 90010
  • Phone: +1 323 658 6020
  • Email: ceculosangeles@cancilleria.gob.ec
  • Official website: cancilleria.gob.ec — missions in the United States
  • Jurisdiction: California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Hawaii, the Marshall Islands, American Samoa, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Published hours: 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
  • Emergency line: +1 323 943 3303 (checked October 16, 2026)

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility of Ecuador — Diplomatic Missions in the United States (read 2026-09-10).

What Ecuador’s official sources say (checked October 16, 2026)

Additional details from the Los Angeles office instructions (checked October 17, 2026):

  • Payment methods: the appointment center description states that payments are accepted by credit card, debit card, or money order (“SE ACEPTAN PAGOS EN TARJETA DE CRÉDITO, DÉBITO O MONEY ORDER”).

  • Office hours and appointment requirement: the mission information page lists weekday hours from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (“De lunes a viernes de 09:00am a 17:30 pm”), noting that a scheduled appointment is mandatory, while the appointment portal schedules slots from 9:00 to 16:00 and the ministry directory lists 8h30 a 15h00.

  • WhatsApp channel: the consulate’s contact page provides a WhatsApp link (https://wa.me/message/APDO4EYOQXGJB1) to reach a consular agent.

  • Hours: the Ministry’s directory of missions in the United States lists “8h30 a 15h00” for this office. Ecuador’s passport-abroad procedure page gives different general hours for consular offices abroad: “Lunes a viernes de 08h30 a 14h00” (page updated 2025/06/17). Confirm the hours with the consulate.

  • Emergency line: +1 323 943 3303.

  • Appointments: the passport procedure is in person (“TRÁMITE PRESENCIAL”). The gob.ec passport page gives the link to the Cancillería appointment system (“Enlace sistema de citas”), which lists “EE.UU: LOS ANGELES, CA - CONSULADO” as one of its centers.

  • Passport fee: USD $90 (“USD $90,00 no grava IVA”). People of the “tercera edad” get a 50% reduction. People with a disability of 30% or more get a 100% reduction (requires a disability card).

  • Passport validity and delivery: valid 10 years. “El Consulado respectivo informará el tiempo de entrega del pasaporte”.

  • Minors’ passports: For minors, the parents or the person exercising legal representation or parental authority must attend; in their absence, a special power granted before a notary public or competent authority is required. In an adoption case, present the judicial judgment or resolution; if a parent has died, present the death certificate.

  • Carné de identificación consular: gob.ec names Los Ángeles among the consulates that issue it.

    • Fee: $20 (“Valor regular: 20,00 USD No grava IVA”).
    • Requirements: original, valid cédula and/or passport, plus a service payment document from the last three months proving residence.
    • Discounts: people 65 and over pay 50%. People with a disability of 30% or more are exempt when presenting the disability card issued by Ecuador’s Ministerio de Salud Pública.
    • Validity: six years (page updated 2026/01/20).

  • Immigration status: gob.ec’s summary of Ecuador’s Human Mobility regulation says people can access consular services “sin importar su condición migratoria”.

Available services

General overview of consular services. Availability at this office must be confirmed with the consulate; the gob.ec catalogue confirms this office issues the carné de identificación consular:

  • Passport renewal and new issuance
  • Consular ID card (carné de identificación consular) and cédula renewal
  • Birth registration (children born in the US)
  • Notarizations and powers of attorney
  • Birth, marriage, death certificates (transcription)
  • Voting from abroad (where applicable)
  • Consular protection in legal or emergency cases
  • Assistance in cases of immigration detention

Important: Exact service availability may vary by consulate. Always confirm in advance.

How to verify current address, phone, and hours

Consulates occasionally relocate or adjust hours. For current, official information:

  1. Visit the Cancillería del Ecuador
  2. Search for “Los Angeles” or “California” in the directory
  3. Verify office hours before your visit
  4. Check whether your procedure needs an appointment. The Cancillería appointment system is linked from the gob.ec passport page.

Before your appointment — checklist

  • ☐ Valid identification (Ecuador or US)
  • ☐ Proof of US residency (recent dated)
  • ☐ Supporting documents for the specific procedure (birth certificate, marriage certificate, etc.)
  • ☐ Payment for consular fees (accepted forms — cash, money order, etc.)
  • ☐ Appointment confirmation (printed or digital)

Consular procedures — step-by-step guides

The most common services at this consulate (full step-by-step guides):

Last verified: 2026-10-17. General information — not legal advice. Always verify current details with the consular office before your visit.

Sources: Cancillería del Ecuador

Consulate verification + alternative resource context (2025-2026)

Verify any consulate’s current operating status BEFORE traveling. Official sources:

  • US State Department — Bureau of Consular Affairs: state.gov. The Department’s “Foreign Consular Offices in the United States” list is no longer published — the old policy-issues page now renders a single link and no directory (checked 2026-09-10). For the current list of a country’s consulates, use that country’s embassy in Washington, D.C.
  • Embassy or main consulate of your country in Washington DC — check its own list of consulates
  • Wikipedia “List of diplomatic missions of [Country]” — community-maintained; verify against official sources

For consular emergencies (lost passport, arrest, medical emergency, death) while in the US, contact your home country’s embassy in Washington DC by phone. Embassy phone numbers in DC confirmed on each embassy’s own website (checked 2026-09-24): Colombia 1-202-387-8338, Guatemala 1-202-745-4953, Peru 1-202-833-9860, Argentina 1-202-238-6400 — for other countries, use the number on that embassy’s official website.

For services your home country’s consulate provides (passport renewal, national ID, civil registry, voting from abroad, power of attorney, child registration): consular fees vary by country and service — confirm the current fee on your consulate’s official fee schedule. Required documents and accepted payment methods vary by country and by service — confirm both on your consulate’s official page before your appointment.

For “Find an immigration attorney” referrals when the consulate’s pro-bono network isn’t a fit: see /procedures/find-immigration-attorney/ for AILA-member directories, /procedures/bia-recognized-help-by-state/ for BIA-recognized non-profit options, and /procedures/legal-aid-by-state/ for broader civil legal-aid (housing, family, public benefits). The US Department of State maintains an online directory, Contact Info for Foreign Embassies & Consulates, with contact information for foreign embassies and consulates in the United States.