Ecuador passport renewal in the United States
This guide carries fees and appointment systems verified against official sources — not generic ranges.
Verified fees
| Validity | Fee (USD) |
|---|---|
| Adult passport (first-time or renewal), valid 10 years | $90 |
| Age 65 and over | $45 (50% off) |
| Disability of 30% or more | No fee (100% waiver) |
Fees per Ecuador’s official trámite catalogue: “USD $90,00 no grava IVA”, with a “disminución del 50 %” for people in the tercera edad and a “disminución del 100%” for a disability of 30% or more; validity “10 años” (gob.ec, page updated June 17, 2025, read 2026-10-03). The Ecuadorian consulate in Washington, D.C. publishes the same $90 / $45, payable by money order only (cancilleria.gob.ec, page dated January 22, 2022).
Two official Ecuadorian pages disagree. The New York consulate’s requirements page still says “El costo es de USD $70 dólares” with $35 for tercera edad and people with disabilities (cancilleria.gob.ec, read 2026-10-03). The $90/$45 figures above are the ones the ministry publishes nationally and the Washington post publishes locally, so we lead with them — but if you are booked in New York, confirm the amount with that office before you pay.
If your passport or cédula was lost or stolen (Washington, D.C.)
The Washington consulate’s page lists the money orders to bring:
| Case | Money orders (Washington, D.C. consulate) |
|---|---|
| All documents available | $90 ($45 at 65 or older) |
| Last passport or last cédula lost or stolen | Two money orders: $90 and $25 ($45 and $12.5 at 65 or older) |
| Passport and cédula lost or stolen | Two money orders: $90 and $35 ($45 and $17.5 at 65 or older) |
That page says a lost or stolen passport requires a sworn statement (declaración juramentada) after a systems check, done at the same appointment. These amounts are published by the Washington consulate; other consulates may publish their own rules.
How appointments actually work
Ecuador’s consulates book through the Foreign Ministry’s central appointment system, citas.cancilleria.gob.ec — gob.ec links it on the passport page as “Enlace sistema de citas”. The live system says: “Para obtener una cita deberá seleccionar un Centro Administrativo y elegir un Servicio” (select an office and a service).
The Washington, D.C. consulate’s page spells out the flow:
- Select your consulate from the list of “Centros Administrativos” and read the office’s information (address, payment method, hours).
- Select the service (“Pasaportes exterior”).
- Enter your cédula or passport number, a contact phone number and an email.
- Type in the verification code sent to your email.
- Pick a date and time, then generate the appointment.
- You receive a confirmation email (check spam). You can cancel from the same platform with the code in that email.
The same page says the system allows one appointment per person (one passport per appointment), appointments last no more than 30 minutes, each family member needs their own appointment, and “NO se atenderán trámites sin cita o con documentos incompletos” (no service without an appointment or with incomplete documents).
Documents
gob.ec (renewal):
- A document proving your identity and nationality (“Documento que valide la identidad del solicitante y su nacionalidad”)
- Your ordinary passport, if it is still valid
- A loss report (“Denuncia de pérdida de pasaporte”), if the passport was lost
New York consulate (undated page):
- Previous passport or cédula de ciudadanía — ORIGINAL (“No se aceptan copias”)
- If you have neither, an original certified fingerprint copy (“COPIA CERTIFICADA INDICE O DACTILAR”), obtained at Civil Registry offices in Ecuador
- No photos: “Para el trámite de pasaportes NO NECESITA TRAER FOTOS”
Washington, D.C. consulate: an original valid cédula (or a sworn statement of its loss after an identity check) and the previous passport, expired or for cancellation.
Delivery
gob.ec does not publish a single processing time: “El Consulado respectivo informará el tiempo de entrega del pasaporte dependiendo si se trata de un Centro de Impresión de Pasaportes o de un Centro de Captura de Datos” (each consulate will tell you the delivery time, depending on whether it is a passport printing center or a data-capture center). The Washington consulate says you may bring a prepaid “FLAT RATE ENVELOPE – PRIORITY MAIL” envelope, at your own risk, if you want the passport mailed to you.
US immigration documents are not on the requirement list
The requirement lists summarized above ask for home-country documents, not for US immigration papers; the passport follows from nationality. gob.ec summarizes Article 16 of the Regulation to Ecuador’s Organic Law on Human Mobility this way: Ecuadorian and foreign nationals can access consular services “sin importar su condición migratoria” (regardless of migration status). Consulates operate under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (1963). We found no official source on whether or how a consulate shares applicant data with US agencies, so we make no claim either way.
Minors
- gob.ec: for a minor’s passport “se solicita la presencia de los dos padres”. If one or both parents are absent, the absent parent gives written authorization through a special power of attorney (“poder especial para otorgamiento del pasaporte”). The minors list also names: a power granted before a Notary Public or competent authority when the parents or legal representative are absent; a court judgment or resolution in case of adoption; a parent’s death certificate, if applicable (checked October 16, 2026).
- Washington, D.C. consulate: the legal representatives’ cédula or valid passport; foreign parents present their valid passport; the procedure “debe ser realizado en presencia física de los dos padres”, or with a Poder Especial that authorizes one parent or another person (checked October 16, 2026).
What the official pages say by office (checked October 16, 2026)
| Washington, D.C. | New York | |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 2535 15th. Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20009 | 800 Second Ave, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10017 |
| Phone | (202) 234 7200 | (212) 808 0170 |
| Coverage | Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia | Not stated on the page |
| Fee and payment | $90 ($45 at 65 or older), “Money Order (único medio de pago aceptado)” | USD $70; USD $35 for tercera edad and people with disabilities; payment method not stated |
| Lost passport | Second money order (see table above); sworn statement at the same appointment | If the lost passport is still valid: USD $15 extra for a sworn statement (USD $7,50 for tercera edad and people with disabilities), or a police report |
| Other | The cédula can be renewed at this consulate with a separate appointment for that service, then a passport appointment | The consulate can request the ficha índice from the Civil Registry electronically if you come to the Queens or Manhattan office with your full name and 10-digit cédula number; US-issued documents must be “traducidos al Español, notarizados y apostillados”, with the apostille on both the original and the notarized translation |
National rules on gob.ec (checked October 16, 2026):
- In-person procedure (“TRÁMITE PRESENCIAL”).
- Hours listed for consular offices abroad: “Lunes a viernes de 08h30 a 14h00”.
- Legal basis of the $90 fee: Arancel Consular y Diplomático 2023, item 7.1, “Pasaporte ordinario en el exterior - primera vez/renovación. USD 90,00”.
- Citizen contact: Unidad de Consejería, consejeria@cancilleria.gob.ec, phone 02-3933520.
Where to do it
- Complete directory of Ecuador consulates in the US
- Consulates by US state
- Lost passport and need to travel soon? Ecuador’s emergency passport
- Passport for a minor child
- Renewing the Ecuadorian cédula from the US
- All Ecuador consular procedures in the US
Official sources
- gob.ec — Emisión de pasaporte ordinario por primera vez o renovación en el exterior
- Foreign Ministry — appointment system (citas.cancilleria.gob.ec)
- Consulado en Washington, D.C. — Pasaportes
- Consulate in New York — requisitos para mayores de 18 años
- Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores del Ecuador
Last verified: 2026-10-03. General procedural information for educational purposes. Passport fees, appointment systems, and document requirements vary by country and change periodically. Verify directly with the Ecuador consulate. Not legal advice.