Longer term visa for Ecuador? (Papierkram)

IVECO Tony , Wherever., Samstag, 04. Juli 2015, 22:32 (vor 3209 Tagen) @ loupphil

Yes, and that uncertainty is what makes it hard.

Get a 6 month visa at huge cost, then hope you can get a 6-month TIP which is entirely at the discretion of the particular officer on duty. Then if get the 6-month TIP, book your plane tickets if and when you get all the ducks lined up properly, but of course pay top rate for short-notice tickets and even more if you want to have flexibility..

Allowing for inevitable delays, might be lucky to be able to rely on getting out of the country for 4 to 5 months maximum.

Might be just as easy to book tickets well ahead, cross the border the day before the flight with three months visa and TIP, both at zero cost, drive straight to somewhere the vehicle can be stored, then to the airport and on the plane. Be away for 87 days and when return, drive straight out on arrival.

Probably do the same in any country.

Needs thinking about.

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