[WILLIAM TROMPETER]

Hello, Ed! Before I respond, I wanted to let you know how informative and entertaining your blog is, and I recommend it to everyone on this forum.

Some clarifications: I didn’t say that grandfathering is a concept in Ecuador, but I mentioned it because that concept is easily understood by those of us who live or have lived in the U.S.  I am simply trying to determine if changes are coming in February, can I still get a residential visa in Ecuador under the current guidelines as long as I have my documentation in order by the end of this month?

I also did not say that the dates of the conferences had anything to do with any insider information, only that the conferences would be happening the same month as the proposed changes. I don’t know, however, how those changes will be presented when I haven’t been able to get an attorney’s attention to verify or discredit them.

As you pointed out in your first response on this thread, changes like this catch everyone off guard, including attorneys. I don’t think the most current information will magically appear at a conference given the circumstances. When was the last time the visa application process was changed?

[WILLIAM TROMPETER]

That confirms what I suspected. It seems to me, though, that a well connected attorney could make a phone call and find out.

I do have a related question, however. The attorney I am dealing with in Cuenca tells me to get my documentation together as soon as possible and schedule an appointment to meet with him when I get there. That makes me wonder if the real issue is whether or not I have my documentation with dates that precede any change in the immigration policy. In other words, is “grandfathering” the norm in Ecuador in situations like this? My assumption was that when a new policy was enacted, everyone would have to go to square one as we do in the U.S.  Maybe my assumption was incorrect.

I find the timing of the proposed changes interesting in that both International Living and Live and Invest Overseas  have conferences in Quito in February. It seems to me that it would be important to have proper visa application information for the people who attend them.

 

[WILLIAM TROMPETER]

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BTW, thanks to all who have contributed to this thread. This forum is a remarkable resource.

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