at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs . Please check their website for further details and requirements. If you enter Ecuador via the border with Peru or Colombia you must insist on being given an entry stamp at the border showing the date of your arrival. There have been cases of buses not stopping at the border, which has caused great difficulties for foreign visitors.  You are also reminded that there are no costs involved when entering the country from the Peruvian border. If you have dual nationality and are travelling with two passports, you are advised to register both passports at your entry with the Ecuadorian immigration authorities. This may avoid problems if one of the passports gets lost or robbed. There have been occasions in which the passport used to enter Ecuador has been robbed and the immigration authorities have not allowed foreigners to use the other valid passport to leave the country as this was not registered on entry. Foreign visitors who have overstayed will be deported and denied entry on their next visit. Overstaying will result in you not being able to return to Ecuador for nine months and your name could remain on immigration records. If you are thinking of joining one of the "volunteer" or "adventure expeditions" programmes, particularly popular with gap-year students, ensure that the organisation is fully represented or partnered in Ecuador. See our gap year page. Reassure yourself that any agent in Ecuador has sufficient autonomy to act in an emergency. Register