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Temporary Residence - Athlete

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Which athletes, coaches, technicians, officials or other sports professionals does the pathway cover?

Athletes ('deportista') hired by natural or legal persons to carry out sporting activities in Ecuador are covered; the same category also covers artists and cultural managers. A person entering to act as general attorney or legal representative of a sports club or similar organisation is also covered. The official source does not name coaches, technicians or officials separately.

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  • Coaches, technicians and officials are not named separately in the sources.

What club, federation, governing body or recognised organisation relationship is required?

A contract or agreement linking the athlete to an institution, sports club or similar organisation legally headquartered in Ecuador, plus the contracting entity's incorporation and operating documents. If the athlete will be the club's legal representative or general attorney, the registered power/appointment, the club's incorporation deeds and certificates that the club is up to date with the SRI (tax) and IESS (social security) are required.

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  • https://www.cancilleria.gob.ec/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2022.07.21-reglamento-a-la-Ley-Organica-de-Movilidad-Humana.pdf
    a) Contrato o convenio en virtud del cual está vinculado a una institución, club deportivo, productora, organización no gubernamental, u otra organización afín a esta categoría, https://edicioneslegales.com.ec/ Pág. 37 de 108 cuya sede se encuentre legalmente constituida en territorio ecuatoriano; y, b) Documentos de constitución y funcionamiento de la persona jurídica contratante.
  • https://www.cancilleria.gob.ec/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2022.07.21-reglamento-a-la-Ley-Organica-de-Movilidad-Humana.pdf
    i) Poder general o nombramiento de representante legal otorgado a favor de la persona extranjera, debidamente inscrito ante la autoridad competente; ii) Escrituras y actos jurídicos de constitución de la institución, club deportivo, productora, organización no gubernamental, u otro afín a esta categoría; y, iii) Certificados que acrediten que la institución, club deportivo, productora, organización no gubernamental, u otra organización afín a esta categoría, está al día en sus obligaciones con el Servicio de Rentas Internas y el Instituto Ecuatoriano de Seguridad Social.

What sporting level, achievement, professional status, recognition or other sports-specific condition distinguishes the pathway?

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What sporting/work activity is permitted, what club or activity restrictions exist, and what is the family position?

The visa is tied to the activity/contract that justified it: a holder who changes activity, employer or sponsor in a way that affects that basis has 30 working days to apply for a new temporary residence visa. Family: the holder may request dependant ('amparo') status for children, spouse or legally recognised de facto partner.

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  • No source details what other sporting or paid activity is allowed alongside the club contract.

How long does the status last, how does renewal or change of club work where stated, and what longer-term residence possibilities exist?

Issued for 2 years (official procedure page); the LOMH defines temporary residence as a stay of up to two years, renewable on multiple occasions. After at least 21 continuous months as a resident, the holder may apply for permanent residence before the current residence expires. The official 24 October 2025 amendment to LOMH Article 64 adds to temporary and permanent residence visa applications a certificate of no criminal record from the country of origin or prior residence, translated into Spanish and apostilled or legalised as applicable, valid for 180 days from issue, and a migration-registration certificate under the regulation. These are general visa-application conditions; they do not by themselves establish the route-specific renewal documents or a grant guarantee.

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  • The captured 2025 amending law does not replace LOMH Article 60’s multiple-renewal text or the captured regulation’s 21-month permanent-residence filing rule, but the packet is not a fully consolidated 2026 statute/regulation; later changes to those provisions were not independently established.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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