The 2016 fee for a residency-visa stamp has been raised from $350 to $550, according to an Ecuadorian immigration attorney -- Sara Chaca of Ecuador Visas.
The visa fee covering a minor child has been raised from $0 to $250, according to attorney Chaca.
She says the government has had to raise fees due to shortfalls in oil tax revenues related to the low price for Ecuadorian-produced oil.
Source: a message received by https://www.expat.com member and visa applicant Dorothy Peck. The full(er) text of the message is available at the "oil crisis" thread, Report #2 . Below is the link....
https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=556914
-- cccmedia in Quito