To pick up a Cédula, the Ecuadorian ID card, you will need to make an online appointment first.
Starting next week, this rule affects those picking up Cédulas at five governmental locations in Ecuador's largest cities -- Quito, Cuenca (two offices) and Guayaquil (two offices).
You will find more details at cuencahighlife.com, in a double-dated column (Aug. 31 and Sept. 1) that is a translation from the original news article published at El Mercurio.
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Although the article states that passport pickups are also being handled this way, that may be only for Ecuadorians (not Expats), since -- for instance -- USA passports have historically been available only at the U.S. Embassy or a U.S. consular-authorized location.
cccmedia in Quito
New Online System to Pick Up Cédulas
cccmedia
02 September 2021 00:56:42
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cccmedia
20 September 2022 10:52:22
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Your new cédula cannot be lost or stolen.
Ecuador's government has come up with the
following brainstorm...
The national ID or cédula should be digital ..
and it will be mandatory for every resident
including Expats to obtain a digital cédula.
"This is something you can carry on
your phone that is available for scanning,"
said Ecuador's telecommunications minister,
Vianna Maino.
"[i]t provides a level of security for your identity
not available with the hard copy," she said.
Maino also pointed out that the new
cédulas cannot be lost or stolen, thus
removing the annoyance of replacing
a missing ID.
Expats have long been expected to present
their cédulas when buying 'mercancías'
at a supermarket .. when doing most
bank transactions .. when dealing with
government paperwork .. and when
purchasing medicine, electronics or
other 'cosas sofisticadas'.
Source... www.cuencahighlife.com ...
"Digital cédulas coming soon"
rkg695
20 September 2022 21:07:46
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Visas are already digital… 🤷🏼♂️
Now I'm REALLY scared to lose my phone lol
cccmedia
21 September 2022 09:23:46
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My non-digital permanent visa for Ecuador
was honored earlier this month while traveling
from Bucaramanga, Colombia, back to Quito.
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For years, I have been carrying a copy of my
cédula unless I have business a the bank, the DMV ..
or am traveling. This has reduced the likelihood of
losing the ID or having it stolen, neither of which
misfortune has occurred.
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So here are a couple of questions we will need
answers for...
-- Will residents be allowed to keep using existing
non-digital cédulas until expiration? (My cédula,
issued in 2014, is good for a total of ten years,
so the renewal date is a couple of years away.)
-- Will all cédula owners be required to own a
portable phone? Apparently so. Is a flip phone
good enough .. or will even 'campesinos' need
to own a smart phone?
cccmedia in Quito
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