====== Visas ======

**Visa question om 12-IX for 180 days**

Q - My wife and I are visiting for the remainder of our 90 visa. Our plan was to
 go back, and apply there at an Ecuadorian Consulate, for a 6-month visa, so we 
can come back for an extended period of time. Can we do that? Or, would it be better
to apply for the 6-month visa while we are here. And, if we did, would the "clock
start ticking," using up our 6-month window?

A - We recommend that, if you are returning to the United States, it's better if
 you apply there for the 12-IX visa for 180 days. Because, if you apply in Ecuador,
the time of residence starts running as soon as the visa is granted -  even the 
time you will be out of the country. If you apply for and receive the visa in your
country the time begins to run upon entering Ecuador
.
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