In Ecuador, education and criminal records checks are permissible for all candidates. Credit and medical screening, as well as adverse media checks, are also permissible but with some restrictions. However, unions membership is restricted and political views can only be checked under specific circumstances. Finally, address checks are permissible in most cases but require additional information to confirm identity.

Background check summary

Education Checks: permissible
Criminal Checks: permissible
Credit/financial checks: permissible
Medical screening: permissible
Adverse media: some restrictions
Union membership: restricted
Political views: restricted
Address: some restrictions
Identity: permissible

Zinc's background check turnaround times

Please note these background check turnaround times are averages for the country. Actual check times may vary and depend on a number of factors including the resident country's process time as well as the candidate's document submission speed.
Financial (mins)
20
Criminal (days)
10
Media (mins)
14
Reference (days)
2
identity (mins)
140
Education (days)
12.57
Address (days)
2
Sanctions (mins)
25

Right-to-work rules

Rules apply for citizens as well as non-citizens working in the country
National ID Accepted?
Yes
Passport
Yes
Other passport accepted?
No
Any other routes (any type of citizen)

N/A

Body name
Ministry of the Interior
Foreign Citizens

N/A

Natural citizens: Alternative routes

N/A

Country details
Birthrate
22.29
Population
17,643,054
capital
Quito
GDP ($/capita)
3300
TLD
.ec
developed/developing
Developing
Currency
US Dollar
Net migration
-8.58
Literacy(%)
92.5

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