Spanish Consulate General in Guayaquil

Ecuadorian citizens must obtain a visa before travelling to Spain. Check with the Spanish consulate general in Guayaquil whether visas are handled at its counter or by an appointed visa centre.

In 2025, Spain’s consulate general in Guayaquil received 31,771 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 20,726. 8,677 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 29.5%. In 2024 it had been 24.1%: the rate rose by 5.4 points, a sharp increase. Applications rose by 8% compared with 2024 (29,295).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 23.3% (2023) to 29.5% (2025).

Spain issues Schengen visas at 2 locations in Ecuador; this office handled 39% of their 80,504 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Quito 32.6%, which makes Guayaquil the lowest of the group. Each office serves the applicants who live in its own consular district, so the rates also reflect who applies where, not only how strictly files are assessed.

Across all Schengen consulates in Ecuador, 30.9% of applications were refused in 2025; Spain’s rate worldwide was 14.6%. Spain received the largest number of applications of the 6 Schengen states represented here.

Multiple-entry visas made up 11.2% of those issued. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Ecuador.

The Spanish embassy is in Quito, about 271 km away. Besides the Spanish consulate general in Guayaquil, Spain has 2 other missions in Ecuador. Consulates: Quito. Ecuador in turn has 5 missions in Spain, its embassy being in Madrid.

About the Spanish consulate general in Guayaquil

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Spain in Guayaquil. Its work is consular: passports and documents for its own citizens and, often, visas for visitors.

Address and contact

The record for the Spanish consulate general in Guayaquil includes an official website.

Spanish citizens travelling to Ecuador

No visa is needed by Spanish citizens for Ecuador, for stays of up to 90 days.

When the Spanish consulate general in Guayaquil is closed

The next closures of the Spanish consulate general in Guayaquil for public holidays in Ecuador are Christmas Day (Día de Navidad) on Friday 25 December 2026 and New Year's Day (Año Nuevo) on Friday 1 January 2027; it may also close for Constitution Day (Día de la Constitución) on Sunday 6 December 2026.

Before visiting the Spanish consulate general in Guayaquil

Current procedures for the Spanish consulate general in Guayaquil, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.