Annex I
Ecuador: Chapter V, Section V of the Organic Act of Human Mobility; Chapter V, Section IV of the
Regulations to the Organic Act of Human Mobility; Instructivo para el proceso de determinación de
la condición de refugiados y apátridas en el Ecuador, nº 156.
Legal Basis/Determining Authority
Comisión de Refugio y Apatridia (Commission on Refugee
and Statelessness)
Same as the asylum authority. Procedures are separate but
in appropriate cases, the Commission will assess whether
the person qualifies for refugee and stateless status.
Conditions for access
No conditions for access.
Submission in writing/orally
Submissions can be made orally or in writing.
Centralized/decentralized
Centralized.
Suspensive effect of removal order
Yes.
Right to stay during the procedure
Interview
Yes, mandatory.
Legal aid
Yes.
Burden of proof
Shared.
Right to appeal
Yes.
Right to appeal to decision-making body.
Facilitated naturalization
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Yes.
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