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Corporate Relocation to Ecuador: Moving Teams, Not Just Paperwork

How Grace and Nelson handles corporate and institutional relocations to Ecuador, from factory workforces to school faculty to executive teams and families.

We've moved entire workforces, not just individuals.

Most immigration firms handle one visa at a time. We handle one visa at a time - and also fifty at a time. Over 25 years, we've relocated factory workforces with international staff, international school faculty from multiple countries, executive teams for multinational companies, and NGO staff establishing Ecuador operations.

Corporate relocation is fundamentally different from personal immigration. It's not just more visas - it's labor law, company registration, IESS compliance, housing for staff, schools for their kids, and coordination with your HR department back home. You need a firm that understands all of it.

What Corporate Relocation Involves

Bulk Visa Processing

Every team member needs the right visa category. We assess each person's situation - nationality, role, family status - and process all applications in coordinated batches. Visa types we handle for corporate clients:

  • Professional (work) visas for employees
  • Investment visas for executives making capital investments
  • Dependent visas for every team member's spouse and children
  • Digital Nomad visas for remote workers attached to international companies

Company Registration

If your company doesn't have a legal presence in Ecuador, we set it up:

  • Local entity formation (branch office or subsidiary)
  • SRI (tax authority) registration
  • Business permits and municipal licenses
  • Corporate banking setup

IESS & Labor Law Compliance

Ecuador's labor laws are strict and the consequences for non-compliance are severe. We handle:

  • IESS (social security) enrollment for all employees
  • Employment contracts compliant with Ecuadorian labor code
  • Mandatory benefit calculations (13th and 14th salary, vacation, profit sharing)
  • Termination and severance procedures if needed

Staff Housing & Settlement

Your people need to live somewhere. We coordinate:

  • Housing search and lease negotiation for staff
  • Banking and financial account setup
  • Healthcare provider registration
  • School enrollment for employees' children
  • Cultural orientation and community integration

Who We've Helped

Without naming names, here's the scope of what we handle:

  • Manufacturing companies relocating technical staff and management from multiple countries
  • International schools hiring faculty from abroad who need work visas and family dependent visas
  • Technology companies establishing Ecuador offices with mixed local/international teams
  • NGOs and nonprofits moving program staff for regional operations
  • Multinational executives relocating with their families for multi-year assignments

Why a Law Firm, Not a Facilitator

For a single retirement visa, maybe a facilitator gets the job done. For a corporate relocation? You need attorneys.

Labor law compliance alone requires legal expertise. Company registration requires legal expertise. When immigration intersects with employment law, tax law, and corporate law - which it always does in corporate relocations - you need a firm that practices all of it.

We've been doing this for over 25 years. Our government relationships mean faster processing. Our private sector connections mean better deals on housing and services. And our legal expertise means you stay compliant with every regulation.

The Process

  1. Initial assessment - We meet with your team (in person or remote) to understand scope: how many people, what countries, what roles, what timeline
  2. Custom plan - We create a detailed relocation plan with timelines, costs, and milestones
  3. Document coordination - We manage document collection from all team members, including apostilles and translations
  4. Company setup - Entity registration, IESS, SRI, banking (if needed)
  5. Visa processing - Coordinated batch submissions for all team members
  6. Settlement - Housing, schools, healthcare, banking for every person
  7. Ongoing support - Visa renewals, labor compliance, new hires, departures

Get Started

Corporate relocations need lead time. The sooner you start, the smoother the process.


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Planning a corporate relocation to Ecuador? Schedule a consultation or call 651-621-3652.