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Days 1–3: Land Safe
- 1.Arrive at Mariscal Sucre International Airport (Quito) or José Joaquín de Olmedo (Guayaquil) — Ecuadorian immigration processes returning nationals
- 2.Get a Claro, Movistar, or CNT Ecuador SIM at the airport or any carrier store — requires cédula or passport
Days 4–7: Get Connected
- 3.Contact family networks in your provincia — Ecuador uses the U.S. dollar, making financial planning more straightforward
- 4.Visit the Registro Civil to obtain or renew your cédula de ciudadanía ecuatoriana
Week 2: Documents & Stability
- 5.Open a bank account at Banco Pichincha, Banco Guayaquil, or BanEcuador using your cédula
- 6.Register with the Ministerio del Trabajo for employment assistance and vocational training programs
Week 3–4: Start Rebuilding
- 7.Enroll in the IESS (Instituto Ecuatoriano de Seguridad Social) for health insurance and social security
- 8.Contact the MIES (Ministerio de Inclusión Económica y Social) for transitional welfare programs
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