Ecuador’s former National Secretariat for Migrants (Secretaria Nacional para el Migrante - SENAMI) has been elevated to the level of Deputy Ministry for Human Mobility (Viceministerio de Movilidad Humana).

The Deputy Ministry provides information via its website on all relevant services for migrants, including how to access services and obtain dual citizenship. It is mandated to administer and evaluate the management of the Policy for Human Mobility in migration, consular and refugees, in order to protect the rights of Ecuadorian citizens abroad and of foreign citizens in Ecuador. It also develops internal and external coordination processes in order to comply with institutional and national development goals. It comprises the following Under-Secretariats:

• Migrant Protection Secretariat;
• Citizen's Services Under-Secretariat, and;
• Refugee Under-Secretariat.