Do you need a visa to visit the UK for 5 days as an Ecuadorian citizen?

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No, he would have to get a tourist visa. Check the Home Office website if you need confirmation:

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Since you are (apparently) not married, I'm afraid that he is in the same situation as if he was a random Ecuadorian national with his residence in Spain, which means he will need a visa (per the UK Border Agency's website). As far as the law is concerned, neither you nor your relatives are his β€œfamily” so it really doesn't matter that you are traveling together or visiting them. I don't think a letter of invitation would be of any help anywhere either, it's typically something you might need to get a visa in the first place, not something that can replace one.

If you were married (or, possibly, in some form of registered partnership), he would have some rights (see Non-EU spouse of an EU citizen - is visiting EU without needing a visa possible? and the official EU website) but you would still need to be careful, travel together and make sure his residence permit explicitly mentions the fact he is a member of the family of an EU national as some countries have been known to make trouble for family members anyway.

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