Ecuador, Peru Tighten Entry Requirements for Venezuelans as Influx Swells

Ecuador, Peru Tighten Entry Requirements for Venezuelans as Influx Swells
File photo: Peru's President Martin Vizcarra speaks during an interview with Reuters in Pucallpa, Peru August 9, 2018. Reuters/Guadalupe Pardo
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QUITO/LIMA—Venezuelans entering Ecuador and Peru will soon be required to show their passports, rather than national identity cards, the Ecuadorean government and Peruvian official sources said on Thursday, amid concerns over an influx of economic migrants.

Ecuador and Peru have hitherto allowed Venezuelans to enter using national ID cards, providing desperate Venezuelans with an easier route out of their crisis stricken homeland.