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Official US State Department data

US visa statistics for Ecuador

How many US visas nationals of Ecuador are issued, and for what, plus what the US consulates in Ecuador issue.

Data through February 2026

Visas issued to nationals of Ecuador, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

169,114169,114

Down 28%vs 235,754 in the 12 months before

Down 28% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
14k
Busiest month
16k
Apr 2025
Latest month
14k
Feb 2026Down 25%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 236k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 169k

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Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26

What the visas are for

Visas issued to nationals of Ecuador by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.

  • B1/B2

    Business and tourist visitors

    Down 29%

    157k

    93% of the total, last 12 months

    157,319 visas in the last 12 months, 222,314 in the 12 months before

  • J-1

    Exchange visitors

    Down 12%

    6.3k

    3.7% of the total, last 12 months

    6,321 visas in the last 12 months, 7,196 in the 12 months before

  • F-1

    Academic students

    Down 27%

    1.4k

    0.8% of the total, last 12 months

    1,428 visas in the last 12 months, 1,944 in the 12 months before

  • A-2

    Foreign government officials

    Up 17%

    878

    0.5% of the total, last 12 months

    878 visas in the last 12 months, 753 in the 12 months before

  • C-1/D

    Airline and ship crews

    Up 5.6%

    493

    0.3% of the total, last 12 months

    493 visas in the last 12 months, 467 in the 12 months before

  • B-1

    Business visitors

    Up 31%

    422

    0.2% of the total, last 12 months

    422 visas in the last 12 months, 323 in the 12 months before

Other visa types

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • H-2B0.2% of total

    Seasonal non-farm workers

    332About flat, 2.5%
    332 visas in the last 12 months, 324 in the 12 months before
  • H-1B0.2% of total

    Specialty occupation workers

    257Down 19%
    257 visas in the last 12 months, 316 in the 12 months before
  • L-20.1% of total

    Spouses and children of L-1 transferees

    198Up 4.2%
    198 visas in the last 12 months, 190 in the 12 months before
  • L-10.1% of total

    Intracompany transferees

    147Down 5.8%
    147 visas in the last 12 months, 156 in the 12 months before
  • K-10.1% of total

    Fiancé(e)s of US citizens

    142Down 54%
    142 visas in the last 12 months, 312 in the 12 months before
  • G-40.1% of total

    International organization employees

    123About flat, 1.6%
    123 visas in the last 12 months, 125 in the 12 months before

B1/B2 visas made up 93% of the visas issued to nationals of Ecuador in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 29% and J-1 fell 12% on the 12 months before.

US consulates in Ecuador

Every visa each consulate issued, to any nationality, in the last 12 months against the 12 months before.

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • Guayaquil51% of the country
    85kDown 30%
    85,393 visas in the last 12 months, 121,500 in the 12 months before
  • Quito49% of the country
    83kDown 26%
    82,984 visas in the last 12 months, 112,609 in the 12 months before

Guayaquil issues the most: 51% of the total. Guayaquil issued 30% fewer.

Together they issued 168,377 visas in the last 12 months. That differs from the total to nationals of Ecuador above, which also counts nationals who applied in other countries and leaves out other nationalities who applied here.

When visas are issued

Visas issued to nationals of Ecuador each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
9.8%
5.9%

Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2024–2025.

Busiest: March 2023: 26,318 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2024–2025, January was typically the busiest month and November the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2024

    238k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    First full year in this data
  2. 2025

    178k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 25%vs 2024
  3. 2026So far

    29k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 23%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 177,718 visas (−25% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 23% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Ecuador
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202613,54317,998Down 25%
January 202615,43719,586Down 21%
December 202511,14818,838Down 41%
November 20259,74814,792Down 34%
October 202515,68718,866Down 17%
September 202516,10819,619Down 18%
August 202516,04216,844Down 4.8%
July 202514,56920,379Down 29%
June 202512,70720,858Down 39%
May 202513,62120,770Down 34%
April 202516,23524,288Down 33%
March 202514,26922,916Down 38%
February 202517,99819,268Down 6.6%
January 202519,58620,519Down 4.5%
December 202418,83817,769Up 6%
November 202414,79218,017Down 18%
October 202418,86620,847Down 9.5%
September 202419,61920,006About flat, 1.9%
August 202416,84424,992Down 33%
July 202420,37916,487Up 24%
June 202420,85824,831Down 16%
May 202420,77024,195Down 14%
April 202424,28824,649About flat, 1.5%
March 202422,91626,318Down 13%

Look up a visa type for Ecuador

Monthly trend, each consulate's numbers, the busiest months and the long view.

  • H-1B
  • H-4
  • F-1
  • F-2
  • B1/B2
  • J-1
  • J-2
  • L-1
  • L-2
  • M-1

About these numbers

Visas issued, not appointments
Every number here is a visa the US State Department issued. It shows demand and how much the consulates process, not how many interview slots are open.
By nationality or by consulate
“Issued to nationals of India” counts Indian citizens wherever they applied. “Issued in India” counts what the US consulates in India issued, to anyone. The two differ, so each number says which one it is.
Last 12 months
The 12 months up to the latest month State Dept has published, compared with the 12 months before. Monthly reports arrive a few months late. Calendar years run January to December.

Source: US Department of State.Monthly nonimmigrant visa issuancesNonimmigrant visa statisticsFY2019 reporting methodologyCheck Visa Slots isn't affiliated with the US government.