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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Ecuador

How many B1/B2 visas nationals of Ecuador are issued, and what each US consulate in Ecuador issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Ecuador

Every B1/B2 visa issued to a national of Ecuador, at any US consulate in the world.

Visas issued to nationals of Ecuador, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

157,319157,319

Down 29%vs 222,314 in the 12 months before

Down 29% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
13k
Busiest month
16k
Sep 2025
Latest month
12k
Feb 2026Down 28%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 222k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 157k

05k10k15k20k25k
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

The long view

State Dept publishes its annual totals by US government fiscal year, which runs October to September.

Point at a year for its exact count.

0100k200k300k400k
150k
150k
168k
157k
Pre-COVID peak172k
84k
82k
176k
Highest263k
228k
181k
61k
'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 150,458 visas; FY2016: 150,163 visas; FY2017: 168,103 visas; FY2018: 157,292 visas; FY2019: 171,952 visas; FY2020: 83,977 visas; FY2021: 82,061 visas; FY2022: 176,325 visas; FY2023: 263,180 visas; FY2024: 228,250 visas; FY2025: 181,167 visas; FY2026: 60,550 visas so far.

FY2025 had 181,167 visas (−21% on FY2024). That's 5.4% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2019). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 28% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Ecuador
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202612,12216,771Down 28%
January 202613,80218,106Down 24%
December 202510,00317,022Down 41%
November 20259,34314,142Down 34%
October 202515,28018,357Down 17%
September 202515,56619,086Down 18%
August 202515,16516,080Down 5.7%
July 202513,67319,408Down 30%
June 202512,10019,751Down 39%
May 202512,11419,245Down 37%
April 202514,54522,298Down 35%
March 202513,60622,048Down 38%
February 202516,771–
January 202518,106–
December 202417,022–
November 202414,142–
October 202418,357–
September 202419,086–
August 202416,080–
July 202419,408–
June 202419,751–
May 202419,245–
April 202422,298–
March 202422,048–

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued by nationality, and its annual Report of the Visa Office for earlier years. Nationals of Ecuador who interview at a US consulate in another country are counted here, so these totals run higher than the consulate figures for Ecuador.

B1/B2 visas issued in Ecuador

How many B1/B2 visas the US consulates in Ecuador issue each month, whether that's rising or falling, and where it's moving.

Visas issued in Ecuador, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

156,714156,714

Down 29%vs 220,549 in the 12 months before

Down 29% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
13k
Busiest month
16k
Sep 2025
Latest month
12k
Feb 2026Down 27%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 221k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 157k

05k10k15k20k25k
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

Where visas are issued

Each consulate's last 12 months, against the 12 months before.

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • Guayaquil52% of total
    81kDown 31%
    81,143 visas in the last 12 months, 117,377 in the 12 months before
  • Quito48% of total
    76kDown 27%
    75,571 visas in the last 12 months, 103,172 in the 12 months before

Guayaquil issues the most: 52% of the total. Guayaquil issued 31% fewer.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Ecuador each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
9.4%
6.2%

Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.

Busiest: August 2022: 29,887 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, March was typically the busiest month and November the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    249k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    222k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 11%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    166k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 26%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    26k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 25%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 165,549 visas (−26% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 25% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Ecuador
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202612,11016,695Down 27%
January 202613,77418,024Down 24%
December 20259,99017,047Down 41%
November 20259,22514,022Down 34%
October 202515,10618,162Down 17%
September 202515,51218,885Down 18%
August 202515,14915,855Down 4.5%
July 202513,64519,295Down 29%
June 202512,02719,647Down 39%
May 202512,08919,040Down 37%
April 202514,57422,062Down 34%
March 202513,51321,815Down 38%
February 202516,69517,937Down 6.9%
January 202518,02418,653Down 3.4%
December 202417,04715,810Up 7.8%
November 202414,02216,997Down 18%
October 202418,16220,075Down 9.5%
September 202418,88519,301About flat, 2.2%
August 202415,85524,135Down 34%
July 202419,29515,672Up 23%
June 202419,64723,234Down 15%
May 202419,04022,618Down 16%
April 202422,06223,202Down 4.9%
March 202421,81525,526Down 15%

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available.

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