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Visas issued at Guayaquil by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 31%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
81k
95% of the total, last 12 months
81,143 visas in the last 12 months, 117,377 in the 12 months before - Up 13%
J-1
Exchange visitors
2.3k
2.7% of the total, last 12 months
2,330 visas in the last 12 months, 2,066 in the 12 months before - About flat, 1.5%
F-1
Academic students
654
0.8% of the total, last 12 months
654 visas in the last 12 months, 664 in the 12 months before - Up 38%
B-1
Business visitors
368
0.4% of the total, last 12 months
368 visas in the last 12 months, 266 in the 12 months before - Up 23%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
214
0.3% of the total, last 12 months
214 visas in the last 12 months, 174 in the 12 months before - Down 56%
K-1
Fiancé(e)s of US citizens
145
0.2% of the total, last 12 months
145 visas in the last 12 months, 328 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- H-1B0.1% of total
Specialty occupation workers
68Down 19%68 visas in the last 12 months, 84 in the 12 months before - L-20.1% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
59Up 31%59 visas in the last 12 months, 45 in the 12 months before - F-20.1% of total
Spouses and children of F-1 students
52Up 16%52 visas in the last 12 months, 45 in the 12 months before - J-20.1% of total
Spouses and children of J-1 visitors
48Up 78%48 visas in the last 12 months, 27 in the 12 months before - K-2<0.1% of total
Children of K-1 fiancé(e)s
37Down 62%37 visas in the last 12 months, 98 in the 12 months before - H-4<0.1% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
31Down 6.1%31 visas in the last 12 months, 33 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 95% of the visas issued at Guayaquil in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 31% on the 12 months before.