Official US State Department data
How many B1/B2 visas are issued at Guayaquil, and its share of everything issued in Ecuador.
Visas issued at Guayaquil, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
81,14381,143
Down 31% on the previous 12 months.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 117k
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 81k
Every US consulate in Ecuador: last 12 months, against the 12 months before.
Guayaquil issued 52% of the B1/B2 visas issued in Ecuador in the last 12 months, down from 53% the year before. That's more than any other consulate.
Visas issued at Guayaquil each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: March 2023: 13,841 visas
In 2023–2025, March was typically the busiest month and November the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
122k
Jan – Dec 2023
116k
Jan – Dec 2024
85k
Jan – Dec 2025
15k
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 85,446 visas (−26% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 23% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 6,697 | 9,417 | Down 29% |
| January 2026 | 8,078 | 9,661 | Down 16% |
| December 2025 | 6,111 | 9,928 | Down 38% |
| November 2025 | 5,083 | 7,283 | Down 30% |
| October 2025 | 7,999 | 9,321 | Down 14% |
| September 2025 | 8,355 | 9,929 | Down 16% |
| August 2025 | 7,450 | 9,179 | Down 19% |
| July 2025 | 5,756 | 10,477 | Down 45% |
| June 2025 | 5,238 | 10,668 | Down 51% |
| May 2025 | 5,966 | 9,051 | Down 34% |
| April 2025 | 7,478 | 11,383 | Down 34% |
| March 2025 | 6,932 | 11,080 | Down 37% |
| February 2025 | 9,417 | 8,461 | Up 11% |
| January 2025 | 9,661 | 9,324 | Up 3.6% |
| December 2024 | 9,928 | 7,988 | Up 24% |
| November 2024 | 7,283 | 8,378 | Down 13% |
| October 2024 | 9,321 | 11,581 | Down 20% |
| September 2024 | 9,929 | 10,313 | Down 3.7% |
| August 2024 | 9,179 | 12,000 | Down 24% |
| July 2024 | 10,477 | 8,155 | Up 28% |
| June 2024 | 10,668 | 10,669 | About flat, 0% |
| May 2024 | 9,051 | 9,987 | Down 9.4% |
| April 2024 | 11,383 | 10,466 | Up 8.8% |
| March 2024 | 11,080 | 13,841 | Down 20% |
Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available. All consulates in Ecuador
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