Official US State Department data
How many J-1 visas are issued at Guayaquil, and its share of everything issued in Ecuador.
Visas issued at Guayaquil, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
2,3302,330
Up 13% on the previous 12 months.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 2.1k
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Every US consulate in Ecuador: last 12 months, against the 12 months before.
Guayaquil issued 37% of the J-1 visas issued in Ecuador in the last 12 months, up from 29% the year before. It ranks 2nd of 2.
Visas issued at Guayaquil each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: January 2023: 1,344 visas
In 2023–2025, January was typically the busiest month and June the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
2.8k
Jan – Dec 2023
1.7k
Jan – Dec 2024
1.9k
Jan – Dec 2025
1.5k
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 1,916 visas (+11% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 37% ahead of the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 687 | 465 | Up 48% |
| January 2026 | 847 | 655 | Up 29% |
| December 2025 | 354 | 650 | Down 46% |
| November 2025 | 59 | 85 | Down 31% |
| October 2025 | 29 | 30 | Down 3.3% |
| September 2025 | 48 | 20 | Up 140% |
| August 2025 | 63 | 13 | Up 385% |
| July 2025 | 65 | 43 | Up 51% |
| June 2025 | 35 | 28 | Up 25% |
| May 2025 | 54 | 36 | Up 50% |
| April 2025 | 54 | 21 | Up 157% |
| March 2025 | 35 | 20 | Up 75% |
| February 2025 | 465 | 142 | Up 227% |
| January 2025 | 655 | 631 | Up 3.8% |
| December 2024 | 650 | 667 | About flat, 2.5% |
| November 2024 | 85 | 143 | Down 41% |
| October 2024 | 30 | 91 | Down 67% |
| September 2024 | 20 | 27 | Down 26% |
| August 2024 | 13 | 26 | Down 50% |
| July 2024 | 43 | 12 | Up 258% |
| June 2024 | 28 | 14 | Up 100% |
| May 2024 | 36 | 27 | Up 33% |
| April 2024 | 21 | 22 | Down 4.5% |
| March 2024 | 20 | 79 | Down 75% |
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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