Official US State Department data
How many B1/B2 visas are issued at Quito, and its share of everything issued in Ecuador.
Visas issued at Quito, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
75,57175,571
Down 27% on the previous 12 months.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 103k
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Every US consulate in Ecuador: last 12 months, against the 12 months before.
Quito issued 48% of the B1/B2 visas issued in Ecuador in the last 12 months, up from 47% the year before. It ranks 2nd of 2.
Visas issued at Quito each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: August 2022: 17,736 visas
In 2023–2025, January was typically the busiest month and December the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
127k
Jan – Dec 2023
106k
Jan – Dec 2024
80k
Jan – Dec 2025
11k
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 80,103 visas (−25% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 29% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 5,413 | 7,278 | Down 26% |
| January 2026 | 5,696 | 8,363 | Down 32% |
| December 2025 | 3,879 | 7,119 | Down 46% |
| November 2025 | 4,142 | 6,739 | Down 39% |
| October 2025 | 7,107 | 8,841 | Down 20% |
| September 2025 | 7,157 | 8,956 | Down 20% |
| August 2025 | 7,699 | 6,676 | Up 15% |
| July 2025 | 7,889 | 8,818 | Down 11% |
| June 2025 | 6,789 | 8,979 | Down 24% |
| May 2025 | 6,123 | 9,989 | Down 39% |
| April 2025 | 7,096 | 10,679 | Down 34% |
| March 2025 | 6,581 | 10,735 | Down 39% |
| February 2025 | 7,278 | 9,476 | Down 23% |
| January 2025 | 8,363 | 9,329 | Down 10% |
| December 2024 | 7,119 | 7,822 | Down 9% |
| November 2024 | 6,739 | 8,619 | Down 22% |
| October 2024 | 8,841 | 8,494 | Up 4.1% |
| September 2024 | 8,956 | 8,988 | About flat, 0.4% |
| August 2024 | 6,676 | 12,135 | Down 45% |
| July 2024 | 8,818 | 7,517 | Up 17% |
| June 2024 | 8,979 | 12,565 | Down 29% |
| May 2024 | 9,989 | 12,631 | Down 21% |
| April 2024 | 10,679 | 12,736 | Down 16% |
| March 2024 | 10,735 | 11,685 | Down 8.1% |
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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