Official US State Department data
How many J-1 visas are issued at Quito, and its share of everything issued in Ecuador.
Visas issued at Quito, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
3,9743,974
Down 22% on the previous 12 months.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 5.1k
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 4k
Every US consulate in Ecuador: last 12 months, against the 12 months before.
Quito issued 63% of the J-1 visas issued in Ecuador in the last 12 months, down from 71% the year before. That's more than any other consulate.
Visas issued at Quito each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: April 2024: 1,352 visas
In 2023–2025, April was typically the busiest month and September the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
4.2k
Jan – Dec 2023
5.3k
Jan – Dec 2024
4.1k
Jan – Dec 2025
744
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 4,101 visas (−23% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 15% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 377 | 382 | About flat, 1.3% |
| January 2026 | 367 | 489 | Down 25% |
| December 2025 | 310 | 557 | Down 44% |
| November 2025 | 76 | 216 | Down 65% |
| October 2025 | 93 | 108 | Down 14% |
| September 2025 | 80 | 91 | Down 12% |
| August 2025 | 82 | 109 | Down 25% |
| July 2025 | 181 | 75 | Up 141% |
| June 2025 | 94 | 360 | Down 74% |
| May 2025 | 862 | 902 | Down 4.4% |
| April 2025 | 1,229 | 1,352 | Down 9.1% |
| March 2025 | 223 | 477 | Down 53% |
| February 2025 | 382 | 513 | Down 26% |
| January 2025 | 489 | 586 | Down 17% |
| December 2024 | 557 | 564 | About flat, 1.2% |
| November 2024 | 216 | 202 | Up 6.9% |
| October 2024 | 108 | 72 | Up 50% |
| September 2024 | 91 | 76 | Up 20% |
| August 2024 | 109 | 104 | Up 4.8% |
| July 2024 | 75 | 113 | Down 34% |
| June 2024 | 360 | 622 | Down 42% |
| May 2024 | 902 | 1,021 | Down 12% |
| April 2024 | 1,352 | 871 | Up 55% |
| March 2024 | 477 | 134 | Up 256% |
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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