Book My Visa Slot
  1. US Visa Statistics
  2. Ecuador
  3. F-1

Official US State Department data

F-1 visa statistics for Ecuador

How many F-1 visas nationals of Ecuador are issued, and what each US consulate in Ecuador issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

F-1 visas issued to nationals of Ecuador

Every F-1 visa issued to a national of Ecuador, at any US consulate in the world.

Visas issued to nationals of Ecuador, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

1,4281,428

Down 27%vs 1,944 in the 12 months before

Down 27% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
119
Busiest month
324
Jul 2025
Latest month
20
Feb 2026Down 57%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 1.9k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 1.4k

0100200300400
Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26

The long view

State Dept publishes its annual totals by US government fiscal year, which runs October to September.

Point at a year for its exact count.

05001k1.5k2k2.5k
1.1k
1.2k
1.5k
1.7k
Pre-COVID peak1.7k
1.7k
1.5k
1.5k
1.4k
552
1.6k
1.9k
2k
Highest2k
1.6k
408
'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 1,087 visas; FY2012: 1,182 visas; FY2013: 1,481 visas; FY2014: 1,673 visas; FY2015: 1,681 visas; FY2016: 1,681 visas; FY2017: 1,533 visas; FY2018: 1,477 visas; FY2019: 1,396 visas; FY2020: 552 visas; FY2021: 1,614 visas; FY2022: 1,897 visas; FY2023: 1,999 visas; FY2024: 2,011 visas; FY2025: 1,633 visas; FY2026: 408 visas so far.

FY2025 had 1,633 visas (−19% on FY2024). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 33% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Ecuador
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20262046Down 57%
January 2026110127Down 13%
December 2025187306Down 39%
November 20254475Down 41%
October 20254759Down 20%
September 20255360Down 12%
August 2025175218Down 20%
July 2025324334About flat, 3%
June 2025135322Down 58%
May 2025186184About flat, 1.1%
April 202582128Down 36%
March 20256585Down 24%
February 202546–
January 2025127–
December 2024306–
November 202475–
October 202459–
September 202460–
August 2024218–
July 2024334–
June 2024322–
May 2024184–
April 2024128–
March 202485–

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued by nationality, and its annual Report of the Visa Office for earlier years. Nationals of Ecuador who interview at a US consulate in another country are counted here, so these totals run higher than the consulate figures for Ecuador.

F-1 visas issued in Ecuador

How many F-1 visas the US consulates in Ecuador issue each month, whether that's rising or falling, and where it's moving.

Visas issued in Ecuador, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

1,4341,434

Down 28%vs 1,978 in the 12 months before

Down 28% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
120
Busiest month
333
Jul 2025
Latest month
20
Feb 2026Down 59%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 2k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 1.4k

0100200300400
Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26

Where visas are issued

Each consulate's last 12 months, against the 12 months before.

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • Quito54% of total
    780Down 41%
    780 visas in the last 12 months, 1,314 in the 12 months before
  • Guayaquil46% of total
    654About flat, 1.5%
    654 visas in the last 12 months, 664 in the 12 months before

Quito issues the most: 54% of the total. Quito issued 41% fewer.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Ecuador each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
18%
2.8%

Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.

Busiest: June 2023: 533 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, July was typically the busiest month and October the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    2.1k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    2k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 5.6%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    1.5k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 25%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    134

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 26%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 1,481 visas (−25% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 26% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Ecuador
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20262049Down 59%
January 2026114132Down 14%
December 2025188307Down 39%
November 20254477Down 43%
October 20254757Down 18%
September 20255166Down 23%
August 2025178219Down 19%
July 2025333346Down 3.8%
June 2025131325Down 60%
May 2025180187Down 3.7%
April 202581130Down 38%
March 20256783Down 19%
February 20254971Down 31%
January 2025132113Up 17%
December 2024307308About flat, 0.3%
November 202477154Down 50%
October 20245747Up 21%
September 20246679Down 16%
August 2024219269Down 19%
July 2024346304Up 14%
June 2024325533Down 39%
May 2024187155Up 21%
April 202413057Up 128%
March 20248385About flat, 2.4%

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available.

F-1 approval rate: 59.0%Worldwide, FY2024. How it has moved since FY2019.All visa types for EcuadorEvery US visa issued to nationals of Ecuador, by visa type, and each consulate's total.Worldwide statisticsWhich countries and visa types get the most US visas.