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Official US State Department data

H-4 visa statistics for Ecuador

How many H-4 visas nationals of Ecuador are issued, and what each US consulate in Ecuador issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

H-4 visas issued to nationals of Ecuador

Every H-4 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

8484

Down 20%vs 105 in the 12 months before

Down 20% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
7
Busiest month
13
Jun 2025
Latest month
6
Feb 2026Down 14%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 105

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 84

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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.

050100150200
106
Pre-COVID peak117
62
60
68
59
37
46
54
10
37
74
91
Highest129
96
27
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 106 visas; FY2012: 117 visas; FY2013: 62 visas; FY2014: 60 visas; FY2015: 68 visas; FY2016: 59 visas; FY2017: 37 visas; FY2018: 46 visas; FY2019: 54 visas; FY2020: 10 visas; FY2021: 37 visas; FY2022: 74 visas; FY2023: 91 visas; FY2024: 129 visas; FY2025: 96 visas; FY2026: 27 visas so far.

FY2025 had 96 visas (−26% on FY2024). That's 18% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2012). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 31% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Ecuador
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202667Down 14%
January 202659Down 44%
December 2025912Down 25%
November 202556Down 17%
October 202525Down 60%
September 2025612Down 50%
August 20251111About flat, 0%
July 2025910Down 10%
June 20251316Down 19%
May 202558Down 38%
April 202554Up 25%
March 202585Up 60%
February 20257–
January 20259–
December 202412–
November 20246–
October 20245–
September 202412–
August 202411–
July 202410–
June 202416–
May 20248–
April 20244–
March 20245–

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.

H-4 visas issued in Ecuador

How many H-4 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

8787

Down 22%vs 111 in the 12 months before

Down 22% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 34% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
7
Busiest month
14
Aug 2025
Latest month
7
Feb 2026About flat, 0%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 111

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 87

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Where visas are issued

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

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • Quito64% of total
    56Down 28%
    56 visas in the last 12 months, 78 in the 12 months before
  • Guayaquil36% of total
    31Down 6.1%
    31 visas in the last 12 months, 33 in the 12 months before

Quito issues the most: 64% of the total. Quito issued 28% fewer.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Ecuador each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
4.2%
15%

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

Busiest: December 2023: 18 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, December was typically the busiest month and May the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    91

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    116

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 27%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    91

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 22%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    11

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 27%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 91 visas (−22% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 27% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Ecuador
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202677About flat, 0%
January 202648Down 50%
December 20251017Down 41%
November 202557Down 29%
October 202525Down 60%
September 2025514Down 64%
August 20251412Up 17%
July 20251111About flat, 0%
June 20251315Down 13%
May 202547Down 43%
April 202545Down 20%
March 202583Up 167%
February 202576Up 17%
January 2025814Down 43%
December 20241718Down 5.6%
November 202479Down 22%
October 2024512Down 58%
September 20241415Down 6.7%
August 2024124Up 200%
July 2024118Up 38%
June 2024153Up 400%
May 202472Up 250%
April 202456Down 17%
March 202435Down 40%

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

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