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Official US State Department data

J-1 visa statistics for Ecuador

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

Data through February 2026

J-1 visas issued to nationals of Ecuador

Every J-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

6,3216,321

Down 12%vs 7,196 in the 12 months before

Down 12% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
527
Busiest month
1.3k
Apr 2025
Latest month
1.1k
Feb 2026Up 27%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 7.2k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 6.3k

05001k1.5k2k
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.

02.5k5k7.5k10k
1.9k
1.8k
2k
2k
2k
1.8k
2.3k
2.9k
Pre-COVID peak3.6k
2.2k
2.5k
5.7k
6.4k
Highest7.2k
6.8k
3.2k
'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 1,936 visas; FY2012: 1,839 visas; FY2013: 2,019 visas; FY2014: 2,032 visas; FY2015: 1,963 visas; FY2016: 1,810 visas; FY2017: 2,289 visas; FY2018: 2,935 visas; FY2019: 3,597 visas; FY2020: 2,181 visas; FY2021: 2,543 visas; FY2022: 5,736 visas; FY2023: 6,443 visas; FY2024: 7,164 visas; FY2025: 6,766 visas; FY2026: 3,193 visas so far.

FY2025 had 6,766 visas (−5.6% on FY2024). That's 88% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2019). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 12% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Ecuador
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261,057835Up 27%
January 20261,2091,140Up 6.1%
December 20256571,206Down 46%
November 2025143313Down 54%
October 2025127144Down 12%
September 2025132114Up 16%
August 2025150134Up 12%
July 2025256128Up 100%
June 2025135392Down 66%
May 2025918938About flat, 2.1%
April 20251,2781,364Down 6.3%
March 2025259488Down 47%
February 2025835–
January 20251,140–
December 20241,206–
November 2024313–
October 2024144–
September 2024114–
August 2024134–
July 2024128–
June 2024392–
May 2024938–
April 20241,364–
March 2024488–

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.

J-1 visas issued in Ecuador

How many J-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

6,3046,304

Down 12%vs 7,184 in the 12 months before

Down 12% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
525
Busiest month
1.3k
Apr 2025
Latest month
1.1k
Feb 2026Up 26%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 7.2k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 6.3k

05001k1.5k2k
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
  • Quito63% of total
    4kDown 22%
    3,974 visas in the last 12 months, 5,118 in the 12 months before
  • Guayaquil37% of total
    2.3kUp 13%
    2,330 visas in the last 12 months, 2,066 in the 12 months before

Quito issues the most: 63% of the total. Guayaquil grew the most (+13%); Quito issued 22% fewer.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Ecuador each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
20%
1.7%

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

Busiest: January 2023: 1,617 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, January was typically the busiest month and September the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    7.1k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    7.1k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    About flat, 0%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    6k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 15%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    2.3k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Up 14%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 6,017 visas (−15% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 14% ahead of the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Ecuador
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261,064847Up 26%
January 20261,2141,144Up 6.1%
December 20256641,207Down 45%
November 2025135301Down 55%
October 2025122138Down 12%
September 2025128111Up 15%
August 2025145122Up 19%
July 2025246118Up 108%
June 2025129388Down 67%
May 2025916938About flat, 2.3%
April 20251,2831,373Down 6.6%
March 2025258497Down 48%
February 2025847655Up 29%
January 20251,1441,217Down 6%
December 20241,2071,231About flat, 1.9%
November 2024301345Down 13%
October 2024138163Down 15%
September 2024111103Up 7.8%
August 2024122130Down 6.2%
July 2024118125Down 5.6%
June 2024388636Down 39%
May 20249381,048Down 10%
April 20241,373893Up 54%
March 2024497213Up 133%

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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