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U.S. visas issued to nationals of Ecuador
The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change. Beginning with FY 2020, individual monthly issuance reports should not be aggregated, as this will not provide an accurate issuance total for the fiscal year to date. Instead, refer to our annual Report of the Visa Office for final full Fiscal Year statistics.
Nationals of Ecuador were issued 16,108 U.S. nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, down 18% on September 2024 (19,619), the 8th largest nationality of 203 in the month's table.
For the full fiscal year the Department's Report of the Visa Office lists 241,882 nonimmigrant visas issued to nationals of Ecuador in FY2024, 2.2% of the 10,969,936 issued worldwide and the 8th largest nationality of 197. The previous year's figure was 274,799 (FY2023).
The largest classes in September 2025 were B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 15,566, J1 (exchange visitor) with 132 and A2 (other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family) with 65. 733 immigrant visas were issued to applicants chargeable to Ecuador in the same month, led by IR5 (152) and IR1 (111).
The Department's adjusted refusal rate for B (visitor) visa applicants who are nationals of Ecuador was 42.24% in FY2025, above the South America median of 19.81%; it was 36.99% in FY2024. The rate covers B visas only and is the Department's own calculation, counting each applicant once by their final status in the year.
In the Diversity Visa program, 1,270 entrants chargeable to Ecuador were selected for DV-2026, 1% of all selectees that year; the count was 795 for DV-2025. Selection is not a visa; the Department's pages explain that selectees must still qualify and that more are selected than there are visas.
2 U.S. posts in Ecuador (Guayaquil and Quito) issued 16,029 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, to applicants of all nationalities.
Nonimmigrant issuances by month
Compared with the South America region and the world
| Measure | Ecuador | South America (12 nationalities) | All nationalities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas, FY2024, Report of the Visa Office | 241,882 | 2,533,633 | 10,969,936 |
| Median nationality, FY2024, Report of the Visa Office | — | 66,418 | 7,901 |
| Nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025 | 16,108 | 204,551 | 823,557 |
| Change on Sep 2024 | -18% | — | -11% |
| Immigrant visas, Sep 2025 | 733 | — | 45,966 |
| B-visa adjusted refusal rate, FY2025 | 42.24% | 19.81% | 31.28% |
| DV-2026 selectees | 1,270 | — | 129,516 |
Fiscal-year rows are the Department's Report of the Visa Office tables; monthly rows are the September 2025 report alone. Region and world refusal figures are medians across the nationalities listed in the Department's table for that year; regions follow the Report of the Visa Office grouping.
Visa classes, FY2024, Report of the Visa Office
| Class | Description (State Department) | Issued, FY2024 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 228,250 | 94.4% |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 7,164 | 3% |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 2,011 | 0.8% |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 858 | 0.4% |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 437 | 0.2% |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 435 | 0.2% |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 320 | 0.1% |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 319 | 0.1% |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 299 | 0.1% |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 238 | 0.1% |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 164 | 0.1% |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 148 | 0.1% |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 134 | 0.1% |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 129 | 0.1% |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 127 | 0.1% |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 80 | 0% |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 79 | 0% |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 78 | 0% |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 76 | 0% |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 69 | 0% |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 60 | 0% |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 59 | 0% |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 38 | 0% |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 38 | 0% |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 34 | 0% |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 34 | 0% |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 30 | 0% |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 29 | 0% |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 28 | 0% |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 22 | 0% |
From the Department's annual NIV detail table (nationality by class). Older symbol spellings in the table (B-1,2; H-1B) are shown in the current form.
Visa classes, September 2025
| Class | Description (State Department) | Issued | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 15,566 | 96.6% |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 132 | 0.8% |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 65 | 0.4% |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 53 | 0.3% |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 49 | 0.3% |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 44 | 0.3% |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 37 | 0.2% |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 20 | 0.1% |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 18 | 0.1% |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 16 | 0.1% |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 16 | 0.1% |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 12 | 0.1% |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 10 | 0.1% |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 10 | 0.1% |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 7 | 0% |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 7 | 0% |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 6 | 0% |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 5 | 0% |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 5 | 0% |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 4 | 0% |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 3 | 0% |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 3 | 0% |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 3 | 0% |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 3 | 0% |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 3 | 0% |
| T3 | Child of T1 | 3 | 0% |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 2 | 0% |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 1 | 0% |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 1 | 0% |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 1 | 0% |
Immigrant visa classes, September 2025 (foreign state of chargeability)
| Class | Description (State Department) | Issued | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 152 | 20.7% |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 111 | 15.1% |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 86 | 11.7% |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 79 | 10.8% |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 77 | 10.5% |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 75 | 10.2% |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 65 | 8.9% |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 20 | 2.7% |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 19 | 2.6% |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 18 | 2.5% |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 15 | 2% |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 4 | 0.5% |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 3 | 0.4% |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 3 | 0.4% |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 2 | 0.3% |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 1 | 0.1% |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 1 | 0.1% |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 1 | 0.1% |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 0.1% |
Nonimmigrant issuances by fiscal year, Report of the Visa Office
| Fiscal year | All classes | Visitors (B) | Students, exchange (F, M, J) | Temporary workers | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2015 | 157,430 | 150,721 | 3,946 | 614 | — |
| FY2016 | 156,327 | 150,461 | 3,756 | 651 | -1% |
| FY2017 | 174,757 | 168,428 | 4,037 | 618 | +12% |
| FY2018 | 164,651 | 157,621 | 4,615 | 719 | -6% |
| FY2019 | 180,199 | 172,227 | 5,164 | 714 | +9% |
| FY2020 | 88,253 | 84,171 | 2,809 | 361 | -51% |
| FY2021 | 88,050 | 82,086 | 4,352 | 396 | 0% |
| FY2022 | 187,107 | 176,528 | 7,916 | 1,059 | +113% |
| FY2023 | 274,799 | 263,415 | 8,708 | 958 | +47% |
| FY2024 | 241,882 | 228,585 | 9,420 | 1,542 | -12% |
Fiscal years run October to September. Every row is the Department's final annual detail table for that year; the visitor, student and worker columns add the table's class columns within one year. No monthly reports are summed.
Adjusted B-visa refusal rate by fiscal year
Dark bar: Ecuador. Grey bar: South America median for the same year. The Department's rate covers B visas only; it counts each applicant once, in the status in which the fiscal year ended, so an applicant refused and later issued in the same year counts as an issuance. Source tables: FY2023, FY2024, FY2025.
Diversity Visa selectees by program year
| Program year | Selectees chargeable to Ecuador | Share of all selectees | All selectees |
|---|---|---|---|
| DV-2018 | 1,228 | 1.1% | 115,968 |
| DV-2019 | 224 | 0.3% | 87,610 |
| DV-2020 | 134 | 0.2% | 83,884 |
| DV-2021 | 246 | 0.2% | 132,404 |
| DV-2022 | 249 | 0.2% | 119,021 |
| DV-2023 | 466 | 0.4% | 119,262 |
| DV-2024 | 814 | 0.6% | 142,947 |
| DV-2025 | 795 | 0.6% | 131,060 |
| DV-2026 | 1,270 | 1% | 129,516 |
Counts of selected entrants as published on the Department's "selected entrants" pages; no names are published or held. Selection is not a visa: the Department selects more entrants than visas available, and DV visas are issued only to selectees who qualify before the program year ends.
U.S. posts in Ecuador
- Guayaquil: 8,567 nonimmigrant visas issued in Sep 2025, to applicants of all nationalities
- Quito: 7,462 nonimmigrant visas issued in Sep 2025, to applicants of all nationalities
Questions and answers
What is the U.S. visa refusal rate for nationals of Ecuador?
The State Department's adjusted refusal rate for B (business and tourist) visas was 42.24% in FY2025 against a South America median of 19.81%. The Department publishes this rate only for B visas and only by nationality; it counts each applicant once, by the status in which the year ended.
How many U.S. visas were issued to nationals of Ecuador last year?
241,882 nonimmigrant visas in FY2024, Report of the Visa Office, the Department's final annual figure. In September 2025, the latest monthly report, 16,108 were issued.
How does September 2025 compare with a year earlier for Ecuador?
16,108 nonimmigrant visas, down 18% on September 2024 (19,619). Months are compared one to one; the Department says its monthly reports should not be added together.
Which visa classes do nationals of Ecuador receive most?
B1/B2 (228,250), J1 (7,164), F1 (2,011), A2 (858) and C1/D (437) in FY2024, Report of the Visa Office.
How many DV lottery selectees did Ecuador have?
1,270 for DV-2026, 1% of all selectees. Earlier years: DV-2022 249, DV-2023 466, DV-2024 814, DV-2025 795. Being selected is not a visa; the Department selects more entrants than there are visas available.
Where do nationals of Ecuador apply?
Guayaquil and Quito are the U.S. posts in Ecuador. Nationals may also apply at posts elsewhere, subject to each post's rules, so the nationality figures on this page and the post figures are different counts.
Where does this data come from?
The State Department's monthly nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuance tables by nationality, the annual Report of the Visa Office detail tables, the annual adjusted B-visa refusal rate tables and the Diversity Visa selectee pages. Data through 30 Sep 2025.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs. Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances by Nationality and Visa Class; Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuances by Foreign State of Chargeability or Place of Birth and Visa Class; Report of the Visa Office NIV detail tables (workbook); Adjusted Refusal Rate, B-Visas Only, by Nationality; Diversity Visa selected entrants pages. All public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.