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Guayaquil · Ecuador · February 2024
Visas issued at Guayaquil in February 2024
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.
Nonimmigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Feb 2024 | Share | Jan 2024 | Feb 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 8,461 | 97.2% | 9,324 | 9,929 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 142 | 1.6% | 631 | 372 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 29 | 0.3% | 18 | 23 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 16 | 0.2% | 27 | 17 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 16 | 0.2% | 29 | 11 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 13 | 0.1% | 11 | 16 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 5 | 0.1% | 3 | 3 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 4 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 4 | 0% | 6 | 2 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 4 | 0% | 7 | 7 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 4 | 0% | 5 | 6 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 2 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| TN | NAFTA professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Feb 2024 | Share | Jan 2024 | Feb 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 170 | 36.6% | 164 | 85 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 68 | 14.7% | 56 | 52 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 64 | 13.8% | 88 | 44 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 53 | 11.4% | 22 | 39 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 33 | 7.1% | 43 | 10 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 28 | 6% | 33 | 33 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 18 | 3.9% | 19 | 20 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 8 | 1.7% | 11 | 36 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 5 | 1.1% | 11 | 4 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 5 | 1.1% | 12 | 24 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 3 | 0.6% | 16 | 107 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 1 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| February 2024 | Guayaquil | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 8,707 | 861,383 |
| Change on previous month | -14% | -2% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -16% | +1% |
| Immigrant visas | 464 | 51,563 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Feb 2024 (1 Feb 2024): B1/B2 next available 315 days; F, M, J 8 days; H, L, O, P, Q 7 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Guayaquil issue in February 2024?
8,707 nonimmigrant visas and 464 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for February 2024. That was the 25th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did February 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Guayaquil?
January 2024: 10,075 nonimmigrant visas (-14% to Feb 2024). February 2023: 10,408 (-16%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 8,461 (97.2%), J1 142 (1.6%), B1 29 (0.3%), F1 16 (0.2%), K1 16 (0.2%).
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class and Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class for February 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.