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Guayaquil · Ecuador · March 2025
Visas issued at Guayaquil in March 2025
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) | Mar 2025 | Share | Feb 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 6,932 | 97.8% | 9,417 | 11,080 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 35 | 0.5% | 465 | 20 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 33 | 0.5% | 28 | 28 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 24 | 0.3% | 61 | 29 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 16 | 0.2% | 14 | 49 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 10 | 0.1% | 12 | 14 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 6 | 0.1% | 2 | 2 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 5 | 0.1% | 0 | 3 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 4 | 0.1% | 2 | 11 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | 6 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 4 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 2 | 0% | 6 | 2 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 2 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 2 | 0% | 0 | 3 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 2 | 0% | 2 | 3 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 1 | 0% | 1 | 5 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 1 | 0% | 8 | 2 |
| U4 | Parent of U-1 under 21 years of age | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Mar 2025 | Share | Feb 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 126 | 25% | 178 | 173 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 107 | 21.2% | 167 | 71 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 68 | 13.5% | 86 | 99 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 41 | 8.1% | 15 | 54 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 39 | 7.7% | 41 | 49 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 25 | 5% | 24 | 0 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 24 | 4.8% | 75 | 11 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 24 | 4.8% | 44 | 3 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 14 | 2.8% | 43 | 7 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 13 | 2.6% | 24 | 40 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 10 | 2% | 44 | 19 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 6 | 1.2% | 10 | 20 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 1 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 1 | 0.2% | 22 | 1 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 1 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 1 |
| SU | Spouse, child or parent of U1 (SU2, SU3, SU5) | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| March 2025 | Guayaquil | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 7,091 | 1,006,227 |
| Change on previous month | -29% | +10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -37% | +5% |
| Immigrant visas | 505 | 51,574 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Mar 2025 (5 Mar 2025): B1/B2 next available 220 days; F, M, J 30 days; H, L, O, P, Q 35 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Guayaquil issue in March 2025?
7,091 nonimmigrant visas and 505 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for March 2025. That was the 35th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did March 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Guayaquil?
February 2025: 10,032 nonimmigrant visas (-29% to Mar 2025). March 2024: 11,272 (-37%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 6,932 (97.8%), J1 35 (0.5%), F1 33 (0.5%), B1 24 (0.3%), 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 March 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.