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Guayaquil · Ecuador · April 2025
Visas issued at Guayaquil in April 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) | Apr 2025 | Share | Mar 2025 | Apr 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 7,478 | 97.6% | 6,932 | 11,383 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 54 | 0.7% | 35 | 21 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 32 | 0.4% | 24 | 19 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 28 | 0.4% | 33 | 31 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 15 | 0.2% | 10 | 12 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 11 | 0.1% | 16 | 30 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 7 | 0.1% | 2 | 3 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 7 | 0.1% | 4 | 0 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 4 | 0.1% | 5 | 3 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 4 | 0.1% | 4 | 10 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 3 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 3 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 3 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| T3 | Child of T1 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 1 | 0% | 2 | 4 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 1 | 0% | 6 | 5 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 1 | 0% | 1 | 14 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 3 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Apr 2025 | Share | Mar 2025 | Apr 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 102 | 23.7% | 126 | 208 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 98 | 22.8% | 107 | 123 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 55 | 12.8% | 68 | 86 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 47 | 10.9% | 41 | 19 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 34 | 7.9% | 1 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 29 | 6.7% | 24 | 5 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 15 | 3.5% | 39 | 60 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 13 | 3% | 24 | 24 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 11 | 2.6% | 14 | 4 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 9 | 2.1% | 25 | 3 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 8 | 1.9% | 13 | 40 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 5 | 1.2% | 10 | 21 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 3 | 0.7% | 6 | 9 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 2 |
Context
| April 2025 | Guayaquil | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 7,659 | 993,250 |
| Change on previous month | +8% | -1% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -34% | -6% |
| Immigrant visas | 430 | 48,193 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Apr 2025 (16 Apr 2025): B1/B2 next available 263 days; F, M, J 40 days; H, L, O, P, Q 50 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Guayaquil issue in April 2025?
7,659 nonimmigrant visas and 430 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for April 2025. That was the 32th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did April 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Guayaquil?
March 2025: 7,091 nonimmigrant visas (+8% to Apr 2025). April 2024: 11,542 (-34%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 7,478 (97.6%), J1 54 (0.7%), B1 32 (0.4%), F1 28 (0.4%), C1/D 15 (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 April 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.