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How many U.S. visas were issued to people from Ecuador, and how that changed.

Visas issued to people from Ecuador · February 2026
13,543

That is 1,894 fewer than in January 2026 (15,437) — -12.3%.

Quick view · February 2026
-12.3% vs January 2026 (15,437)-24.8% vs February 2025 (17,998)

All published months together: 1,320,105

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Ecuador · All visa categories · One total per month
  • Dec 202511,148
  • Jan 202615,437
  • Feb 202613,543
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  • Jan 2026 is 4,289 (38.5%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 2,395 (21.5%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 11,14815,43713,543
Total11,14815,43713,543
Total visas issued
13,543
Latest 12 months · Ecuador · February
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Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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  1. B1/B212,122
  2. J11,057
  3. A297
  4. C1/D53
  5. B150
  6. L224

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Visa types gathered by purpose: students, workers, visitors and more.

Most visasBiggest change
Visa groupFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Visitors12,17213,856 -12.2%−1,684
Exchange visitors1,0671,213 -12.0%−146
Diplomats and international organizations12745 +182.2%+82
Temporary workers70133 -47.4%−63
Transit and crew5761 -6.6%−4
Students21118 -82.2%−97
Fiancé(e)s and their children215 +320.0%+16
Other86 +33.3%+2

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visasBiggest change
Visa typeFebruary 2026January 2026Change
B1/B212,12213,802 -12.2%−1,680
J11,0571,209 -12.6%−152
A29710 +870.0%+87
C1/D5340 +32.5%+13
B15053 -5.7%−3
L22417 +41.2%+7
F120110 -81.8%−90
K1192 +850.0%+17
A11612 +33.3%+4
L11117 -35.3%−6
J2104 +150.0%+6
H1B928 -67.9%−19
G4716 -56.3%−9
H465 +20.0%+1
P460new+6
H2A545 -88.9%−40
G254 +25.0%+1
C144 +0.0%+0
U341 +300.0%+3
I35 -40.0%−2
O124 -50.0%−2
G123 -33.3%−1
K223 -33.3%−1
O322 +0.0%+0
Q120new+2
P116 -83.3%−5
H2B13 -66.7%−2
M113 -66.7%−2
O212 -50.0%−1
U110new+1
C3017 -100.0%−17
F205 -100.0%−5
R102 -100.0%−2
B201 -100.0%−1
E201 -100.0%−1
TD01 -100.0%−1

Ecuador: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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  • 2025177,718
  • 202628,980
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January19,58615,437 -21.2%
February17,99813,543 -24.8%
March14,269––
April16,235––
May13,621––
June12,707––
July14,569––
August16,042––
September16,108––
October15,687––
November9,748––
December11,148––

When is it busy? Ecuador

Busiest month: January (10.7% of a typical year). Quietest: November (7.1%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 7 full years (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025). Each bar is that month's share of the year's total. Years with missing months are left out. It shows when visas are issued, not when people apply.

Ecuador: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0100K200K300K400K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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YearIssuances
2018 partial35,420
2019 183,862
2020 63,455
2021 96,500
2022 232,735
2023 263,478
2024 237,957
2025 177,718
2026 partial28,980