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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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F1 visas issued to people from Ecuador · February 2026
20

That is 90 fewer than in January 2026 (110) — ▼ -81.8%.

F1 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.7% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-81.8% vs January 2026 (110)▼-56.5% vs February 2025 (46)

All published months together: 14,020

Ecuador · F1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20251,471
  • 2026130
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Month20252026Change
January127110▼ -13.4%
February4620▼ -56.5%
March65––
April82––
May186––
June135––
July324––
August175––
September53––
October47––
November44––
December187––

When is it busy? Ecuador · F1

Busiest month: July (18.0% of a typical year). Quietest: April (4.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

6.9%
4.2%
4.1%
4.0%
7.3%
14.1%
18.0%
11.9%
4.2%
5.9%
6.0%
13.4%
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 8 full years (2018, 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 · F1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0200400600800Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '1782
Apr '1767
May '17129
Jun '17292
Jul '17292
Aug '17140
Sep '1745
Oct '1747
Nov '1766
Dec '17181
Jan '18104
Feb '1854
Mar '1855
Apr '1860
May '18159
Jun '18286
Jul '18263
Aug '18156
Sep '1845
Oct '1851
Nov '1872
Dec '18137
Jan '1985
Feb '1949
Mar '1949
Apr '1973
May '19140
Jun '19211
Jul '19312
Aug '19144
Sep '1941
Oct '1963
Nov '1971
Dec '19155
Jan '2072
Feb '2053
Mar '2032
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '2085
Sep '2022
Oct '2091
Nov '2062
Dec '20102
Jan '2166
Feb '2140
Mar '2129
Apr '2139
May '2130
Jun '21266
Jul '21546
Aug '21221
Sep '21124
Oct '21129
Nov '21132
Dec '21188
Jan '22128
Feb '22106
Mar '2297
Apr '22110
May '22120
Jun '22236
Jul '22362
Aug '22176
Sep '22116
Oct '22120
Nov '2281
Dec '22249
Jan '2369
Feb '2338
Mar '2380
Apr '2354
May '23153
Jun '23521
Jul '23303
Aug '23263
Sep '2378
Oct '2347
Nov '23153
Dec '23306
Jan '24108
Feb '2469
Mar '2485
Apr '24128
May '24184
Jun '24322
Jul '24334
Aug '24218
Sep '2460
Oct '2459
Nov '2475
Dec '24306
Jan '25127
Feb '2546
Mar '2565
Apr '2582
May '25186
Jun '25135
Jul '25324
Aug '25175
Sep '2553
Oct '2547
Nov '2544
Dec '25187
Jan '26110
Feb '2620

Explore Ecuador by period

Total visas issued
44
Latest 12 months · Ecuador · F1 · November
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Ecuador · Visa class F1 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025187
  • Jan 2026110
  • Feb 202620
Dec 2025
18759% of selected
Jan 2026
11035% of selected
Feb 2026
206% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 77 (41.2%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 167 (89.3%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 18711020
Total18711020