Can I get a U.S. visa?
169,114 U.S. visas were issued to people from Ecuador in the last 12 months, mostly B1/B2 (visitor – business or tourism), J1 (exchange visitor), F1 (academic student). Here are the numbers that matter before you apply.
169,114 in the 12 months to February 2026. Month by month for Ecuador · by fiscal year since 1997.
About 58% of visitor (B) visa applications from Ecuador were approved in FY2025. See the refusal rate page.
Visitor visa: wait about 1 month at Quito. Student visa: about Under 15 days at Quito. All embassies in Ecuador.
These are group numbers from the U.S. Department of State. They cannot tell what will happen to one person. Unofficial; not legal advice.
Yes. 169,114 U.S. nonimmigrant visas were issued to people from Ecuador in the 12 months up to February 2026, most of them B1/B2 (visitor – business or tourism), J1 (exchange visitor), F1 (academic student). Whether one person gets a visa depends on their own case: the officer decides at the interview.
The State Department's adjusted refusal rate for visitor (B) visas for Ecuador was about 42.24% in FY2025, so about 58% were approved. This is a group figure and cannot tell what will happen to you.
At the shortest-wait U.S. embassy or consulate in Ecuador (Quito), the typical wait for a visitor visa interview is about 1 month, and for students about Under 15 days (Quito). The State Department updates these numbers monthly; real dates change every day.