This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Ecuador to the United States of America using data from the US State Department and the US Department of Homeland Security.

Visa Statistics from the US State Department

Nonimmigrant Visas

For Fiscal Year 2021 there were 88,050 nonimmigrant visas issued for Ecuador, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a 0% change from the previous fiscal year.

Most common nonimmigrant visas:

Visa FY 2021 FY2020 % Change FY2016 2021-2016 % Change
Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) 82,061 83,977 -2.3% 150,163 -45.4%
Exchange Visitor (J1) 2,543 2,181 16.6% 1,810 40.5%
Student (F1) 1,614 552 192.4% 1,681 -4%
Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) 364 331 10% 240 51.7%
Transiting the United States (C1/D) 255 177 44.1% 260 -1.9%
Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K1) 153 101 51.5% 228 -32.9%
Diplomat or foreign government official (A1) 147 55 167.3% 80 83.7%
Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G4) 120 88 36.4% 119 0.8%
Exchange Visitor (J2) 99 29 241.4% 64 54.7%
Specialty occupations in fields requiring highly specialized knowledge (H1B) 91 84 8.3% 127 -28.3%

Immigrant Visas

From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 8,254 immigrant visas issued for Ecuador compared to a global average of 2,409 immigrant visas per country over the same time period.

Most common immigrant visas:

Visa Total Visas Issued
Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) 2,058
Parents of US Citizen (IR5) 1,008
Certain Family Members of Lawful Permanent Residents (F2B) 989
Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) 972
Unmarried sons and daughters of US Citizens and their children (F1) 860
Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) 664
Married children of US citizens and their spouses and their children (F3) 617
Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) 557
Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) 190
Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) 123

Immigration Statistics from the US Department of Homeland Security

Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Moving on the refugees and asylees (asylum seekers), in FY 2020 there were - new refugee arrivals and 127 new asylees. The primary difference between refugees and asylees is that refugees are not currently in the US while asylees are either already in the US or at a point of entry. Among asylees, 24 were affirmative asylees, who had proactively applied for asylum, and 103 were defensive asylees, meaning they are currently in removal proceedings in an immigration court.

Sometimes immigrants, legal or otherwise, must be removed from their host country. In FY 2020, 940 people from Ecuador were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 13,028 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 1585 were removed for non-criminal charges and 1499 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.