Current Visa Services
- Guayaquil
- Immigrant Visas: All Immigrant Visa Categories.
Immigrant visas to the United States are processed for citizens and residents of Ecuador at the U.S. Consulate General in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
To apply for an immigrant visa, a foreign citizen seeking to immigrate generally must be sponsored by a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident immediate relative(s), or prospective U.S. employer, and have an approved petition before applying for an immigrant visa. The sponsor begins the process by filing a petition on the foreign citizen’s behalf with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). You may wish to review Immigrate (state.gov) on usvisas.state.gov to learn about the different types of immigrant visas to the United States, including our Diversity Visa Program. Then, follow the steps on the Immigrant Visa Process, or on the Diversity Visa Process, on usvisas.state.gov to begin applying for an immigrant visa.
Once USCIS has approved your petition and you have completed pre-processing with the National Visa Center (NVC), or if you have been selected in the Diversity Visa Lottery and completed processing with the Kentucky Consular Center (KCC), review the instructions given to you by the NVC or the KCC, along with the information presented on this website, for further guidance and instructions.
Immigrant visa applicants seeking an emergency appointment can submit a request as follows:
If your immigrant visa petition is currently at the National Visa Center (NVC), you must submit your request, together with supporting documentation, directly to NVC for consideration. https://nvc.state.gov/ask.
If you have received notification from the National Visa Center that your petition has been transferred to the Immigrant Visa Unit, or you have previously interviewed at the Consulate and were refused, please send an email to IVguayaquil@state.gov summarizing the nature of your emergency and providing supporting documentation.
Immigrant Visas
