IMPORTANT!!!
IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT H1N1 (formerly known as SWINE INFLUENZA) AND CONSULAR SERVICES
Due to the ongoing outbreak of Swine Influenza A (H1N1), the American Consulate General requests that any persons who seek consular services (visas and passports) and who feel unwell or otherwise exhibit flu-like symptoms postpone their visits to our consular offices.
Visitors to the Consulate will be screened and any persons exhibiting flu-like symptoms will be instructed to postpone their applications until their conditions change.
Persons who cannot appear for visa interview appointments or appointments for other services will be allowed to reschedule appointments for no fee for those services as soon as their condition changes. Non-immigrant visa applicants should call 1-800-010-145 and leave your name; contact telephone number and current date of appointment and the call center will call back and reschedule your appointment.
U.S. citizens are welcome to contact the Consulate by telephone or by e-mail should they need assistance. Please click here
The Consulate thanks the public for your understanding and cooperation.
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General Information
There are two main types of visas, Immigrant Visas and Non-Immigrant Visas. An Immigrant Visa allows a person to live, study and work in the U.S. indefinitely as a resident. To find out more about Immigrant Visas click here. Different categories of Non-Immigrant visas allow the bearer to visit the United States temporarily for business, tourism, studies, or to work.
Non-Immigrant Visas
To apply for a Non-Immigrant visa, all applicants, regardless of age, must pay a $131 visa fee and have a valid passport. Since a Non-Immigrant visa requires that the stay in the U.S. be temporary, the applicant must prove that he or she does not intend to stay in the U.S. indefinitely.
To obtain a step-by-step outline of today's U.S. visa application procedures click here.
If the applicant lives in the provinces of Galapagos, Manabi, Guayas, Santa Elena, Los Rios, El Oro, Cañar, Azuay, Loja, Zamora Chinchipe see consular district, he or she must apply for a Non-Immigrant visa at the U.S. Consulate General in Guayaquil. If the applicant lives in any other province or region of Ecuador, he or she must apply for a Non-Immigrant visa at the U.S. Embassy in Quito. Only residents of Ecuador should apply for a non-immigrant visa in Ecuador. Residents of other countries, even if they are Ecuadorian citizens, should apply in their country of residence.
To find out how to obtain a visa for business and domestic employees click here.
To find out how to obtain a visa for tourism click here.
To find out how to obtain a visa to study click here.
To find out how to obtain an exchange program visa click here.
To find out how to obtain a visa to work click here.
To find out about other Non-immigrant visas click here.
