Current Visa Services
Guayaquil
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- 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.
Please be informed that the interview process for immigrant visa and K-1 visa requires two steps, as indicated below:
In the first step, you need to attend the Consulate on your appointment date to deliver your documents. In the second step, you must return to the Consulate the working day after you have delivered your documents for your interview with the Consular Officer. The appointment time will be given to you on your first visit. Your stay in Guayaquil will be for at least two working days.
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.