In addition, interviews for the other visa categories have resumed in Quito and Guayaquil. What about visa renewal?
The United States embassy in Ecuador reported on January 4, 2022, that the interviews for non-immigrant visas (who travel for a certain time, for example, as tourists) are resumed.
How to apply for a visa?
The Embassy detailed that complete information on how to apply for a United States non-immigrant visa can be obtained on the website of the Official Service of the Information and Appointment System.
A directory of nonimmigrant visa categories is included
Additional information on the visa process can be found at travel.state.gov
Other types of visas
In addition, routine visa interviews have resumed at the United States Embassy in Quito and the United States Consulate General in Guayaquil, “although below pre-pandemic levels,” the entity notes.
To have information about these processes, it is necessary to enter: https://ais.usvisa-info.com/es-ec/niv to schedule an appointment.
For immigrant visas, please review the Immigrant Visa section: https://ec.usembassy.gov/es/visas-es/visas-de-immigrante/.
Visa renewal
While the acceptance of visa renewal applications through the Interview Waiver Program (IWP) in June 2021 continues to be suspended.
“The Embassy in Quito and the Consulate General in Guayaquil plan to begin accepting a controlled number of new IWP applications as soon as COVID-19 conditions allow, in the first months of 2022,” added the Embassy and Consulate of the United States in Ecuador. (AVV)
