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U.S. visas issued to nationals of Taiwan
The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change. Beginning with FY 2020, individual monthly issuance reports should not be aggregated, as this will not provide an accurate issuance total for the fiscal year to date. Instead, refer to our annual Report of the Visa Office for final full Fiscal Year statistics.
In September 2025, 1,650 nonimmigrant visas were issued to nationals of Taiwan, the 51st largest count among 203 nationalities that month; that is down 12% on September 2024 (1,883).
For the full fiscal year the Department's Report of the Visa Office lists 30,563 nonimmigrant visas issued to nationals of Taiwan in FY2024, 0.3% of the 10,969,936 issued worldwide and the 48th largest nationality of 197. The previous year's figure was 32,268 (FY2023).
The largest classes in September 2025 were B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 656, C1/D (combined transit and crewmember visa) with 249 and E2 (treaty investor, spouse or child) with 161. 50 immigrant visas were issued to applicants chargeable to Taiwan in the same month, led by DV (12) and IR5 (12).
The Department's adjusted refusal rate for B (visitor) visa applicants who are nationals of Taiwan was 9.45% in FY2025, below the Asia median of 25.20%; it was 5.22% in FY2024. The rate covers B visas only and is the Department's own calculation, counting each applicant once by their final status in the year.
In the Diversity Visa program, 247 entrants chargeable to Taiwan were selected for DV-2026, 0.2% of all selectees that year; the count was 227 for DV-2025. Selection is not a visa; the Department's pages explain that selectees must still qualify and that more are selected than there are visas.
2 U.S. posts in Taiwan (Kaohsiung and Taipei) issued 1,682 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, to applicants of all nationalities.
Nonimmigrant issuances by month
Compared with the Asia region and the world
| Measure | Taiwan | Asia (40 nationalities) | All nationalities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas, FY2024, Report of the Visa Office | 30,563 | 3,601,133 | 10,969,936 |
| Median nationality, FY2024, Report of the Visa Office | — | 17,838 | 7,901 |
| Nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025 | 1,650 | 271,934 | 823,557 |
| Change on Sep 2024 | -12% | — | -11% |
| Immigrant visas, Sep 2025 | 50 | — | 45,966 |
| B-visa adjusted refusal rate, FY2025 | 9.45% | 25.20% | 31.28% |
| DV-2026 selectees | 247 | — | 129,516 |
Fiscal-year rows are the Department's Report of the Visa Office tables; monthly rows are the September 2025 report alone. Region and world refusal figures are medians across the nationalities listed in the Department's table for that year; regions follow the Report of the Visa Office grouping.
Visa classes, FY2024, Report of the Visa Office
| Class | Description (State Department) | Issued, FY2024 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 8,309 | 27.2% |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 7,365 | 24.1% |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 2,997 | 9.8% |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 2,921 | 9.6% |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 2,808 | 9.2% |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 1,830 | 6% |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 1,076 | 3.5% |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 742 | 2.4% |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 414 | 1.4% |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 367 | 1.2% |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 353 | 1.2% |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 278 | 0.9% |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 190 | 0.6% |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 172 | 0.6% |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 164 | 0.5% |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 139 | 0.5% |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 101 | 0.3% |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 76 | 0.2% |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 60 | 0.2% |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 54 | 0.2% |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 32 | 0.1% |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 28 | 0.1% |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 18 | 0.1% |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 17 | 0.1% |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 17 | 0.1% |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 8 | 0% |
| H3 | Trainee | 6 | 0% |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 5 | 0% |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 4 | 0% |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 3 | 0% |
From the Department's annual NIV detail table (nationality by class). Older symbol spellings in the table (B-1,2; H-1B) are shown in the current form.
Visa classes, September 2025
| Class | Description (State Department) | Issued | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 656 | 39.8% |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 249 | 15.1% |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 161 | 9.8% |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 97 | 5.9% |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 88 | 5.3% |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 70 | 4.2% |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 61 | 3.7% |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 59 | 3.6% |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 39 | 2.4% |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 39 | 2.4% |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 34 | 2.1% |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 22 | 1.3% |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 16 | 1% |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 14 | 0.8% |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 13 | 0.8% |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 8 | 0.5% |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 6 | 0.4% |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 4 | 0.2% |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 3 | 0.2% |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 3 | 0.2% |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 2 | 0.1% |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 2 | 0.1% |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0.1% |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0.1% |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 1 | 0.1% |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 1 | 0.1% |
Immigrant visa classes, September 2025 (foreign state of chargeability)
| Class | Description (State Department) | Issued | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 12 | 24% |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 12 | 24% |
| IR3 | Orphan adopted abroad by U.S. citizen | 10 | 20% |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 5 | 10% |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 4 | 8% |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 4% |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 2 | 4% |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 2% |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 1 | 2% |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 1 | 2% |
Nonimmigrant issuances by fiscal year, Report of the Visa Office
| Fiscal year | All classes | Visitors (B) | Students, exchange (F, M, J) | Temporary workers | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2015 | 30,601 | 7,316 | 15,529 | 4,690 | — |
| FY2016 | 33,043 | 8,925 | 15,308 | 5,223 | +8% |
| FY2017 | 31,934 | 8,680 | 14,829 | 5,017 | -3% |
| FY2018 | 29,244 | 6,908 | 13,835 | 5,797 | -8% |
| FY2019 | 29,152 | 7,065 | 13,570 | 5,609 | 0% |
| FY2020 | 14,136 | 3,629 | 4,413 | 3,170 | -52% |
| FY2021 | 15,735 | 1,857 | 8,541 | 2,738 | +11% |
| FY2022 | 25,534 | 6,429 | 9,493 | 6,901 | +62% |
| FY2023 | 32,268 | 8,307 | 11,324 | 9,191 | +26% |
| FY2024 | 30,563 | 8,327 | 10,958 | 8,129 | -5% |
Fiscal years run October to September. Every row is the Department's final annual detail table for that year; the visitor, student and worker columns add the table's class columns within one year. No monthly reports are summed.
Adjusted B-visa refusal rate by fiscal year
Dark bar: Taiwan. Grey bar: Asia median for the same year. The Department's rate covers B visas only; it counts each applicant once, in the status in which the fiscal year ended, so an applicant refused and later issued in the same year counts as an issuance. Source tables: FY2023, FY2024, FY2025.
Diversity Visa selectees by program year
| Program year | Selectees chargeable to Taiwan | Share of all selectees | All selectees |
|---|---|---|---|
| DV-2016 | 297 | 0.3% | 91,563 |
| DV-2017 | 260 | 0.3% | 83,910 |
| DV-2018 | 318 | 0.3% | 115,968 |
| DV-2019 | 374 | 0.4% | 87,610 |
| DV-2020 | 476 | 0.6% | 83,884 |
| DV-2021 | 693 | 0.5% | 132,404 |
| DV-2022 | 574 | 0.5% | 119,021 |
| DV-2023 | 188 | 0.2% | 119,262 |
| DV-2024 | 279 | 0.2% | 142,947 |
| DV-2025 | 227 | 0.2% | 131,060 |
| DV-2026 | 247 | 0.2% | 129,516 |
Counts of selected entrants as published on the Department's "selected entrants" pages; no names are published or held. Selection is not a visa: the Department selects more entrants than visas available, and DV visas are issued only to selectees who qualify before the program year ends.
U.S. posts in Taiwan
- Kaohsiung: 0 nonimmigrant visas issued in Sep 2025, to applicants of all nationalities
- Taipei: 1,682 nonimmigrant visas issued in Sep 2025, to applicants of all nationalities
Questions and answers
What is the U.S. visa refusal rate for nationals of Taiwan?
The State Department's adjusted refusal rate for B (business and tourist) visas was 9.45% in FY2025 against a Asia median of 25.20%. The Department publishes this rate only for B visas and only by nationality; it counts each applicant once, by the status in which the year ended.
How many U.S. visas were issued to nationals of Taiwan last year?
30,563 nonimmigrant visas in FY2024, Report of the Visa Office, the Department's final annual figure. In September 2025, the latest monthly report, 1,650 were issued.
How does September 2025 compare with a year earlier for Taiwan?
1,650 nonimmigrant visas, down 12% on September 2024 (1,883). Months are compared one to one; the Department says its monthly reports should not be added together.
Which visa classes do nationals of Taiwan receive most?
B1/B2 (8,309), F1 (7,365), C1/D (2,997), E2 (2,921) and J1 (2,808) in FY2024, Report of the Visa Office.
How many DV lottery selectees did Taiwan have?
247 for DV-2026, 0.2% of all selectees. Earlier years: DV-2022 574, DV-2023 188, DV-2024 279, DV-2025 227. Being selected is not a visa; the Department selects more entrants than there are visas available.
Where do nationals of Taiwan apply?
Kaohsiung and Taipei are the U.S. posts in Taiwan. Nationals may also apply at posts elsewhere, subject to each post's rules, so the nationality figures on this page and the post figures are different counts.
Where does this data come from?
The State Department's monthly nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuance tables by nationality, the annual Report of the Visa Office detail tables, the annual adjusted B-visa refusal rate tables and the Diversity Visa selectee pages. Data through 30 Sep 2025.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs. Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances by Nationality and Visa Class; Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuances by Foreign State of Chargeability or Place of Birth and Visa Class; Report of the Visa Office NIV detail tables (workbook); Adjusted Refusal Rate, B-Visas Only, by Nationality; Diversity Visa selected entrants pages. All public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.