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Visa appointment wait times in Taipei

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On 1 July 2026, the Department listed 1.5 months for the next B1/B2 visa appointment in Taipei.

In September 2025, Taipei issued 1,682 nonimmigrant visas.

In September 2025, Taipei issued 68 immigrant visas.

Wait for an interview appointment, read on

This is not the wait time of today. For the wait time of today, use the Department's tool Visa Appointment Wait Times.

  • B1/B2 visitor: business or tourism1.5 monthsread
  • F, M, J student and exchange visitor1 monthread
  • H, L, O, P, Q worker with a petition1.5 monthsread
  • C, D, C1/D crew and transitunder 0.5 monthread

Under 0.5 month means less than 15 days. The Department counts a half month as 15 days.

A wait time is the time to the next available interview appointment, as the Department estimates it on the day of the reading. What the term means.

The average wait times we report do not guarantee a visa applicant will get an appointment within a specific time.

New appointments are added regularly, so you may get an appointment sooner.

The Department's words. Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Global Visa Wait Times, Internet Archive copy of . The newest wait time on this site is of .

Since the reading before

From the reading of to the reading of :

  • B1/B2 next available appointment: 1 month, then 1.5 months.
  • F, M, J next available appointment: under 0.5 month, then 1 month.
  • H, L, O, P, Q next available appointment: under 0.5 month, then 1.5 months.

Wait history, November 2022 to July 2026

0123456Months20232024202520260123456Months2023202420252026
  • B1/B2 visitor
  • F, M, J student and exchange
  • H, L, O, P, Q worker
  • From 1 May 2025: half-month steps
The 44 readings of this post
Each reading of the Global Visa Wait Times table for Taipei, newest first Each value is in the unit of its reading: days up to , months from .
Day of the readingB1/B2F, M, JH, L, O, P, QC, D, C1/DB1/B2 average
1.5 months1 month1.5 monthsunder 0.5 monthNot listed
1 monthunder 0.5 monthunder 0.5 monthunder 0.5 monthNot listed
1 month2 monthsunder 0.5 month1 monthNot listed
1 month1.5 monthsunder 0.5 month1 monthNot listed
1 month1 month1 month2 monthsNot listed
1 monthunder 0.5 month1 month1 monthNot listed
under 0.5 month1 month1.5 monthsunder 0.5 monthNot listed
1 month1 month2 months1 monthNot listed
under 0.5 monthunder 0.5 monthunder 0.5 monthunder 0.5 monthNot listed
under 0.5 monthunder 0.5 monthunder 0.5 monthunder 0.5 monthNot listed
under 0.5 monthunder 0.5 monthunder 0.5 monthunder 0.5 monthNot listed
under 0.5 monthunder 0.5 monthunder 0.5 month1 monthNot listed
2 months1 monthunder 0.5 month1 monthNot listed
2 months1 monthunder 0.5 month1 monthNot listed
1 monthunder 0.5 monthunder 0.5 month1 monthNot listed
45 days9 days9 days22 daysNot listed
4 days15 days4 days8 daysNot listed
4 days15 days4 days8 daysNot listed
4 days17 days43 days15 daysNot listed
45 days18 days18 days15 daysNot listed
1 day8 days24 days43 daysNot listed
51 days3 days3 days15 daysNot listed
43 days1 day24 days57 daysNot listed
60 days32 days53 days25 daysNot listed
60 days32 days53 days25 daysNot listed
74 days26 days50 days4 daysNot listed
113 days30 days9 days8 daysNot listed
115 days30 days17 days15 daysNot listed
71 days29 days15 days15 daysNot listed
71 days14 days27 days7 daysNot listed
54 days5 days5 days5 daysNot listed
51 days24 days22 days22 daysNot listed
45 days10 days8 days8 daysNot listed
62 days21 days23 days7 daysNot listed
62 days7 days7 days14 daysNot listed
76 days2 days33 days22 daysNot listed
74 days6 days41 days32 daysNot listed
92 days42 days90 days42 daysNot listed
63 days3 days3 days2 daysNot listed
34 days15 days1 day20 daysNot listed
36 days15 days21 days8 daysNot listed
27 days20 days27 days6 daysNot listed
27 days7 days7 daysNot listedNot listed
15 days8 days17 daysNot listedNot listed

Visas issued in September 2025

The newest monthly table of the Department is of September 2025. It is older than the wait times above.

The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change.

Therefore, 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.

The Department's words. Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuance Statistics, Internet Archive copy of . Monthly tables through .

Visas issued at Taipei Each column is one monthly table. The columns are not added.
VisasSep 2025Aug 2025Sep 2024
Nonimmigrant1,6822,1541,851
Immigrant688476
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Taipei by class, September 2025
ClassThe Department's descriptionVisasShare
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure73343.6%
C1/DCombined transit and crewmember visa21312.7%
E2Treaty investor, spouse or child1619.6%
L1Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation)1005.9%
H1BTemporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse885.2%
F1Student in an academic or language training program674%
J1Exchange visitor593.5%
L2Spouse or child of intracompany transferee563.3%
B1Temporary visitor for business352.1%
E1Treaty trader, spouse or child352.1%
O2Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1352.1%
H4Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3211.2%
Immigrant visas issued at Taipei by class, September 2025
ClassThe Department's descriptionVisasShare
IR5Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age1725%
DVDiversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3)1522.1%
IR3Orphan adopted abroad by U.S. citizen1014.7%
IR1Spouse of U.S. citizen710.3%
F4Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43)68.8%
CR1Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status)22.9%
E3Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35)22.9%
EWEmployment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5)22.9%
F2BFamily second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25)22.9%
F3Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33)22.9%
CR2Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status)11.5%
F1Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12)11.5%

The tables show the 12 largest classes of each kind. The page of September 2025 lists all classes.

Nonimmigrant visas by month, October 2022 to September 2025

02,0004,0006,000October 2022: 2,175November 2022: 2,351December 2022: 2,874January 2023: 1,839February 2023: 1,918March 2023: 2,596April 2023: 1,930May 2023: 4,525June 2023: 4,203July 2023: 4,308August 2023: 3,111September 2023: 2,241October 2023: 2,149November 2023: 2,373December 2023: 2,490January 2024: 2,250February 2024: 1,542March 2024: 2,301April 2024: 2,503May 2024: 4,136June 2024: 3,851July 2024: 4,003August 2024: 2,711September 2024: 1,851October 2024: 2,348November 2024: 2,133December 2024: 2,745January 2025: 1,931February 2025: 1,896March 2025: 2,230April 2025: 2,496May 2025: 3,564June 2025: 3,753July 2025: 4,793August 2025: 2,154September 2025: 1,682202320242025
Each bar is one monthly table. The darker bar is September 2025, the newest month.

Busy and quiet months

  1. 84
  2. 64
  3. 95
  4. 79
  5. 163
  6. 159
  7. 177
  8. 128
  9. 90
  10. 88
  11. 94
  12. 106
The middle month of each year is 100. The value of a month is the middle value of 7 full calendar years.

Every month in the tables, March 2017 to September 2025

103 monthly tables list this post. A month with a link has a page with its visa classes.

Show the 103 months
Visas issued at Taipei, one row for each monthly table, newest first A month with a link has a page with its classes.
MonthNonimmigrantImmigrantNonimmigrant, a year before
Sep 20251,682681,851 -9%
Aug 20252,154842,711 -21%
Jul 20254,7931074,003 +20%
Jun 20253,7531393,851 -3%
May 20253,5641484,136 -14%
Apr 20252,4961682,503 0%
Mar 20252,2301482,301 -3%
Feb 20251,8962091,542 +23%
Jan 20251,9312072,250 -14%
Dec 20242,7452762,490 +10%
Nov 20242,1331792,373 -10%
Oct 20242,3482882,149 +9%
Sep 20241,851762,241 -17%
Aug 20242,7113253,111 -13%
Jul 20244,0033594,308 -7%
Jun 20243,8511564,203 -8%
May 20244,1362424,525 -9%
Apr 20242,5032501,930 +30%
Mar 20242,3012022,596 -11%
Feb 20241,5421261,918 -20%
Jan 20242,2501481,839 +22%
Dec 20232,4901622,874 -13%
Nov 20232,3731882,351 +1%
Oct 20232,1491252,175 -1%
Sep 20232,241932,030 +10%
Aug 20233,1111422,946 +6%
Jul 20234,3081133,661 +18%
Jun 20234,2031403,218 +31%
May 20234,5251743,028 +49%
Apr 20231,9301591,577 +22%
Mar 20232,5962002,052 +27%
Feb 20231,9181811,020 +88%
Jan 20231,8391321,902 -3%
Dec 20222,8741471,985 +45%
Nov 20222,3511531,598 +47%
Oct 20222,1751391,172 +86%
Sep 20222,0301261,390 +46%
Aug 20222,9462012,375 +24%
Jul 20223,6611963,437 +7%
Jun 20223,2181922,101 +53%
May 20223,0282161,403 +116%
Apr 20221,577158963 +64%
Mar 20222,052128811 +153%
Feb 20221,02085446 +129%
Jan 20221,902102697 +173%
Dec 20211,985123929 +114%
Nov 20211,598136823 +94%
Oct 20211,172158659 +78%
Sep 20211,390235790 +76%
Aug 20212,3752641,282 +85%
Jul 20213,4373251,303 +164%
Jun 20212,101305357 +489%
May 20211,403257310 +353%
Apr 2021963273154 +525%
Mar 2021811961,197 -32%
Feb 2021446271,498 -70%
Jan 2021697211,909 -63%
Dec 2020929542,269 -59%
Nov 2020823441,669 -51%
Oct 2020659311,937 -66%
Sep 2020790811,712 -54%
Aug 20201,282732,584 -50%
Jul 20201,303854,429 -71%
Jun 2020357113,815 -91%
May 2020310333,691 -92%
Apr 2020154332,791 -94%
Mar 20201,1971132,066 -42%
Feb 20201,4981321,410 +6%
Jan 20201,9091541,749 +9%
Dec 20192,2691772,020 +12%
Nov 20191,6691431,771 -6%
Oct 20191,9371491,874 +3%
Sep 20191,7121171,569 +9%
Aug 20192,5841752,689 -4%
Jul 20194,4292674,703 -6%
Jun 20193,8151594,025 -5%
May 20193,6911683,574 +3%
Apr 20192,7912132,912 -4%
Mar 20192,0662072,369 -13%
Feb 20191,4101321,083 +30%
Jan 20191,7491491,934 -10%
Dec 20182,0201832,139 -6%
Nov 20181,7711711,849 -4%
Oct 20181,8741891,476 +27%
Sep 20181,5691461,784 -12%
Aug 20182,6892502,913 -8%
Jul 20184,7032683,831 +23%
Jun 20184,0252134,902 -18%
May 20183,5742363,969 -10%
Apr 20182,9121902,746 +6%
Mar 20182,3692282,595 -9%
Feb 20181,083120no data
Jan 20181,934186no data
Dec 20172,139195no data
Nov 20171,849174no data
Oct 20171,476165no data
Sep 20171,784120no data
Aug 20172,913152no data
Jul 20173,831106no data
Jun 20174,902144no data
May 20173,969101no data
Apr 20172,746138no data
Mar 20172,595117no data

Other U.S. posts in Taiwan

B1/B2 next available appointment, reading of .

U.S. posts near Taipei in other countries

Official pages

The Department's website refuses automatic requests. So each address was checked on in an archive copy of the page.

Cite this page

Consulate Report, "US visa wait times in Taipei", https://consulatereport.com/post/taiwan/taipei/. Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs. Wait times read on 1 July 2026. Visas issued through September 2025.

The address of this page does not change.

Where the figures come from

Questions

What was the wait for a student visa appointment in Taipei?

On 1 July 2026, the Department listed 1 month for the next F, M or J appointment. This site holds 44 readings of this post, from 4 November 2022.

Which visa classes did Taipei issue most in September 2025?

In September 2025, the classes with the most visas were B1/B2 (733), C1/D (213) and E2 (161). Together they are 66% of the nonimmigrant visas of the post in that month.

How many visas did Taipei issue in September 2025 and a year before?

In September 2025, the post issued 1,682 nonimmigrant visas. In September 2024, it issued 1,851. The count of September 2025 is 9% fewer than the count of September 2024.

Does the Department publish a refusal rate for Taipei?

No. The Department publishes an adjusted refusal rate for B visas by nationality only. The rate for nationals of Taiwan is on the nationality page.