Visas issued at Taipei in August 2024
U.S. post, Taiwan. The page of the post has the wait times of Taipei.
In August 2024, the post issued 2,711 nonimmigrant visas and 325 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 931,915 nonimmigrant visas in the same month.
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 | Aug 2024 | Jul 2024 | Aug 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 2,711 | 4,003 | 3,111 |
| Immigrant | 325 | 359 | 142 |
Nonimmigrant classes, August 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Aug 2024 | Share | Jul 2024 | Aug 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 938 | 34.6% | 760 | 1,000 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 610 | 22.5% | 1,783 | 659 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 237 | 8.7% | 283 | 297 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 170 | 6.3% | 377 | 186 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 167 | 6.2% | 199 | 412 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 142 | 5.2% | 102 | 147 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 87 | 3.2% | 97 | 78 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 84 | 3.1% | 118 | 107 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 63 | 2.3% | 63 | 31 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 33 | 1.2% | 8 | 1 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 30 | 1.1% | 53 | 27 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 30 | 1.1% | 43 | 27 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 21 | 0.8% | 39 | 30 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 16 | 0.6% | 9 | 15 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 14 | 0.5% | 12 | 17 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 13 | 0.5% | 11 | 21 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 10 | 0.4% | 15 | 4 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 10 | 0.4% | 2 | 0 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 9 | 0.3% | 9 | 0 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 9 | 0.3% | 1 | 24 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 4 | 0.1% | 2 | 2 |
| H3 | Trainee | 4 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 3 | 0.1% | 5 | 14 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 1 | 0% | 3 | 4 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
Immigrant classes, August 2024
| Class | The Department's description | Aug 2024 | Share | Jul 2024 | Aug 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 97 | 29.8% | 52 | 24 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 62 | 19.1% | 176 | 20 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 55 | 16.9% | 9 | 11 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 19 | 5.8% | 12 | 6 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 18 | 5.5% | 22 | 1 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 17 | 5.2% | 22 | 27 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 11 | 3.4% | 9 | 17 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 9 | 2.8% | 20 | 1 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 6 | 1.8% | 1 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 5 | 1.5% | 5 | 7 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 4 | 1.2% | 3 | 5 |
| IR3 | Orphan adopted abroad by U.S. citizen | 4 | 1.2% | 8 | 10 |
| RU | Employment creation (EB-5) reserved visas, high unemployment area, spouse and child (RU1-RU3) | 4 | 1.2% | 0 | 0 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 3 | 0.9% | 0 | 0 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 3 | 0.9% | 6 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 3 | 0.9% | 4 | 0 |
| SR | Certain religious workers, spouse and child (SR1-SR3) | 3 | 0.9% | 0 | 0 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 0 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of August 2024 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 60 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Taipei lists every month. The page of August 2024 has all posts. Change from the month before: -32%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, August 2024. Report an error.