Taipei · Taiwan · January 2025
Visas issued at Taipei in January 2025
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.
Nonimmigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jan 2025 | Share | Dec 2024 | Jan 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 701 | 36.3% | 841 | 897 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 266 | 13.8% | 535 | 280 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 202 | 10.5% | 248 | 196 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 130 | 6.7% | 148 | 195 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 129 | 6.7% | 419 | 227 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 121 | 6.3% | 146 | 97 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 112 | 5.8% | 115 | 92 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 48 | 2.5% | 1 | 22 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 39 | 2% | 54 | 44 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 37 | 1.9% | 68 | 57 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 31 | 1.6% | 3 | 27 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 23 | 1.2% | 32 | 20 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 20 | 1% | 18 | 16 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 14 | 0.7% | 45 | 20 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 14 | 0.7% | 9 | 2 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 7 | 0.4% | 11 | 4 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 6 | 0.3% | 13 | 21 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 6 | 0.3% | 6 | 11 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 5 | 0.3% | 9 | 8 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 4 | 0.2% | 1 | 2 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 3 | 0.2% | 5 | 4 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0 |
| M2 | Spouse or child of vocational student | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 6 |
| CW1 | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands transitional worker | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 1 | 0.1% | 7 | 0 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jan 2025 | Share | Dec 2024 | Jan 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 71 | 34.3% | 136 | 15 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 27 | 13% | 37 | 43 |
| RH | Employment creation (EB-5) reserved visas, high unemployment area, regional center (RH1-RH3) | 19 | 9.2% | 5 | 0 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 16 | 7.7% | 16 | 12 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 14 | 6.8% | 18 | 13 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 11 | 5.3% | 9 | 0 |
| RU | Employment creation (EB-5) reserved visas, high unemployment area, spouse and child (RU1-RU3) | 8 | 3.9% | 0 | 0 |
| IR3 | Orphan adopted abroad by U.S. citizen | 6 | 2.9% | 5 | 3 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 5 | 2.4% | 5 | 7 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 5 | 2.4% | 6 | 15 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 5 | 2.4% | 10 | 9 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 4 | 1.9% | 3 | 4 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 3 | 1.4% | 8 | 4 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 3 | 1.4% | 9 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 3 | 1.4% | 0 | 7 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 3 | 1.4% | 1 | 2 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 2 | 1% | 3 | 6 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 2 | 1% | 1 | 4 |
Context
| January 2025 | Taipei | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 1,931 | 954,595 |
| Change on previous month | -30% | +8% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -14% | +9% |
| Immigrant visas | 207 | 54,288 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jan 2025 (6 Jan 2025): B1/B2 next available 4 days; F, M, J 17 days; H, L, O, P, Q 43 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Taipei issue in January 2025?
1,931 nonimmigrant visas and 207 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for January 2025. That was the 89th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did January 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Taipei?
December 2024: 2,745 nonimmigrant visas (-30% to Jan 2025). January 2024: 2,250 (-14%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 701 (36.3%), H1B 266 (13.8%), C1/D 202 (10.5%), E2 130 (6.7%), F1 129 (6.7%).
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class and Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class for January 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.