Taipei · Taiwan · March 2025
Visas issued at Taipei in March 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) | Mar 2025 | Share | Feb 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 812 | 36.4% | 693 | 1,011 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 315 | 14.1% | 263 | 285 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 221 | 9.9% | 115 | 136 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 166 | 7.4% | 118 | 261 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 153 | 6.9% | 99 | 164 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 116 | 5.2% | 192 | 117 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 103 | 4.6% | 10 | 4 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 98 | 4.4% | 137 | 77 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 69 | 3.1% | 94 | 52 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 35 | 1.6% | 42 | 6 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 26 | 1.2% | 27 | 29 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 24 | 1.1% | 15 | 53 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 22 | 1% | 14 | 14 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 13 | 0.6% | 16 | 13 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 13 | 0.6% | 3 | 6 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 12 | 0.5% | 5 | 13 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 10 | 0.4% | 11 | 19 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 8 | 0.4% | 6 | 4 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 4 | 0.2% | 6 | 7 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 3 | 0.1% | 19 | 21 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 2 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Mar 2025 | Share | Feb 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 60 | 40.5% | 58 | 10 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 18 | 12.2% | 12 | 31 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 18 | 12.2% | 40 | 60 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 8 | 5.4% | 2 | 3 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 7 | 4.7% | 3 | 0 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 5 | 3.4% | 9 | 24 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 4 | 2.7% | 5 | 7 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 4 | 2.7% | 2 | 4 |
| IR3 | Orphan adopted abroad by U.S. citizen | 4 | 2.7% | 8 | 8 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 3 | 2% | 0 | 2 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 2 | 1.4% | 2 | 1 |
| RH3 | Child of RH1 | 2 | 1.4% | 10 | 0 |
| RU1 | Employment creation (EB-5) reserved visa, high unemployment area, principal | 2 | 1.4% | 6 | 0 |
| RU2 | Spouse of RU1 | 2 | 1.4% | 4 | 0 |
| RU3 | Child of RU1 | 2 | 1.4% | 10 | 0 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 1 | 0.7% | 11 | 29 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 7 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 0 |
| RH1 | Employment creation (EB-5) reserved visa, high unemployment area, regional center, principal | 1 | 0.7% | 8 | 0 |
| RR1 | Employment creation (EB-5) reserved visa, rural area, principal | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 0 |
| RR2 | Spouse of RR1 | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.7% | 2 | 1 |
Context
| March 2025 | Taipei | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 2,230 | 1,006,227 |
| Change on previous month | +18% | +10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -3% | +5% |
| Immigrant visas | 148 | 51,574 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Mar 2025 (5 Mar 2025): B1/B2 next available 4 days; F, M, J 15 days; H, L, O, P, Q 4 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Taipei issue in March 2025?
2,230 nonimmigrant visas and 148 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for March 2025. That was the 83th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did March 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Taipei?
February 2025: 1,896 nonimmigrant visas (+18% to Mar 2025). March 2024: 2,301 (-3%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 812 (36.4%), C1/D 315 (14.1%), J1 221 (9.9%), E2 166 (7.4%), F1 153 (6.9%).
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 March 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.