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Taipei · Taiwan · September 2025
Visas issued at Taipei in September 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) | Sep 2025 | Share | Aug 2025 | Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 733 | 43.6% | 800 | 777 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 213 | 12.7% | 279 | 189 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 161 | 9.6% | 150 | 243 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 100 | 5.9% | 100 | 108 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 88 | 5.2% | 112 | 120 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 67 | 4% | 259 | 118 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 59 | 3.5% | 117 | 63 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 56 | 3.3% | 76 | 54 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 35 | 2.1% | 32 | 4 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 35 | 2.1% | 35 | 17 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 35 | 2.1% | 23 | 10 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 21 | 1.2% | 29 | 33 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 18 | 1.1% | 30 | 4 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 13 | 0.8% | 13 | 19 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 9 | 0.5% | 5 | 9 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 9 | 0.5% | 8 | 9 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 8 | 0.5% | 15 | 25 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 6 | 0.4% | 11 | 4 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 5 | 0.3% | 3 | 9 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 4 | 0.2% | 23 | 12 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 3 | 0.2% | 0 | 2 |
| CW1 | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands transitional worker | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 1 | 0.1% | 5 | 8 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 3 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Sep 2025 | Share | Aug 2025 | Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 17 | 25% | 8 | 22 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 15 | 22.1% | 8 | 6 |
| IR3 | Orphan adopted abroad by U.S. citizen | 10 | 14.7% | 2 | 4 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 7 | 10.3% | 11 | 9 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 6 | 8.8% | 11 | 18 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 2.9% | 4 | 8 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 2 | 2.9% | 8 | 0 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 2 | 2.9% | 5 | 0 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 2 | 2.9% | 4 | 0 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 2 | 2.9% | 3 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 1.5% | 1 | 0 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 1 | 1.5% | 0 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 1 | 1.5% | 1 | 0 |
Context
| September 2025 | Taipei | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 1,682 | 823,557 |
| Change on previous month | -22% | -2% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -9% | -11% |
| Immigrant visas | 68 | 45,966 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Sep 2025 (7 Sep 2025): B1/B2 next available under ½ month; F, M, J under ½ month; H, L, O, P, Q under ½ month.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Taipei issue in September 2025?
1,682 nonimmigrant visas and 68 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for September 2025. That was the 81th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did September 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Taipei?
August 2025: 2,154 nonimmigrant visas (-22% to Sep 2025). September 2024: 1,851 (-9%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 733 (43.6%), C1/D 213 (12.7%), E2 161 (9.6%), L1 100 (5.9%), H1B 88 (5.2%).
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 September 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.