Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Taipei by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 7.4%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
9.3k
30% of the total, last 12 months
9,273 visas in the last 12 months, 10,011 in the 12 months before - Down 16%
F-1
Academic students
5.9k
19% of the total, last 12 months
5,855 visas in the last 12 months, 7,007 in the 12 months before - Up 12%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
3.6k
11% of the total, last 12 months
3,559 visas in the last 12 months, 3,170 in the 12 months before - Up 11%
E-2
Treaty investors
2.7k
8.5% of the total, last 12 months
2,652 visas in the last 12 months, 2,394 in the 12 months before - Down 10%
J-1
Exchange visitors
2.5k
8.2% of the total, last 12 months
2,546 visas in the last 12 months, 2,832 in the 12 months before - Down 6.6%
H-1B
Specialty occupation workers
1.9k
6.3% of the total, last 12 months
1,948 visas in the last 12 months, 2,085 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- L-14.4% of total
Intracompany transferees
1.4kUp 8.5%1,355 visas in the last 12 months, 1,249 in the 12 months before - L-23.2% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
993Up 20%993 visas in the last 12 months, 825 in the 12 months before - E-11.7% of total
Treaty traders
526Up 19%526 visas in the last 12 months, 442 in the 12 months before - H-41.2% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
361About flat, 0.8%361 visas in the last 12 months, 358 in the 12 months before - J-20.8% of total
Spouses and children of J-1 visitors
258Down 33%258 visas in the last 12 months, 384 in the 12 months before - O-20.8% of total
Support staff for O-1 artists and athletes
239Down 18%239 visas in the last 12 months, 293 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 30% of the visas issued at Taipei in the last 12 months. F-1 fell 16% and C-1/D rose 12% on the 12 months before.