Official US State Department data
How many F-1 visas are issued at Taipei, and its share of everything issued in Taiwan.
Visas issued at Taipei, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
5,8555,855
Down 16% on the previous 12 months.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 7k
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 5.9k
Visas issued at Taipei each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: July 2025: 1,869 visas
In 2023–2025, July was typically the busiest month and October the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
7.7k
Jan – Dec 2023
7.1k
Jan – Dec 2024
5.8k
Jan – Dec 2025
273
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 5,810 visas (−18% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 20% ahead of the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 80 | 99 | Down 19% |
| January 2026 | 193 | 129 | Up 50% |
| December 2025 | 327 | 419 | Down 22% |
| November 2025 | 84 | 136 | Down 38% |
| October 2025 | 83 | 87 | Down 4.6% |
| September 2025 | 67 | 118 | Down 43% |
| August 2025 | 259 | 610 | Down 58% |
| July 2025 | 1,869 | 1,783 | Up 4.8% |
| June 2025 | 1,324 | 1,804 | Down 27% |
| May 2025 | 1,139 | 1,439 | Down 21% |
| April 2025 | 277 | 219 | Up 26% |
| March 2025 | 153 | 164 | Down 6.7% |
| February 2025 | 99 | 93 | Up 6.5% |
| January 2025 | 129 | 227 | Down 43% |
| December 2024 | 419 | 423 | About flat, 0.9% |
| November 2024 | 136 | 254 | Down 46% |
| October 2024 | 87 | 124 | Down 30% |
| September 2024 | 118 | 156 | Down 24% |
| August 2024 | 610 | 659 | Down 7.4% |
| July 2024 | 1,783 | 1,844 | Down 3.3% |
| June 2024 | 1,804 | 1,738 | Up 3.8% |
| May 2024 | 1,439 | 1,578 | Down 8.8% |
| April 2024 | 219 | 301 | Down 27% |
| March 2024 | 164 | 211 | Down 22% |
Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available. All consulates in Taiwan
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