Official US State Department data
How many H-1B visas are issued at Taipei, and its share of everything issued in Taiwan.
Visas issued at Taipei, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
1,9481,948
Down 6.6% on the previous 12 months.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 2.1k
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Visas issued at Taipei each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: December 2022: 577 visas
In 2023–2025, December was typically the busiest month and June the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
1.9k
Jan – Dec 2023
2.1k
Jan – Dec 2024
2k
Jan – Dec 2025
454
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 1,952 visas (−5.6% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is level with the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 189 | 192 | About flat, 1.6% |
| January 2026 | 265 | 266 | About flat, 0.4% |
| December 2025 | 427 | 535 | Down 20% |
| November 2025 | 198 | 217 | Down 8.8% |
| October 2025 | 146 | 180 | Down 19% |
| September 2025 | 88 | 120 | Down 27% |
| August 2025 | 112 | 87 | Up 29% |
| July 2025 | 118 | 97 | Up 22% |
| June 2025 | 98 | 87 | Up 13% |
| May 2025 | 89 | 95 | Down 6.3% |
| April 2025 | 102 | 92 | Up 11% |
| March 2025 | 116 | 117 | About flat, 0.9% |
| February 2025 | 192 | 161 | Up 19% |
| January 2025 | 266 | 280 | Down 5% |
| December 2024 | 535 | 368 | Up 45% |
| November 2024 | 217 | 230 | Down 5.7% |
| October 2024 | 180 | 138 | Up 30% |
| September 2024 | 120 | 103 | Up 17% |
| August 2024 | 87 | 78 | Up 12% |
| July 2024 | 97 | 112 | Down 13% |
| June 2024 | 87 | 88 | About flat, 1.1% |
| May 2024 | 95 | 101 | Down 5.9% |
| April 2024 | 92 | 87 | Up 5.7% |
| March 2024 | 117 | 134 | Down 13% |
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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