Official US State Department data
How many J-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
2,5462,546
Down 10% on the previous 12 months.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 2.8k
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 2.5k
Visas issued at Taipei each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: May 2024: 929 visas
In 2023–2025, May was typically the busiest month and October the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
2.7k
Jan – Dec 2023
2.8k
Jan – Dec 2024
2.6k
Jan – Dec 2025
206
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 2,576 visas (−7.8% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 13% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 81 | 115 | Down 30% |
| January 2026 | 125 | 121 | Up 3.3% |
| December 2025 | 115 | 146 | Down 21% |
| November 2025 | 57 | 57 | About flat, 0% |
| October 2025 | 41 | 54 | Down 24% |
| September 2025 | 59 | 63 | Down 6.3% |
| August 2025 | 117 | 170 | Down 31% |
| July 2025 | 473 | 377 | Up 25% |
| June 2025 | 286 | 441 | Down 35% |
| May 2025 | 607 | 929 | Down 35% |
| April 2025 | 364 | 223 | Up 63% |
| March 2025 | 221 | 136 | Up 63% |
| February 2025 | 115 | 102 | Up 13% |
| January 2025 | 121 | 97 | Up 25% |
| December 2024 | 146 | 144 | About flat, 1.4% |
| November 2024 | 57 | 95 | Down 40% |
| October 2024 | 54 | 53 | About flat, 1.9% |
| September 2024 | 63 | 78 | Down 19% |
| August 2024 | 170 | 186 | Down 8.6% |
| July 2024 | 377 | 457 | Down 18% |
| June 2024 | 441 | 534 | Down 17% |
| May 2024 | 929 | 793 | Up 17% |
| April 2024 | 223 | 122 | Up 83% |
| March 2024 | 136 | 96 | Up 42% |
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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