Type and class of admission	Number				Percent Change
Immigrants Admitted from Taiwan by Class of Admission
New York City, 1982 to 2021
Type and class of admission	1980s	1990s	2000s	2010s	80s to 10s	00s to 10s
TOTAL	11,407	5,895	4,868	2,856	−75.0	−41.3
Family-related visas	8,602	3,980	3,376	1,691	−80.3	−49.9
Family preferences	6,841	2,688	1,611	390	−94.3	−75.8
First	111	215	172	36	−67.6	−79.1
Second	3,540	974	182	106	−97.0	−41.8
Third (Fourth preference prior to 1992)	492	266	206	52	−89.4	−74.8
Fourth (Fifth preference prior to 1992)	2,698	1,233	1,051	196	−92.7	−81.4
Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens	1,761	1,292	1,765	1,301	−26.1	−26.3
Spouses	1,002	770	1,332	1,081	7.9	−18.8
Children	284	170	120	51	−82.0	−57.5
Parents	475	352	313	169	−64.4	−46.0
Employment preferences	2,691	1,785	1,269	1,094	−59.4	−13.8
First	-	268	184	87	-	−52.7
Second	-	383	532	669	-	25.8
Third	-	1,029	438	276	-	−37.0
Skilled workers	-	859	432	272	-	−37.0
Needed unskilled workers	-	170	6	4	-	−33.3
Fourth	-	79	52	-	-	-
Fifth	-	25	30	62	-	106.7
Pre-1992 Third preference	1,267	-	-	-	-	-
Pre-1992 Sixth preference	1,424	1	-	-	-	-
Diversity	5	12	204	71	1,320.0	−65.2
Refugees/Asylees	6	1	3	-	-	-
Other	103	117	7	-	-	-