What the visas are for
Visas issued to nationals of Switzerland by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 29%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
2.9k
36% of the total, last 12 months
2,902 visas in the last 12 months, 4,087 in the 12 months before - Down 17%
F-1
Academic students
1.2k
15% of the total, last 12 months
1,158 visas in the last 12 months, 1,387 in the 12 months before - Down 14%
J-1
Exchange visitors
973
12% of the total, last 12 months
973 visas in the last 12 months, 1,132 in the 12 months before - Down 19%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
741
9.3% of the total, last 12 months
741 visas in the last 12 months, 920 in the 12 months before - Up 22%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
371
4.7% of the total, last 12 months
371 visas in the last 12 months, 304 in the 12 months before - Down 20%
A-2
Foreign government officials
285
3.6% of the total, last 12 months
285 visas in the last 12 months, 355 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- E-22.9% of total
Treaty investors
229Up 13%229 visas in the last 12 months, 203 in the 12 months before - L-22.2% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
174Down 17%174 visas in the last 12 months, 209 in the 12 months before - O-11.8% of total
People with extraordinary ability
146Down 3.3%146 visas in the last 12 months, 151 in the 12 months before - G-41.4% of total
International organization employees
114Down 24%114 visas in the last 12 months, 150 in the 12 months before - H-1B1.3% of total
Specialty occupation workers
105Down 6.3%105 visas in the last 12 months, 112 in the 12 months before - P-11.2% of total
Athletes and entertainment groups
98About flat, 1%98 visas in the last 12 months, 99 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 36% of the visas issued to nationals of Switzerland in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 29% and F-1 fell 17% on the 12 months before.