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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Switzerland

How many B1/B2 visas nationals of Switzerland are issued, and what each US consulate in Switzerland issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Switzerland

Every B1/B2 visa issued to a national of Switzerland, at any US consulate in the world.

Visas issued to nationals of Switzerland, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

2,9022,902

Down 29%vs 4,087 in the 12 months before

Down 29% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
242
Busiest month
302
Jul 2025
Latest month
285
Feb 2026Down 12%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 4.1k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 2.9k

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Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26

The long view

State Dept publishes its annual totals by US government fiscal year, which runs October to September.

Point at a year for its exact count.

02k4k6k8k
2.5k
Pre-COVID peak4.2k
3.9k
3.3k
3.2k
1.7k
315
2.3k
3.8k
Highest4.3k
3.3k
1.1k
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 2,490 visas; FY2016: 4,151 visas; FY2017: 3,861 visas; FY2018: 3,341 visas; FY2019: 3,198 visas; FY2020: 1,734 visas; FY2021: 315 visas; FY2022: 2,337 visas; FY2023: 3,770 visas; FY2024: 4,271 visas; FY2025: 3,305 visas; FY2026: 1,099 visas so far.

FY2025 had 3,305 visas (−23% on FY2024). That's 20% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2016). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 27% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Switzerland
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026285323Down 12%
January 2026119330Down 64%
December 2025202279Down 28%
November 2025199207Down 3.9%
October 2025294363Down 19%
September 2025251311Down 19%
August 2025264323Down 18%
July 2025302345Down 12%
June 2025236338Down 30%
May 2025247334Down 26%
April 2025238402Down 41%
March 2025265532Down 50%
February 2025323–
January 2025330–
December 2024279–
November 2024207–
October 2024363–
September 2024311–
August 2024323–
July 2024345–
June 2024338–
May 2024334–
April 2024402–
March 2024532–

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued by nationality, and its annual Report of the Visa Office for earlier years. Nationals of Switzerland who interview at a US consulate in another country are counted here, so these totals run higher than the consulate figures for Switzerland.

B1/B2 visas issued in Switzerland

How many B1/B2 visas the US consulates in Switzerland issue each month, whether that's rising or falling, and where it's moving.

Visas issued in Switzerland, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

11,10011,100

Down 34%vs 16,845 in the 12 months before

Down 34% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 45% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
925
Busiest month
1.2k
Mar 2025
Latest month
972
Feb 2026Down 17%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 17k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 11k

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Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Switzerland each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
11%
6%

Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.

Busiest: March 2024: 2,223 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, March was typically the busiest month and December the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    16k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    17k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 4.2%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    12k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 28%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    1.4k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 44%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 12,206 visas (−28% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 44% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Switzerland
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20269721,176Down 17%
January 20264111,313Down 69%
December 20256141,148Down 47%
November 2025793841Down 5.7%
October 20251,0951,555Down 30%
September 20251,0601,303Down 19%
August 20259601,193Down 20%
July 20251,0441,291Down 19%
June 20258821,535Down 43%
May 20251,0451,647Down 37%
April 20251,0731,620Down 34%
March 20251,1512,223Down 48%
February 20251,1761,775Down 34%
January 20251,313757Up 73%
December 20241,1481,020Up 13%
November 20248411,358Down 38%
October 20241,5551,659Down 6.3%
September 20241,3031,940Down 33%
August 20241,1931,432Down 17%
July 20241,291866Up 49%
June 20241,5351,394Up 10%
May 20241,647866Up 90%
April 20241,6201,351Up 20%
March 20242,2231,731Up 28%

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available.

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