Official US State Department data
How many B1/B2 visas are issued at Bern, and its share of everything issued in Switzerland.
Visas issued at Bern, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
11,10011,100
Down 34% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 45% below the same months a year earlier.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 17k
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 11k
Visas issued at Bern each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: March 2024: 2,223 visas
In 2023–2025, March was typically the busiest month and December the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
16k
Jan – Dec 2023
17k
Jan – Dec 2024
12k
Jan – Dec 2025
1.4k
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 12,206 visas (−28% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 44% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 972 | 1,176 | Down 17% |
| January 2026 | 411 | 1,313 | Down 69% |
| December 2025 | 614 | 1,148 | Down 47% |
| November 2025 | 793 | 841 | Down 5.7% |
| October 2025 | 1,095 | 1,555 | Down 30% |
| September 2025 | 1,060 | 1,303 | Down 19% |
| August 2025 | 960 | 1,193 | Down 20% |
| July 2025 | 1,044 | 1,291 | Down 19% |
| June 2025 | 882 | 1,535 | Down 43% |
| May 2025 | 1,045 | 1,647 | Down 37% |
| April 2025 | 1,073 | 1,620 | Down 34% |
| March 2025 | 1,151 | 2,223 | Down 48% |
| February 2025 | 1,176 | 1,775 | Down 34% |
| January 2025 | 1,313 | 757 | Up 73% |
| December 2024 | 1,148 | 1,020 | Up 13% |
| November 2024 | 841 | 1,358 | Down 38% |
| October 2024 | 1,555 | 1,659 | Down 6.3% |
| September 2024 | 1,303 | 1,940 | Down 33% |
| August 2024 | 1,193 | 1,432 | Down 17% |
| July 2024 | 1,291 | 866 | Up 49% |
| June 2024 | 1,535 | 1,394 | Up 10% |
| May 2024 | 1,647 | 866 | Up 90% |
| April 2024 | 1,620 | 1,351 | Up 20% |
| March 2024 | 2,223 | 1,731 | Up 28% |
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 Switzerland
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