Official US State Department data
How many F-1 visas are issued at Bern, and its share of everything issued in Switzerland.
Visas issued at Bern, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
1,5341,534
Down 18% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 39% below the same months a year earlier.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 1.9k
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Visas issued at Bern each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: June 2022: 391 visas
In 2023–2025, July was typically the busiest month and September the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
1.8k
Jan – Dec 2023
1.9k
Jan – Dec 2024
1.6k
Jan – Dec 2025
73
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 1,611 visas (−15% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 51% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 49 | 67 | Down 27% |
| January 2026 | 24 | 83 | Down 71% |
| December 2025 | 105 | 143 | Down 27% |
| November 2025 | 67 | 93 | Down 28% |
| October 2025 | 74 | 72 | About flat, 2.8% |
| September 2025 | 89 | 49 | Up 82% |
| August 2025 | 258 | 207 | Up 25% |
| July 2025 | 249 | 350 | Down 29% |
| June 2025 | 235 | 335 | Down 30% |
| May 2025 | 171 | 247 | Down 31% |
| April 2025 | 131 | 133 | About flat, 1.5% |
| March 2025 | 82 | 88 | Down 6.8% |
| February 2025 | 67 | 103 | Down 35% |
| January 2025 | 83 | 81 | About flat, 2.5% |
| December 2024 | 143 | 120 | Up 19% |
| November 2024 | 93 | 97 | Down 4.1% |
| October 2024 | 72 | 86 | Down 16% |
| September 2024 | 49 | 68 | Down 28% |
| August 2024 | 207 | 255 | Down 19% |
| July 2024 | 350 | 324 | Up 8% |
| June 2024 | 335 | 327 | About flat, 2.4% |
| May 2024 | 247 | 168 | Up 47% |
| April 2024 | 133 | 121 | Up 9.9% |
| March 2024 | 88 | 96 | Down 8.3% |
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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