Official US State Department data
How many L-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
980980
Up 23% on the previous 12 months. But the last 3 months ran 28% below the same months a year earlier.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 796
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 980
Visas issued at Bern each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: May 2025: 304 visas
In 2023–2025, May was typically the busiest month and November the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
667
Jan – Dec 2023
768
Jan – Dec 2024
1k
Jan – Dec 2025
88
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 was the highest year shown, with 1,015 visas (+32% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 28% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 68 | 56 | Up 21% |
| January 2026 | 20 | 67 | Down 70% |
| December 2025 | 52 | 71 | Down 27% |
| November 2025 | 46 | 50 | Down 8% |
| October 2025 | 51 | 59 | Down 14% |
| September 2025 | 64 | 62 | Up 3.2% |
| August 2025 | 67 | 64 | Up 4.7% |
| July 2025 | 71 | 73 | About flat, 2.7% |
| June 2025 | 89 | 74 | Up 20% |
| May 2025 | 304 | 68 | Up 347% |
| April 2025 | 97 | 82 | Up 18% |
| March 2025 | 51 | 70 | Down 27% |
| February 2025 | 56 | 58 | Down 3.4% |
| January 2025 | 67 | 37 | Up 81% |
| December 2024 | 71 | 60 | Up 18% |
| November 2024 | 50 | 58 | Down 14% |
| October 2024 | 59 | 65 | Down 9.2% |
| September 2024 | 62 | 67 | Down 7.5% |
| August 2024 | 64 | 83 | Down 23% |
| July 2024 | 73 | 29 | Up 152% |
| June 2024 | 74 | 51 | Up 45% |
| May 2024 | 68 | 50 | Up 36% |
| April 2024 | 82 | 38 | Up 116% |
| March 2024 | 70 | 49 | Up 43% |
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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