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Official US State Department data

H-4 visa statistics for Switzerland

How many H-4 visas nationals of Switzerland are issued, and what each US consulate in Switzerland issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

H-4 visas issued to nationals of Switzerland

Every H-4 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

3232

Down 29%vs 45 in the 12 months before

Down 29% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 64% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
3
Busiest month
8
Jun 2025
Latest month
3
Feb 2026

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 45

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 32

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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.

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Pre-COVID peak89
83
47
42
78
49
42
39
37
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36
35
35
46
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 89 visas; FY2012: 83 visas; FY2013: 47 visas; FY2014: 42 visas; FY2015: 78 visas; FY2016: 49 visas; FY2017: 42 visas; FY2018: 39 visas; FY2019: 37 visas; FY2020: 13 visas; FY2021: 21 visas; FY2022: 36 visas; FY2023: 35 visas; FY2024: 35 visas; FY2025: 46 visas; FY2026: 4 visas so far.

FY2025 had 46 visas (+31% on FY2024). That's 48% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2011). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 78% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Switzerland
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202630
January 2026011Down 100%
December 202510
November 202501Down 100%
October 202506Down 100%
September 202541Up 300%
August 2025810Down 20%
July 202547Down 43%
June 202580
May 202533About flat, 0%
April 202514Down 75%
March 202502Down 100%
February 202503Down 100%
January 2025113Up 267%
December 202400
November 202412Down 50%
October 202460
September 202412Down 50%
August 2024103Up 233%
July 202478Down 13%
June 2024012Down 100%
May 20243–
April 20244–
March 20242–

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.

H-4 visas issued in Switzerland

How many H-4 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

7676

Down 32%vs 112 in the 12 months before

Down 32% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 61% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
6
Busiest month
17
Aug 2025
Latest month
5
Feb 2026

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 112

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 76

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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.

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2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
2.6%
17%

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

Busiest: July 2024: 23 visas

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In 2023–2025, June was typically the busiest month and February the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    78

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    103

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 32%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    87

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 16%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    5

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 69%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 87 visas (−16% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 69% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Switzerland
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202650
January 2026016Down 100%
December 202522About flat, 0%
November 202544About flat, 0%
October 20251118Down 39%
September 202575Up 40%
August 20251716Up 6.3%
July 2025723Down 70%
June 20251411Up 27%
May 202549Down 56%
April 202514Down 75%
March 202544About flat, 0%
February 202504Down 100%
January 2025163Up 433%
December 202428Down 75%
November 202444About flat, 0%
October 2024187Up 157%
September 202458Down 38%
August 2024163Up 433%
July 2024236Up 283%
June 20241118Down 39%
May 202496Up 50%
April 202444About flat, 0%
March 202445Down 20%

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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