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Official US State Department data

L-1 visa statistics for Switzerland

How many L-1 visas nationals of Switzerland are issued, and what each US consulate in Switzerland issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

L-1 visas issued to nationals of Switzerland

Every L-1 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

371371

Up 22%vs 304 in the 12 months before

Up 22% on the previous 12 months. But the last 3 months ran 22% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
31
Busiest month
86
May 2025
Latest month
30
Feb 2026Up 20%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 304

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 371

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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.

0100200300400500
402
380
362
372
Pre-COVID peak410
357
380
382
404
140
176
359
309
286
386
106
'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 402 visas; FY2012: 380 visas; FY2013: 362 visas; FY2014: 372 visas; FY2015: 410 visas; FY2016: 357 visas; FY2017: 380 visas; FY2018: 382 visas; FY2019: 404 visas; FY2020: 140 visas; FY2021: 176 visas; FY2022: 359 visas; FY2023: 309 visas; FY2024: 286 visas; FY2025: 386 visas; FY2026: 106 visas so far.

FY2025 had 386 visas (+35% on FY2024). That's 5.9% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2015). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 12% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Switzerland
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20263025Up 20%
January 20261130Down 63%
December 20252833Down 15%
November 20251916Up 19%
October 20251817Up 5.9%
September 20253330Up 10%
August 20253527Up 30%
July 20252334Down 32%
June 20253223Up 39%
May 20258616Up 438%
April 20253632Up 13%
March 20252021Down 4.8%
February 202525–
January 202530–
December 202433–
November 202416–
October 202417–
September 202430–
August 202427–
July 202434–
June 202423–
May 202416–
April 202432–
March 202421–

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.

L-1 visas issued in Switzerland

How many L-1 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

980980

Up 23%vs 796 in the 12 months before

Up 23% on the previous 12 months. But the last 3 months ran 28% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
82
Busiest month
304
May 2025
Latest month
68
Feb 2026Up 21%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 796

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 980

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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
15%
6.6%

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

Busiest: May 2025: 304 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, May was typically the busiest month and November the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    667

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    768

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 15%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    1k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Up 32%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    88

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 28%vs same months a year earlier

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.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Switzerland
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20266856Up 21%
January 20262067Down 70%
December 20255271Down 27%
November 20254650Down 8%
October 20255159Down 14%
September 20256462Up 3.2%
August 20256764Up 4.7%
July 20257173About flat, 2.7%
June 20258974Up 20%
May 202530468Up 347%
April 20259782Up 18%
March 20255170Down 27%
February 20255658Down 3.4%
January 20256737Up 81%
December 20247160Up 18%
November 20245058Down 14%
October 20245965Down 9.2%
September 20246267Down 7.5%
August 20246483Down 23%
July 20247329Up 152%
June 20247451Up 45%
May 20246850Up 36%
April 20248238Up 116%
March 20247049Up 43%

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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