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Bern, Switzerland

Visa issuances recorded by the US Department of State at this post.

Latest data: February 2026. The State Department publishes these counts about 7 months in arrears; this is the most recent month it has released, not the current month.

Applicants charged to Switzerland read the Worldwide column of the visa bulletin — only China, India, Mexico and the Philippines have their own columns.

Nonimmigrant volume moved down — the last three months averaged 1,111 against 1,588 for the three before them, a change of -30.1%.

Immigrant volume moved down — the last three months averaged 11 against 21 for the three before them, a change of -46.9%.

Nonimmigrant visas by visa class, February 2026

ClassIssued
B1/B2972
J196
C1/D92
L168
F149
G438
A228
E228
22 other classes124

Immigrant visas by visa class, February 2026

ClassIssued
IR16
CR13
E11
E31
IR21

Nonimmigrant visas by month

MonthIssued
February 20261,495
January 2026679
December 20251,158
November 20251,194
October 20251,666
September 20251,904
August 20251,864
July 20251,947
June 20251,896
May 20252,118
April 20251,805
March 20251,687

Immigrant visas by month

MonthIssued
February 202612
January 20268
December 202514
November 202513
October 202532
September 202519
August 202519
July 202518
June 202520
May 202523
April 202524
March 202523

What this does not tell you

There is no wait time here. These are visas issued, and issuance is limited by annual numerical caps and by staffing rather than by how many people are waiting. The number of people in the queue at this post is not published, so any wait calculated from these figures would be a guess dressed as a fact.

For appointment availability and local instructions, use the post's own site. For when a priority date becomes current, use the visa bulletin.

Source: monthly visa issuance statistics, US Department of State.

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