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Switzerland · J1

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J1 visas issued to people from Switzerland · February 2026
52

That is 31 more than in January 2026 (21) — +147.6%.

J1 visas made up 8.5% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 7.4% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+147.6% vs January 2026 (21)-7.1% vs February 2025 (56)

All published months together: 7,477

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Switzerland · Visa class J1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202562
  • Jan 202621
  • Feb 202652
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  • Jan 2026 is 41 (66.1%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 10 (16.1%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 622152
Total622152
Total visas issued
973
Latest 12 months · Switzerland · J1
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  1. B1/B22,902
  2. F11,158
  3. J1973
  4. C1/D741
  5. L1371
  6. A2285

Switzerland · J1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20251,021
  • 202673
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Month20252026Change
January6521 -67.7%
February5652 -7.1%
March61––
April122––
May111––
June175––
July133––
August87––
September66––
October30––
November53––
December62––

When is it busy? Switzerland · J1

Busiest month: July (17.2% of a typical year). Quietest: October (3.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 7 full years (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025). Each bar is that month's share of the year's total. Years with missing months are left out. It shows when visas are issued, not when people apply.

Switzerland · J1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05001K1.5K2K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial222
2019 1,346
2020 336
2021 965
2022 1,237
2023 1,153
2024 1,124
2025 1,021
2026 partial73