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Switzerland · B1/B2

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Visitor – business or tourism · For short visits to the U.S. for business meetings (B-1) or tourism, family visits and medical treatment (B-2). Most visitor visas are issued as a combined B-1/B-2.

B1/B2 visas issued to people from Switzerland · February 2026
285

That is 166 more than in January 2026 (119) — +139.5%.

B1/B2 visas made up 46.4% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 42.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+139.5% vs January 2026 (119)-11.8% vs February 2025 (323)

All published months together: 20,008

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Switzerland · Visa class B1/B2 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025202
  • Jan 2026119
  • Feb 2026285
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  • Jan 2026 is 83 (41.1%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 83 (41.1%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 202119285
Total202119285
Total visas issued
294
Latest 12 months · Switzerland · B1/B2 · October
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  1. B1/B2294
  2. C1/D83
  3. F164
  4. J130
  5. A222
  6. E221

Switzerland · B1/B2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20253,151
  • 2026404
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Month20252026Change
January330119 -63.9%
February323285 -11.8%
March265––
April238––
May247––
June236––
July302––
August264––
September251––
October294––
November199––
December202––

When is it busy? Switzerland · B1/B2

Busiest month: December (12.0% of a typical year). Quietest: May (6.0%). 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 · B1/B2: all published months

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MonthIssuances
Oct '18204
Nov '18268
Dec '18225
Jan '19245
Feb '19302
Mar '19330
Apr '19264
May '19266
Jun '19275
Jul '19256
Aug '19223
Sep '19306
Oct '19309
Nov '19219
Dec '19246
Jan '20259
Feb '20287
Mar '20140
Apr '204
May '2012
Jun '2016
Jul '2068
Aug '2065
Sep '20112
Oct '20115
Nov '2066
Dec '2027
Jan '217
Feb '219
Mar '219
Apr '2113
May '2110
Jun '2113
Jul '2112
Aug '2114
Sep '2121
Oct '2113
Nov '21116
Dec '21168
Jan '22100
Feb '22170
Mar '22298
Apr '22330
May '22257
Jun '22266
Jul '22205
Aug '22211
Sep '22205
Oct '22198
Nov '22231
Dec '22299
Jan '23267
Feb '23379
Mar '23391
Apr '23326
May '23204
Jun '23357
Jul '23286
Aug '23375
Sep '23462
Oct '23396
Nov '23312
Dec '23341
Jan '24197
Feb '24442
Mar '24532
Apr '24402
May '24334
Jun '24338
Jul '24345
Aug '24323
Sep '24311
Oct '24363
Nov '24207
Dec '24279
Jan '25330
Feb '25323
Mar '25265
Apr '25238
May '25247
Jun '25236
Jul '25302
Aug '25264
Sep '25251
Oct '25294
Nov '25199
Dec '25202
Jan '26119
Feb '26285