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I visas issued to people from Switzerland · February 2026
8

That is 7 more than in January 2026 (1) — ▲ +700.0%.

I visas made up 1.3% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.4% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+700.0% vs January 2026 (1)▲+14.3% vs February 2025 (7)

All published months together: 674

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

compared with
  • 202599
  • 20269
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Month20252026Change
January51▼ -80.0%
February78▲ +14.3%
March7––
April12––
May22––
June8––
July1––
August8––
September7––
October10––
November4––
December8––

When is it busy? Switzerland · I

Busiest month: June (12.5% of a typical year). Quietest: November (4.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

5.7%
8.1%
10.7%
7.7%
8.0%
12.5%
7.4%
11.2%
8.2%
9.3%
4.2%
6.9%
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Average of 8 full years (2018, 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 · I: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
010203040Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '174
Apr '174
May '176
Jun '175
Jul '179
Aug '173
Sep '1712
Oct '179
Nov '175
Dec '176
Jan '185
Feb '187
Mar '1815
Apr '18
12
May '1811
Jun '185
Jul '189
Aug '1811
Sep '1810
Oct '1810
Nov '182
Dec '186
Jan '195
Feb '199
Mar '198
Apr '198
May '196
Jun '1916
Jul '199
Aug '196
Sep '1911
Oct '195
Nov '195
Dec '197
Jan '201
Feb '204
Mar '206
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '203
Sep '203
Oct '205
Nov '200
Dec '202
Jan '210
Feb '211
Mar '213
Apr '215
May '210
Jun '2112
Jul '215
Aug '2116
Sep '215
Oct '217
Nov '212
Dec '212
Jan '226
Feb '223
Mar '225
Apr '228
May '224
Jun '2217
Jul '226
Aug '222
Sep '220
Oct '222
Nov '222
Dec '225
Jan '238
Feb '236
Mar '235
Apr '232
May '236
Jun '234
Jul '238
Aug '238
Sep '233
Oct '232
Nov '236
Dec '237
Jan '244
Feb '249
Mar '249
Apr '244
May '249
Jun '2415
Jul '249
Aug '249
Sep '2411
Oct '2410
Nov '246
Dec '243
Jan '255
Feb '257
Mar '257
Apr '2512
May '2522
Jun '258
Jul '251
Aug '258
Sep '257
Oct '2510
Nov '254
Dec '258
Jan '261
Feb '268

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Switzerland · Visa class I · One total per month
  • Dec 20258
  • Jan 20261
  • Feb 20268
Dec 2025
847% of selected
Jan 2026
16% of selected
Feb 2026
847% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 7 (87.5%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 818
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