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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Switzerland · J2

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J2 visas issued to people from Switzerland · February 2026
11

That is 4 more than in January 2026 (7) — ▲ +57.1%.

J2 visas made up 1.8% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 2.5% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+57.1% vs January 2026 (7)▲+83.3% vs February 2025 (6)

All published months together: 1,002

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Switzerland · Visa class J2 · One total per month
  • Dec 20251
  • Jan 20267
  • Feb 202611
Dec 2025
15% of selected
Jan 2026
737% of selected
Feb 2026
1158% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 6 (600.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 10 (1000.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 1711
Total1711

Switzerland · J2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202563
  • 202618
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Month20252026Change
January77▲ +0.0%
February611▲ +83.3%
March1––
April8––
May13––
June5––
July5––
August4––
September6––
October6––
November1––
December1––

When is it busy? Switzerland · J2

Busiest month: July (11.8% of a typical year). Quietest: November (5.1%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.8%
6.6%
6.6%
7.2%
7.9%
9.5%
11.8%
11.1%
6.9%
9.1%
5.1%
9.5%
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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 · J2: all published months

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MonthIssuances
Mar '1712
Apr '1714
May '1717
Jun '1726
Jul '1719
Aug '1717
Sep '174
Oct '1712
Nov '179
Dec '172
Jan '183
Feb '1818
Mar '1816
Apr '1810
May '1812
Jun '189
Jul '1816
Aug '1829
Sep '184
Oct '1810
Nov '187
Dec '1823
Jan '1917
Feb '191
Mar '198
Apr '1913
May '1915
Jun '1919
Jul '1918
Aug '1912
Sep '1913
Oct '194
Nov '198
Dec '197
Jan '204
Feb '207
Mar '201
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '207
Aug '205
Sep '203
Oct '2011
Nov '200
Dec '202
Jan '214
Feb '217
Mar '217
Apr '217
May '210
Jun '2112
Jul '2112
Aug '2114
Sep '2110
Oct '2110
Nov '2114
Dec '2126
Jan '2212
Feb '225
Mar '2213
Apr '228
May '2213
Jun '2215
Jul '229
Aug '2216
Sep '2210
Oct '2213
Nov '226
Dec '2213
Jan '237
Feb '231
Mar '2313
Apr '2311
May '233
Jun '2313
Jul '2316
Aug '2311
Sep '238
Oct '232
Nov '238
Dec '237
Jan '2416
Feb '243
Mar '244
Apr '246
May '2411
Jun '2414
Jul '2413
Aug '248
Sep '242
Oct '247
Nov '245
Dec '2412
Jan '257
Feb '256
Mar '251
Apr '258
May '2513
Jun '255
Jul '255
Aug '254
Sep '256
Oct '256
Nov '251
Dec '251
Jan '267
Feb '2611

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