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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Switzerland · P1

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P1 visas issued to people from Switzerland · February 2026
6

That is 2 more than in January 2026 (4) — ▲ +50.0%.

P1 visas made up 1.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.4% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▲+50.0% vs January 2026 (4)▼-50.0% vs February 2025 (12)

All published months together: 886

Switzerland · P1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025108
  • 202610
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Month20252026Change
January84▼ -50.0%
February126▼ -50.0%
March9––
April3––
May4––
June7––
July12––
August20––
September13––
October5––
November2––
December13––

When is it busy? Switzerland · P1

Busiest month: October (13.2% of a typical year). Quietest: April (4.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

9.2%
9.5%
10.3%
4.3%
9.1%
5.7%
4.5%
10.9%
11.5%
13.2%
5.4%
6.4%
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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 · P1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
020406080Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '179
Apr '175
May '175
Jun '179
Jul '1748
Aug '1716
Sep '1711
Oct '175
Nov '171
Dec '1711
Jan '186
Feb '1819
Mar '1811
Apr '18
11
May '189
Jun '1811
Jul '184
Aug '1818
Sep '189
Oct '189
Nov '181
Dec '183
Jan '194
Feb '1910
Mar '1911
Apr '199
May '1952
Jun '199
Jul '195
Aug '196
Sep '1939
Oct '1919
Nov '198
Dec '193
Jan '2010
Feb '207
Mar '209
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '202
Oct '203
Nov '203
Dec '201
Jan '210
Feb '210
Mar '212
Apr '210
May '211
Jun '211
Jul '212
Aug '215
Sep '213
Oct '216
Nov '213
Dec '214
Jan '221
Feb '228
Mar '225
Apr '228
May '2218
Jun '226
Jul '222
Aug '2214
Sep '2212
Oct '2213
Nov '222
Dec '225
Jan '2323
Feb '238
Mar '239
Apr '234
May '233
Jun '2310
Jul '236
Aug '237
Sep '238
Oct '2325
Nov '234
Dec '236
Jan '248
Feb '246
Mar '2411
Apr '244
May '245
Jun '245
Jul '243
Aug '249
Sep '2412
Oct '2414
Nov '2410
Dec '246
Jan '258
Feb '2512
Mar '259
Apr '253
May '254
Jun '257
Jul '2512
Aug '2520
Sep '2513
Oct '255
Nov '252
Dec '2513
Jan '264
Feb '266

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Total visas issued
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Switzerland · Visa class P1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202513
  • Jan 20264
  • Feb 20266
Dec 2025
1357% of selected
Jan 2026
417% of selected
Feb 2026
626% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 9 (69.2%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 7 (53.8%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 1346
Total1346