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Switzerland · R1

Religious worker · For ministers and other religious workers coming to work for a religious organization.

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R1 visas issued to people from Switzerland · February 2026
6

That is 6 more than in January 2026 (0).

R1 visas made up 1.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
last month: no earlier data+200.0% vs February 2025 (2)

All published months together: 108

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Switzerland · Visa class R1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20251
  • Jan 20260
  • Feb 20266
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  • Jan 2026 is 1 (100.0%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 5 (500.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 106
Total106
Total visas issued
21
Latest 12 months · Switzerland · R1

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Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

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  1. B1/B22,902
  2. F11,158
  3. J1973
  4. C1/D741
  5. L1371
  6. A2285

Switzerland · R1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202521
  • 20266
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Month20252026Change
January40 -100.0%
February26 +200.0%
March4––
April0––
May1––
June1––
July2––
August2––
September1––
October3––
November0––
December1––

When is it busy? Switzerland · R1

Busiest month: January (23.0% of a typical year). Quietest: April (0.7%). 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 · R1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02468Oct'18May'19Dec'19Jul'20Feb'21Sep'21Apr'22Nov'22Jun'23Jan'24Aug'24Mar'25Oct'25
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MonthIssuances
Oct '184
Nov '180
Dec '185
Jan '194
Feb '193
Mar '190
Apr '191
May '191
Jun '190
Jul '192
Aug '194
Sep '192
Oct '192
Nov '192
Dec '190
Jan '201
Feb '200
Mar '200
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '200
Dec '200
Jan '211
Feb '210
Mar '210
Apr '210
May '210
Jun '212
Jul '211
Aug '212
Sep '211
Oct '210
Nov '211
Dec '211
Jan '220
Feb '221
Mar '220
Apr '220
May '222
Jun '221
Jul '222
Aug '220
Sep '220
Oct '222
Nov '221
Dec '221
Jan '233
Feb '232
Mar '232
Apr '230
May '231
Jun '233
Jul '233
Aug '234
Sep '232
Oct '231
Nov '233
Dec '231
Jan '240
Feb '240
Mar '241
Apr '240
May '241
Jun '240
Jul '240
Aug '240
Sep '241
Oct '242
Nov '240
Dec '241
Jan '254
Feb '252
Mar '254
Apr '250
May '251
Jun '251
Jul '252
Aug '252
Sep '251
Oct '253
Nov '250
Dec '251
Jan '260
Feb '266