Bern · Switzerland · October 2024
Visas issued at Bern in October 2024
The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change. Beginning with FY 2020, individual monthly issuance reports should not be aggregated, as this will not provide an accurate issuance total for the fiscal year to date. Instead, refer to our annual Report of the Visa Office for final full Fiscal Year statistics.
Nonimmigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Oct 2024 | Share | Sep 2024 | Oct 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,555 | 69.2% | 1,303 | 1,659 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 98 | 4.4% | 105 | 146 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 94 | 4.2% | 97 | 79 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 93 | 4.1% | 74 | 94 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 72 | 3.2% | 49 | 86 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 59 | 2.6% | 62 | 65 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 41 | 1.8% | 19 | 23 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 31 | 1.4% | 38 | 9 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 31 | 1.4% | 255 | 37 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 25 | 1.1% | 31 | 40 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 24 | 1.1% | 21 | 22 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 24 | 1.1% | 13 | 19 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 21 | 0.9% | 10 | 16 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 18 | 0.8% | 5 | 7 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 15 | 0.7% | 13 | 44 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 13 | 0.6% | 6 | 6 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 12 | 0.5% | 15 | 2 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 3 | 0.1% | 9 | 10 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 3 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 6 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 1 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 2 | 0.1% | 6 | 0 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 3 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 2 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 1 | 0% | 0 | 3 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 3 | 1 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 3 | 4 |
| G3 | Representative of nonrecognized or nonmember foreign government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| H3 | Trainee | 1 | 0% | 5 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Oct 2024 | Share | Sep 2024 | Oct 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 11 | 39.3% | 4 | 7 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 4 | 14.3% | 0 | 4 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 4 | 14.3% | 0 | 0 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 3 | 10.7% | 0 | 1 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 3 | 10.7% | 3 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 7.1% | 2 | 6 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 1 | 3.6% | 11 | 0 |
Context
| October 2024 | Bern | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 2,248 | 977,715 |
| Change on previous month | +4% | +6% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -6% | +10% |
| Immigrant visas | 28 | 62,832 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Oct 2024 (2 Oct 2024): B1/B2 next available 8 days; F, M, J 8 days; H, L, O, P, Q 3 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Bern issue in October 2024?
2,248 nonimmigrant visas and 28 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for October 2024. That was the 82th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did October 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Bern?
September 2024: 2,155 nonimmigrant visas (+4% to Oct 2024). October 2023: 2,396 (-6%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,555 (69.2%), C1/D 98 (4.4%), G4 94 (4.2%), J1 93 (4.1%), F1 72 (3.2%).
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class and Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class for October 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.