Bern · Switzerland · March 2025
Visas issued at Bern in March 2025
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) | Mar 2025 | Share | Feb 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,151 | 68.2% | 1,176 | 2,223 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 115 | 6.8% | 120 | 108 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 88 | 5.2% | 96 | 136 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 82 | 4.9% | 67 | 88 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 51 | 3% | 56 | 70 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 36 | 2.1% | 35 | 42 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 29 | 1.7% | 37 | 51 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 26 | 1.5% | 12 | 29 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 24 | 1.4% | 38 | 41 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 15 | 0.9% | 12 | 10 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 14 | 0.8% | 10 | 16 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 8 | 0.5% | 7 | 11 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 7 | 0.4% | 10 | 7 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 5 | 0.3% | 4 | 9 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 5 | 0.3% | 5 | 10 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 4 | 0.2% | 0 | 4 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 4 | 0.2% | 3 | 4 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 1 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 7 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 3 | 0.2% | 0 | 1 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 1 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 2 | 0.1% | 5 | 2 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 3 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 1 | 0.1% | 9 | 20 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 1 | 0.1% | 11 | 20 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Mar 2025 | Share | Feb 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 7 | 30.4% | 0 | 2 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 7 | 30.4% | 8 | 6 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 4 | 17.4% | 0 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 8.7% | 1 | 1 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 1 | 4.3% | 0 | 1 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 1 | 4.3% | 0 | 0 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 1 | 4.3% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| March 2025 | Bern | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 1,687 | 1,006,227 |
| Change on previous month | -3% | +10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -42% | +5% |
| Immigrant visas | 23 | 51,574 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Mar 2025 (5 Mar 2025): B1/B2 next available 1 day; F, M, J 1 day; H, L, O, P, Q 1 day.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Bern issue in March 2025?
1,687 nonimmigrant visas and 23 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for March 2025. That was the 97th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did March 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Bern?
February 2025: 1,732 nonimmigrant visas (-3% to Mar 2025). March 2024: 2,931 (-42%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,151 (68.2%), J1 115 (6.8%), C1/D 88 (5.2%), F1 82 (4.9%), L1 51 (3%).
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 March 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.