Bern · Switzerland · April 2025
Visas issued at Bern in April 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) | Apr 2025 | Share | Mar 2025 | Apr 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,073 | 59.4% | 1,151 | 1,620 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 162 | 9% | 115 | 189 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 131 | 7.3% | 82 | 133 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 97 | 5.4% | 51 | 82 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 78 | 4.3% | 88 | 124 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 42 | 2.3% | 36 | 86 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 41 | 2.3% | 29 | 56 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 40 | 2.2% | 24 | 48 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 18 | 1% | 5 | 25 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 18 | 1% | 8 | 4 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 17 | 0.9% | 14 | 24 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 12 | 0.7% | 5 | 5 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 12 | 0.7% | 15 | 11 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 10 | 0.6% | 26 | 49 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 9 | 0.5% | 0 | 7 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 8 | 0.4% | 1 | 9 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 7 | 0.4% | 1 | 11 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 6 | 0.3% | 3 | 2 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 5 | 0.3% | 2 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 5 | 0.3% | 0 | 23 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 2 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 3 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 2 | 0.1% | 7 | 7 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 4 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 3 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Apr 2025 | Share | Mar 2025 | Apr 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 6 | 25% | 7 | 1 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 4 | 16.7% | 7 | 2 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 3 | 12.5% | 0 | 0 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 2 | 8.3% | 0 | 0 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 2 | 8.3% | 0 | 0 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 2 | 8.3% | 1 | 0 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 2 | 8.3% | 0 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 4.2% | 2 | 7 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 1 | 4.2% | 0 | 0 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 1 | 4.2% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| April 2025 | Bern | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 1,805 | 993,250 |
| Change on previous month | +7% | -1% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -29% | -6% |
| Immigrant visas | 24 | 48,193 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Apr 2025 (16 Apr 2025): B1/B2 next available 21 days; F, M, J 7 days; H, L, O, P, Q 14 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Bern issue in April 2025?
1,805 nonimmigrant visas and 24 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for April 2025. That was the 94th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did April 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Bern?
March 2025: 1,687 nonimmigrant visas (+7% to Apr 2025). April 2024: 2,534 (-29%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,073 (59.4%), J1 162 (9%), F1 131 (7.3%), L1 97 (5.4%), C1/D 78 (4.3%).
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 April 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.