This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Switzerland to the United States of America using data from the US State Department and the US Department of Homeland Security.
For Fiscal Year 2021 there were 5,054 nonimmigrant visas issued for Switzerland, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a 8% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Student (F1) | 1,634 | 828 | 97.3% | 3,096 | -47.2% |
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 849 | 423 | 100.7% | 857 | -0.9% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 763 | 484 | 57.6% | 1,598 | -52.3% |
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 315 | 1,734 | -81.8% | 4,151 | -92.4% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 231 | 189 | 22.2% | 343 | -32.7% |
| Treaty trader or investor (E2) | 231 | 141 | 63.8% | 281 | -17.8% |
| Intra-company transferee (L1) | 176 | 140 | 25.7% | 357 | -50.7% |
| Intra-company transferee (L2) | 154 | 91 | 69.2% | 303 | -49.2% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G4) | 115 | 94 | 22.3% | 220 | -47.7% |
| Exchange Visitor (J2) | 86 | 46 | 87% | 162 | -46.9% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 148 immigrant visas issued for Switzerland compared to a global average of 2,409 immigrant visas per country over the same time period.
| Visa | Total Visas Issued |
|---|---|
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 46 |
| Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) | 23 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 21 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 12 |
| Priority Workers (E1) | 10 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (E3) | 9 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 9 |
| Professionals Holding Advanced Degrees and Persons of Exceptional Ability (E2) | 6 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 5 |
| Unmarried children of CR1 visa holders (CR2) | 2 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 592 people from Switzerland were granted permanent residence in the US, also known as a “green card”.
| Admission Class | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Employment-based preferences | 350 |
| Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens | 215 |
| Diversity | 15 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 7 |
| Refugees and asylees | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| California | 133 |
| New York | 82 |
| Florida | 61 |
| Arizona | 35 |
| Texas | 29 |
| Massachusetts | 26 |
| Colorado | 21 |
| New Jersey | 21 |
| Illinois | 16 |
| North Carolina | 12 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 94 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 46 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 46 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | 40 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 27 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 26 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 19 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 18 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 14 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 12 |
Moving on the refugees and asylees (asylum seekers), in FY 2020 there were new refugee arrivals and new asylees. The primary difference between refugees and asylees is that refugees are not currently in the US while asylees are either already in the US or at a point of entry. Among asylees, were affirmative asylees, who had proactively applied for asylum, and were defensive asylees, meaning they are currently in removal proceedings in an immigration court.
Sometimes immigrants, legal or otherwise, must be removed from their host country. In FY 2020, 83 people from Switzerland were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further D were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 5 were removed for non-criminal charges and 3 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.