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Japan → Switzerland

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Japan
To
Switzerland
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
670
Change since 2018
-5.9%
Share of all arrivals in Switzerland, 2023
0.37%
Inflow 2023670OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Japan to Switzerland

Inflows of nationals of Japan recorded by Switzerland; stock of nationals of Japan living there; and acquisitions of Switzerland's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

413826201020132016201920222023
413826201020132016201920222023
Data table
2010767
2011826
2012785
2013794
2014776
2015798
2016742
2017710
2018712
2019716
2020648
2021649
2022624
2023670
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—5,608—
20236705,56912
20226245,48613
20216495,43015
20206485,36110
20197165,23517
20187125,19326
20177105,17721
20167425,12425
20157984,98317
20147764,80314
20137944,713—
20127854,562—
20118264,562—
2010767——
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Switzerland's consulates in Japan

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Switzerland's consulates located in Japan.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
2024766721395.1%
2023759710476.2%
20226135248714.2%
202111010432.7%
202014213932.1%
2019965940252.6%
2018744722223.0%
2017629616132.1%
201651551040.8%
201539939171.8%
201442341561.4%
201338137830.8%
201233533230.9%
201129429310.3%
2010368353154.1%
2009266256103.8%

Applications by year

4839652009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
483965200920122015201820212024
Data table
2009266
2010368
2011294
2012335
2013381
2014423
2015399
2016515
2017629
2018744
2019965
2020142
2021110
2022613
2023759
2024766
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Switzerland

First residence permits issued by Switzerland to citizens of Japan (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Education312
  2. Work303
  3. Family255
  4. Other reasons15
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
2025885000
2024868016265
2023958010256
2022816013274
2021810015284
20200010285
20190016271
2018961028273
2017944027265
2016940027266
2015975019263
2014665014259
20131,046021262
20121,03701450
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities303
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
5,952
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
13
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Switzerland in Japan, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyTokyoeda.admin.ch
ConsulateOsaka—
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Switzerland, 2023; Japan ranks 34.

Inflows to Switzerland, 2023
  1. Germany26,211
  2. France19,955
  3. Italy19,497
  4. Portugal12,750
  5. Spain8,964
  6. Poland7,576
  7. Romania7,520
  8. Hungary4,175
  9. Türkiye3,788
  10. China3,526
  11. India3,514
  12. Afghanistan3,466
Other destinations for people from Japan, 2023
  1. South Korea6,523
  2. Germany6,091
  3. United States3,690
  4. Netherlands1,840
  5. New Zealand1,497
  6. Canada1,015
  7. Australia962
  8. France848
  9. Belgium701
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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