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Switzerland → United States

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Switzerland
To
United States
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
490
Change since 2018
+1.7%
Share of all arrivals in the United States, 2023
0.04%
Inflow 2023490OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Switzerland to the United States

Inflows of nationals of Switzerland recorded by the United States; stock of nationals of Switzerland living there; and acquisitions of the United States' nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

6491,298200020032006200920122015201820212023
6491,2982000200420082012201620202023
Data table
20001,029
20011,298
20021,004
2003632
2004855
20051,092
2006983
2007705
2008719
2009802
2010655
2011586
2012583
2013666
2014583
2015561
2016638
2017500
2018482
2019542
2020499
2021542
2022531
2023490
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—24,571—
202349019,072460
202253112,379585
202154213,977447
202049921,609381
201954211,893485
20184827,094404
201750015,046324
201663811,817389
20155618,599377
201458312,075370
201366619,556433
201258317,132417
201158614,579461
201065520,882468
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

U.S. visas

Visas issued to citizens of Switzerland (fiscal years) and certified PERM labor certifications.

Non-immigrant visas by class, FY2025
  1. B1/B23,305
  2. F11,264
  3. J11,072
  4. C1/D762
  5. L1386
  6. A2319
  7. L2210
  8. E2209
  9. O1140
  10. G4132
  11. P1118
  12. H1B107

Non-immigrant visas by fiscal year

5,41311k201720182019202020212022202320242025
5,41311k20172019202120232025
Data table
20177,301
201810,825
201910,257
20204,695
20215,063
20228,805
20239,848
202410,044
20258,718
Immigrant visas by class, FY2025
  1. IR134
  2. CR112
  3. IR211
  4. E111
  5. DV7
  6. F2A3
  7. F33
  8. FX2

Certified PERM cases by fiscal year (citizenship published to FY2024)

428320082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
42832008201120142017202020232024
Data table
200851
200931
201083
201155
201254
201329
201444
201546
201680
201761
201863
201961
202056
202146
202252
202335
202426
Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, monthly visa issuances (public domain); U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC PERM disclosure data (public domain)Data as at FY2025

Green cards, citizenship and admissions

Green cards and naturalizations of people born in Switzerland, and I-94 admissions of citizens of Switzerland, by fiscal year (DHS).

Fiscal yearGreen cardsNaturalizationsI-94 admissions
2024500530380,450
2023620500333,280
2022610540241,070
202161046029,890
2020590370164,730
2019600490427,960
2018570440445,320
2017570330459,940
2016740380478,890
2015640410484,480
I-94 admissions by class of admission, FY2024
  1. WT667,260
  2. WB88,490
  3. B52,530
  4. F9,260
  5. L5,270
  6. J5,190
  7. G3,970
  8. E3,770
  9. O2,790
  10. A2,580
  11. C1,450
  12. H1B1,340
Green cards by class of admission, FY2024
  1. Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens260
  2. Employment-based preferences200
  3. Family-sponsored preferences20
  4. Diversity visa lottery10
  5. Refugees and asylees10
Temporary worker admissions (I-94), FY2024
  1. Intracompany transferees (L-1)2,580
  2. Spouses and children1,490
  3. Extraordinary ability (O-1, O-2)1,170
  4. Specialty occupations (H-1B)670
  5. Athletes, artists and entertainers (P)370
  6. Other temporary workers320
  7. Seasonal agricultural workers (H-2A)10
Green cards, FY2024 (born in Switzerland)
500
Naturalizations, FY2024 (born in Switzerland)
530
I-94 admissions, FY2024 (citizenship)
380,450
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Homeland Security Statistics, Yearbook of Immigration Statistics 2024 (public domain)Data as at FY2024

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in the United States, 2023; Switzerland ranks 123.

Inflows to the United States, 2023
  1. Mexico190,560
  2. Cuba88,480
  3. India68,420
  4. Dominican Republic67,700
  5. China57,240
  6. Philippines48,690
  7. Vietnam37,040
  8. Afghanistan35,630
  9. Brazil27,440
  10. El Salvador27,280
  11. Colombia26,150
  12. Jamaica22,120
Other destinations for people from Switzerland, 2023
  1. Germany3,175
  2. Spain2,113
  3. Portugal808
  4. Netherlands726
  5. Austria684
  6. Japan585
  7. Italy572
  8. Denmark299
  9. Canada215
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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