Switzerland Schengen visa rejection rate 2025: by country where you apply

Short-stay visa applications decided by Switzerland's consulates in 2025: how many were not issued, in each country where people applied. Official figures from the European Commission.

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Switzerland · all consulates · 2025: 12.5% of decisions were visas not issued

619,323applications

538,341uniform visas issued

77,371not issued

6 of 28rank (1 = lowest rate)

In 2024: 11.3% (+1.2 pts). Highest rate among places with at least 500 decisions: DR Congo (72.9%); lowest: Australia (0.6%). Average for all Schengen countries in 2025: 14.6%.

Source: European Commission, Visa statistics for consulates 2025 (XLSX, downloaded on 15 October 2026); European Commission, Visa statistics for consulates 2024 (XLSX, downloaded on 15 October 2026). Short-stay (Schengen) visas, calendar year. All years on the Commission website.

Statistics, not advice. These are official figures for all applications made in a past period. They cannot predict the decision on your application, and a lower rate does not make a visa easier for you: you must apply to the Schengen country where you will spend the most time (or, for equal stays, the one you enter first), at the consulate responsible for the place where you legally live. Always follow the consulate's official requirements.

Switzerland visa rejection rate by country where people apply

Every country where Switzerland decided applications in 2025. Tap a column heading to sort, or type to filter. * Fewer than 100 decisions.

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India	13.6%	12.0%	226,044	30,630
China	4.4%	4.9%	84,829	3,717
Saudi Arabia	4.7%	5.5%	31,146	1,451
Thailand	4.5%	4.4%	26,989	1,225
United Arab Emirates	21.3%	21.3%	25,603	5,449
Türkiye	9.8%	11.0%	23,072	2,258
Indonesia	9.2%	3.4%	19,162	1,769
United Kingdom	10.6%	12.8%	16,123	1,709
Philippines	4.3%	5.1%	16,001	683
Qatar	7.2%	7.7%	12,549	908
Russia	9.1%	4.7%	11,378	1,033
United States	4.3%	3.2%	9,589	410
South Africa	11.0%	8.0%	8,223	908
Sri Lanka	30.8%	34.1%	6,908	2,130
Morocco	25.2%	25.5%	6,313	1,588
Iran	17.5%	9.7%	5,746	1,008
Egypt	24.7%	24.8%	5,643	1,395
Algeria	30.7%	33.4%	4,763	1,462
Pakistan	50.2%	34.9%	4,682	2,351
Ghana	40.0%	43.2%	4,628	1,850
Canada	5.2%	3.5%	4,558	236
Tunisia	19.7%	21.5%	4,539	894
Singapore	2.5%	1.3%	4,477	113
Vietnam	9.5%	7.9%	4,362	415
Kazakhstan	12.3%	15.6%	4,272	525
Kenya	18.7%	15.3%	4,245	792
Kyrgyzstan	26.0%	27.8%	3,317	863
Lebanon	13.4%	21.4%	2,866	384
Jordan	7.8%	6.4%	2,782	218
Senegal	37.8%	33.6%	2,638	997
DR Congo	72.9%	63.0%	2,630	1,916
Nigeria	27.2%	20.6%	2,597	707
Nepal	31.2%	38.5%	2,581	806
Ecuador	27.7%	24.2%	2,299	636
Cameroon	41.2%	34.8%	2,210	911
Dominican Republic	29.9%	27.0%	1,876	560
Azerbaijan	16.3%	11.7%	1,860	304
Serbia	7.6%	5.6%	1,586	120
Côte d'Ivoire	36.8%	32.7%	1,436	528
Tanzania	7.1%	8.2%	1,398	99
Bangladesh	27.8%	19.5%	1,288	358
Australia	0.6%	0.0%	1,215	7
Ethiopia	26.6%	23.7%	1,210	322
Cuba	13.9%	11.4%	944	131
Hong Kong	5.8%	3.7%	939	54
Madagascar	27.5%	31.1%	901	248
Japan	6.2%	5.1%	857	53
Georgia	5.4%	6.5%	773	42
Kosovo	2.9%	3.0%	723	21
Palestinian territories	13.5%	3.7%	652	88
Austria	0.3%	0.0%	331	1
South Korea	7.3%	15.8%	286	21
New Zealand	0.4%	2.1%	267	1
Israel	7.8%	9.4%	232	18
Taiwan	2.4%	1.1%	164	4
Mexico	5.3%	5.1%	132	7
Brazil	16.1%	5.3%	118	19
Peru	6.1%*	10.5%	99	6
Argentina	10.7%*	15.8%	56	6
Chile	10.0%*	10.5%	50	5
Romania	0.0%*	0.0%	46	0
Colombia	3.4%*	7.7%	29	1
Costa Rica	0.0%*	3.4%	27	0
Italy	0.0%*	0.0%	19	0
Germany	0.0%*	0.0%	18	0
Spain	0.0%*	0.0%	11	0
France	0.0%*	0.0%	6	0
Venezuela	0.0%*	0.0%	6	0
Sweden	0.0%*	50.0%	2	0
Greece	0.0%*	–	1	0
Netherlands	0.0%*	0.0%	1	0

Switzerland's busiest consulates


New Delhi	India	13.6%	226,044
Shanghai	China	3.5%	41,442
Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	4.7%	31,146
Beijing	China	3.7%	28,790
Bangkok	Thailand	4.5%	26,989
Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	21.3%	25,603
Istanbul	Türkiye	9.8%	23,072
Jakarta	Indonesia	9.2%	19,162
London	United Kingdom	10.6%	16,123
Manila	Philippines	4.3%	16,001
Guangzhou (Canton)	China	8.2%	14,597
Doha	Qatar	7.2%	12,549
Moscow	Russia	9.1%	11,378
Pretoria	South Africa	11.0%	8,223
Colombo	Sri Lanka	30.8%	6,908
Rabat	Morocco	25.2%	6,313
Teheran	Iran	17.5%	5,746
Cairo	Egypt	24.7%	5,643
Annaba	Algeria	30.7%	4,763
Islamabad	Pakistan	50.2%	4,682
Accra	Ghana	40.0%	4,628
Tunis	Tunisia	19.7%	4,539
Singapore	Singapore	2.5%	4,477
Ho Chi Minh	Vietnam	9.5%	4,362
Astana	Kazakhstan	12.3%	4,272
Nairobi	Kenya	18.7%	4,245
San Francisco, CA	United States	9.7%	3,438
New York, NY	United States	1.7%	3,426
Bishkek	Kyrgyzstan	26.0%	3,317
Beirut	Lebanon	13.4%	2,866

Source: European Commission, Visa statistics for consulates 2025 (XLSX, downloaded on 15 October 2026). Short-stay (Schengen) visas, calendar year. All years on the Commission website.

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