52 consulates on record, 43 ranked for 2025

Every Schengen consulate in India, ranked by refusal rate (2025)

The unit that actually decides your visa is a consulate, not a country. Below, all consulates in the European Commission's India returns, grouped by city, each linking to its own 17-year page. Rankings apply a 1,000-application floor.

Ranked: 43 consulates with 1,000+ applications, best odds first

#	Consulate	Applied	Issued	Refused	Refusal rate	Multi-entry
1	Germany in Bengaluru	3,632	3,579	53	1.5%	96.8%
2	Belgium in Mumbai	22,109	20,943	1,005	4.5%	99.9%
3	Hungary in Mumbai	9,491	8,873	557	5.9%	71.4%
4	Denmark in New Delhi	17,038	15,451	1,178	6.9%	20.6%
5	France in Bengaluru	54,046	49,275	4,221	7.8%	43.9%
6	France in Kolkata	10,116	9,149	870	8.6%	9.0%
7	Germany in New Delhi	11,936	10,707	1,189	10.0%	99.7%
8	Italy in Mumbai	22,737	20,451	2,286	10.1%	97.4%
9	Germany in Chennai	4,477	3,998	470	10.5%	99.8%
10	Germany in Mumbai	130,562	116,183	14,055	10.8%	99.6%
11	Portugal in Goa	3,037	2,701	336	11.1%	13.1%
12	Sweden in New Delhi	32,536	28,564	3,723	11.4%	28.1%
13	Spain in Mumbai	50,389	43,953	5,830	11.6%	13.5%
14	France in Mumbai	64,765	56,877	7,613	11.8%	40.8%
15	Italy in Bengaluru	9,159	8,022	1,137	12.4%	96.6%
16	Italy in Kolkata	6,182	5,355	827	13.4%	99.9%
17	Switzerland in New Delhi	226,044	195,369	30,630	13.6%	80.6%
18	Finland in New Delhi	17,564	15,132	2,450	13.9%	11.9%
19	Germany in Kolkata	2,572	2,207	359	14.0%	99.9%
20	Belgium in New Delhi	11,224	9,491	1,576	14.0%	66.8%
21	Norway in New Delhi	29,104	24,840	4,264	14.7%	64.2%
22	Poland in New Delhi	4,587	3,837	740	16.1%	21.0%
23	Italy in New Delhi	15,345	12,785	2,560	16.7%	67.1%
24	Poland in Mumbai	5,086	4,185	900	17.7%	17.7%
25	Romania in New Delhi	1,931	1,574	350	18.1%	18.9%
26	Latvia in New Delhi	1,314	1,070	244	18.6%	8.4%
27	France in Chennai	28,780	23,076	5,626	19.5%	44.7%
28	Spain in New Delhi	40,331	31,953	7,995	19.8%	19.6%
29	Czech Republic in New Delhi	27,317	21,826	5,489	20.1%	24.0%
30	Netherlands in New Delhi	97,648	77,055	20,156	20.6%	55.1%
31	Slovakia in New Delhi	1,437	988	303	21.1%	20.5%
32	Austria in New Delhi	48,761	37,117	10,543	21.6%	28.4%
33	Luxembourg in New Delhi	3,684	2,727	814	22.1%	47.7%
34	Portugal in New Delhi	12,385	9,583	2,802	22.6%	36.6%
35	Hungary in New Delhi	6,760	5,151	1,549	22.9%	23.1%
36	Iceland in New Delhi	10,906	8,061	2,793	25.6%	24.2%
37	Croatia in New Delhi	2,615	1,721	709	27.1%	80.5%
38	France in New Delhi	46,477	33,695	12,728	27.4%	18.1%
39	Estonia in New Delhi	1,706	1,193	513	30.1%	25.6%
40	Malta in New Delhi	8,587	5,755	2,720	31.7%	23.3%
41	Greece in New Delhi	41,009	27,232	13,526	33.0%	40.7%
42	Bulgaria in New Delhi	3,435	2,082	1,270	37.0%	10.6%
43	Slovenia in New Delhi	3,910	2,075	1,803	46.1%	84.5%

By city

Bengaluru

#	Consulate	Applied	Issued	Refused	Refusal rate	Multi-entry
1	France	54,046	49,275	4,221	7.8%	43.9%
2	Germany	3,632	3,579	53	1.5%	96.8%
3	Italy	9,159	8,022	1,137	12.4%	96.6%
4	Netherlands	not reporting in 2025

Chennai

#	Consulate	Applied	Issued	Refused	Refusal rate	Multi-entry
1	France	28,780	23,076	5,626	19.5%	44.7%
2	Germany	4,477	3,998	470	10.5%	99.8%
3	Netherlands	not reporting in 2025
4	Spain	not reporting in 2025

Goa

#	Consulate	Applied	Issued	Refused	Refusal rate	Multi-entry
1	Portugal	3,037	2,701	336	11.1%	13.1%

Kolkata

#	Consulate	Applied	Issued	Refused	Refusal rate	Multi-entry
1	France	10,116	9,149	870	8.6%	9.0%
2	Germany	2,572	2,207	359	14.0%	99.9%
3	Italy	6,182	5,355	827	13.4%	99.9%
4	Netherlands	not reporting in 2025

Mumbai

#	Consulate	Applied	Issued	Refused	Refusal rate	Multi-entry
1	Belgium	22,109	20,943	1,005	4.5%	99.9%
2	Czech Republic	71	59	12	16.9% (71 applied)	32.2%
3	France	64,765	56,877	7,613	11.8%	40.8%
4	Germany	130,562	116,183	14,055	10.8%	99.6%
5	Hungary	9,491	8,873	557	5.9%	71.4%
6	Italy	22,737	20,451	2,286	10.1%	97.4%
7	Netherlands	2	2	0	0.0% (2 applied)	0.0%
8	Poland	5,086	4,185	900	17.7%	17.7%
9	Spain	50,389	43,953	5,830	11.6%	13.5%
10	Switzerland	not reporting in 2025

New Delhi

#	Consulate	Applied	Issued	Refused	Refusal rate	Multi-entry
1	Austria	48,761	37,117	10,543	21.6%	28.4%
2	Belgium	11,224	9,491	1,576	14.0%	66.8%
3	Bulgaria	3,435	2,082	1,270	37.0%	10.6%
4	Croatia	2,615	1,721	709	27.1%	80.5%
5	Czech Republic	27,317	21,826	5,489	20.1%	24.0%
6	Denmark	17,038	15,451	1,178	6.9%	20.6%
7	Estonia	1,706	1,193	513	30.1%	25.6%
8	Finland	17,564	15,132	2,450	13.9%	11.9%
9	France	46,477	33,695	12,728	27.4%	18.1%
10	Germany	11,936	10,707	1,189	10.0%	99.7%
11	Greece	41,009	27,232	13,526	33.0%	40.7%
12	Hungary	6,760	5,151	1,549	22.9%	23.1%
13	Iceland	10,906	8,061	2,793	25.6%	24.2%
14	Italy	15,345	12,785	2,560	16.7%	67.1%
15	Latvia	1,314	1,070	244	18.6%	8.4%
16	Lithuania	944	607	337	35.7% (944 applied)	25.0%
17	Luxembourg	3,684	2,727	814	22.1%	47.7%
18	Malta	8,587	5,755	2,720	31.7%	23.3%
19	Netherlands	97,648	77,055	20,156	20.6%	55.1%
20	Norway	29,104	24,840	4,264	14.7%	64.2%
21	Poland	4,587	3,837	740	16.1%	21.0%
22	Portugal	12,385	9,583	2,802	22.6%	36.6%
23	Romania	1,931	1,574	350	18.1%	18.9%
24	Slovakia	1,437	988	303	21.1%	20.5%
25	Slovenia	3,910	2,075	1,803	46.1%	84.5%
26	Spain	40,331	31,953	7,995	19.8%	19.6%
27	Sweden	32,536	28,564	3,723	11.4%	28.1%
28	Switzerland	226,044	195,369	30,630	13.6%	80.6%

Puducherry

#	Consulate	Applied	Issued	Refused	Refusal rate	Multi-entry
1	France	not reporting in 2025

Source: European Commission, "Visa statistics for consulates", 2009 to 2025 annual releases; figures cover uniform (short-stay, type C) visas applied for at consulates located in India, regardless of applicant nationality; airport-transit visas excluded from headline figures. Refusal rate = visas not issued / visas applied for, computed by us from the counts. Rankings use a floor of 1,000 applications. Last verified 2026-08-18. Full methodology. Download the CSV.