Switzerland consulate, New Delhi: refusal rate for Schengen visa applicants
In 2025 this consulate decided 226,044 uniform visa applications lodged in New Delhi, issued 195,369 and refused 30,630. That is a refusal rate of 13.6% against an all-India average of 15.7% the same year. The year before it refused 12.0%.
30,630 refusals out of 226,044 applications, 2025
How to apply at the Switzerland consulate in New Delhi
Facts below were read on the mission's or its outsourcer's official page on 2026-08-17; each carries its source. Anything we could not verify is not shown.
Who this consulate covers
all of India for Schengen visas (every state and UT on the mission's 'where to apply' page), consular district for non-visa services: Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Odisha, Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Sikkim, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Assam, Tripura, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Haryana, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Lakshadweep, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Bhutan.
Source (official) →Where to lodge the file
VFS Global with centres in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jalandhar, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, New Delhi, Pune. Article 43 of the Visa Code: the provider collects the file and biometrics; the consulate decides.
Official application portal →The mission's own visa page
Embassy of Switzerland in India, 'Application for Schengen visa and procedure' (all eda.admin.ch/countries/india/... visa URLs redirect to this schweiz-indien.eda.admin.ch page; sub-page 'Where to apply for a Schengen visa?' at https://www.schweiz-indien.eda.admin.ch/en/where-to-apply-for-a-schengen-visa)
Open the official page →If you are refused
Written appeal (objection) addressed to the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM): signed and dated letter in German, French or Italian, submitted either to the Swiss representation that refused the visa (Embassy New Delhi) or directly to SEM, Quellenweg 6, CH-3003 Berne-Wabern; advance fee CHF 200 per person/family; SEM decides in approx. 8-12 weeks; if SEM confirms the refusal, further appeal to the Federal Administrative Court (P.O. Box, CH-3000 Bern 14) within 30 days, only via an authorised representative/host in Switzerland. Deadline: 30 days from notification/receipt of the refusal (second-stage appeal to the Federal Administrative Court: 30 days from SEM's negative decision).
Source (official) →Where decisions are taken
Every Schengen application lodged in India, at any VFS centre, is assessed by the Embassy of Switzerland in New Delhi on behalf of the State Secretariat for Migration; the Consulates General in Mumbai and Bengaluru offer no visa services. The EC statistics accordingly report all of Switzerland's India applications under New Delhi.
Source (official) →Address (as published)
Consular Section of the Embassy of Switzerland in India, Chandragupta Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 110021 (Embassy: Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 110 021)
17 years at this consulate
| Year | Applied | Issued | Multi-entry | Refused | Refusal rate | India avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 226,044 | 195,369 | 157,454 (81%) | 30,630 | 13.6% | 15.7% |
| 2024 | 217,373 | 191,162 | 190,711 (100%) | 26,126 | 12.0% | 14.9% |
| 2023 | 189,646 | 166,919 | 164,440 (99%) | 22,630 | 11.9% | 15.7% |
| 2022 | 106,025 | 91,989 | 77,269 (84%) | 13,984 | 13.2% | 18.0% |
| 2021 | 19,645 | 15,481 | 14,072 (91%) | 4,134 | 21.0% | 22.8% |
| 2020 | 21,825 | 20,069 | 17,495 (87%) | 1,737 | 8.0% | 16.9% |
| 2019 | 171,004 | 160,825 | 140,504 (87%) | 10,013 | 5.9% | 10.8% |
| 2018 | 161,403 | 152,719 | 117,544 (77%) | 8,529 | 5.3% | 9.3% |
| 2017 | 130,857 | 124,008 | 90,895 (73%) | 6,755 | 5.2% | 8.5% |
| 2016 | 100,646 | 93,640 | 42,096 (45%) | 6,934 | 6.9% | 8.2% |
| 2015 | 32,466 | 30,881 | 7,791 (25%) | 1,525 | 4.7% | 6.5% |
| 2014 | 25,650 | 23,753 | 8,509 (36%) | 1,801 | 7.0% | 0.0% |
| 2013 | 28,403 | 25,753 | 18,480 (72%) | 2,460 | 8.7% | 6.2% |
| 2012 | 26,905 | 25,243 | 17,075 (68%) | 1,662 | 6.2% | 6.1% |
| 2011 | 20,690 | 20,153 | 7,706 (38%) | 537 | 2.6% | 6.9% |
| 2010 | 18,585 | 17,872 | n/a (n/a) | 713 | 3.8% | 6.5% |
| 2009 | 16,869 | 15,486 | n/a (n/a) | 1,383 | 8.2% | 7.8% |
Multi-entry share is the share of issued visas that were multiple-entry. Airport transit visas (rare in India) are excluded from these figures. Rates are computed from the counts.
What the record says
Applications at this consulate went from 16,869 in 2009 to 226,044 in 2025 (1,240% over the period). The refusal rate moved from 8.2% to 13.6%. Among the 43 Schengen consulates in India that decided at least 1,000 applications in 2025, it ranks #17 for best odds (1 = lowest refusal rate). Switzerland also decides files lodged in Mumbai; which one handles you depends on your state of residence, not your choice.
Read this before you compare consulatesUnder Article 5 of the Visa Code you apply to the state that is your main destination (or first entry when no main destination exists), at the consulate responsible for where you legally reside. You do not get to pick the consulate with the best number on this page. Use the which-consulate tool to work out which one that is, then come back here to see its record.
Questions this page answers
What is the Schengen visa refusal rate at the Switzerland consulate in New Delhi?
In 2025 it refused 30,630 of 226,044 uniform (short-stay) visa applications, a rate of 13.6%. The all-India average that year was 15.7%.
How many Indians applied for a Switzerland visa in New Delhi in 2025?
226,044 applications were lodged at this consulate in 2025, of which 195,369 visas were issued.
Does the Switzerland consulate in New Delhi issue multiple-entry Schengen visas?
In 2025, 157,454 of the 195,369 visas it issued were multiple-entry, a share of 80.6%.
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.