Ranking · computed from EC consulate data
The busiest Schengen consulates in India (2025): applications per consulate
Every Schengen consulate operating in India, ranked by the number of uniform visa applications it decided in 2025. Volume drives appointment scarcity, so this table doubles as a queue map.
#1: Switzerland in New Delhi at 226,044; last: Netherlands in Mumbai at 2. 46 entries.
| Rank | Consulate | Applied | Issued | Refused | Refusal rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland in New Delhi | 226,044 | 195,369 | 30,630 | 13.6% | |
| 2 | Germany in Mumbai | 130,562 | 116,183 | 14,055 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Netherlands in New Delhi | 97,648 | 77,055 | 20,156 | 20.6% | |
| 4 | France in Mumbai | 64,765 | 56,877 | 7,613 | 11.8% | |
| 5 | France in Bengaluru | 54,046 | 49,275 | 4,221 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Spain in Mumbai | 50,389 | 43,953 | 5,830 | 11.6% | |
| 7 | Austria in New Delhi | 48,761 | 37,117 | 10,543 | 21.6% | |
| 8 | France in New Delhi | 46,477 | 33,695 | 12,728 | 27.4% | |
| 9 | Greece in New Delhi | 41,009 | 27,232 | 13,526 | 33.0% | |
| 10 | Spain in New Delhi | 40,331 | 31,953 | 7,995 | 19.8% | |
| 11 | Sweden in New Delhi | 32,536 | 28,564 | 3,723 | 11.4% | |
| 12 | Norway in New Delhi | 29,104 | 24,840 | 4,264 | 14.7% | |
| 13 | France in Chennai | 28,780 | 23,076 | 5,626 | 19.5% | |
| 14 | Czech Republic in New Delhi | 27,317 | 21,826 | 5,489 | 20.1% | |
| 15 | Italy in Mumbai | 22,737 | 20,451 | 2,286 | 10.1% | |
| 16 | Belgium in Mumbai | 22,109 | 20,943 | 1,005 | 4.5% | |
| 17 | Finland in New Delhi | 17,564 | 15,132 | 2,450 | 13.9% | |
| 18 | Denmark in New Delhi | 17,038 | 15,451 | 1,178 | 6.9% | |
| 19 | Italy in New Delhi | 15,345 | 12,785 | 2,560 | 16.7% | |
| 20 | Portugal in New Delhi | 12,385 | 9,583 | 2,802 | 22.6% | |
| 21 | Germany in New Delhi | 11,936 | 10,707 | 1,189 | 10.0% | |
| 22 | Belgium in New Delhi | 11,224 | 9,491 | 1,576 | 14.0% | |
| 23 | Iceland in New Delhi | 10,906 | 8,061 | 2,793 | 25.6% | |
| 24 | France in Kolkata | 10,116 | 9,149 | 870 | 8.6% | |
| 25 | Hungary in Mumbai | 9,491 | 8,873 | 557 | 5.9% | |
| 26 | Italy in Bengaluru | 9,159 | 8,022 | 1,137 | 12.4% | |
| 27 | Malta in New Delhi | 8,587 | 5,755 | 2,720 | 31.7% | |
| 28 | Hungary in New Delhi | 6,760 | 5,151 | 1,549 | 22.9% | |
| 29 | Italy in Kolkata | 6,182 | 5,355 | 827 | 13.4% | |
| 30 | Poland in Mumbai | 5,086 | 4,185 | 900 | 17.7% | |
| 31 | Poland in New Delhi | 4,587 | 3,837 | 740 | 16.1% | |
| 32 | Germany in Chennai | 4,477 | 3,998 | 470 | 10.5% | |
| 33 | Slovenia in New Delhi | 3,910 | 2,075 | 1,803 | 46.1% | |
| 34 | Luxembourg in New Delhi | 3,684 | 2,727 | 814 | 22.1% | |
| 35 | Germany in Bengaluru | 3,632 | 3,579 | 53 | 1.5% | |
| 36 | Bulgaria in New Delhi | 3,435 | 2,082 | 1,270 | 37.0% | |
| 37 | Portugal in Goa | 3,037 | 2,701 | 336 | 11.1% | |
| 38 | Croatia in New Delhi | 2,615 | 1,721 | 709 | 27.1% | |
| 39 | Germany in Kolkata | 2,572 | 2,207 | 359 | 14.0% | |
| 40 | Romania in New Delhi | 1,931 | 1,574 | 350 | 18.1% | |
| 41 | Estonia in New Delhi | 1,706 | 1,193 | 513 | 30.1% | |
| 42 | Slovakia in New Delhi | 1,437 | 988 | 303 | 21.1% | |
| 43 | Latvia in New Delhi | 1,314 | 1,070 | 244 | 18.6% | |
| 44 | Lithuania in New Delhi | 944 | 607 | 337 | 35.7% | |
| 45 | Czech Republic in Mumbai | 71 | 59 | 12 | 16.9% | |
| 46 | Netherlands in Mumbai | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
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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.