Schengen Odds
Ranking · computed from EC consulate data

Where in India Schengen visas are filed: applications by city (2025)

The seven Indian cities where Schengen states operate consulates, ranked by the number of applications decided there in 2025. Refusal rate is the city-wide average across all consulates in that city.

#1: New Delhi at 726,535; last: Puducherry at 0. 7 entries.
RankCityAppliedShare of India's totalRefusal rateConsulates reporting
1New Delhi726,53563.0%18.6%28
2Mumbai305,21226.5%10.6%9
3Bengaluru66,8375.8%8.1%3
4Chennai33,2572.9%18.3%2
5Kolkata18,8701.6%10.9%3
6Goa3,0370.3%11.1%1
7Puducherry00.0%n/a0

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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.