Visa Statistics
Last verified: Aug 03, 2026
Official Calendar Year 2025 visa approval and refusal statistics for Switzerland, published by European Commission DG HOME.
Approval Rate by Nationality
All 70 nationalities with published data, sorted by application volume. Rates vary by nationality due to differing average trip purposes and documentation. Click a column heading to sort.
| Nationality | Applications | Approval Rate | Change vs Prior Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 226,044 | 86.4% | ▼ -1.5 pts |
| China | 84,829 | 95.6% | ▲ +0.5 pts |
| Saudi Arabia | 31,146 | 95.0% | ▲ +0.7 pts |
| Thailand | 26,989 | 95.5% | ▼ -0.2 pts |
| United Arab Emirates | 25,603 | 77.7% | ▼ -0.6 pts |
| Turkey | 23,072 | 90.1% | ▲ +1.5 pts |
| Indonesia | 19,162 | 90.3% | ▼ -5.4 pts |
| United Kingdom | 16,123 | 89.1% | ▲ +2.3 pts |
| Philippines | 16,001 | 95.7% | ▲ +0.8 pts |
| Qatar | 12,549 | 91.4% | ▼ -0.2 pts |
| Russia | 11,378 | 79.7% | ▼ -3.5 pts |
| United States of America | 9,589 | 95.3% | ▼ -0.9 pts |
| South Africa | 8,223 | 87.9% | ▼ -3.4 pts |
| Sri Lanka | 6,908 | 67.4% | ▲ +3.6 pts |
| Morocco | 6,313 | 74.7% | ▲ +1.0 pts |
| Iran | 5,746 | 79.5% | ▼ -8.9 pts |
| Egypt | 5,643 | 73.8% | ▲ +1.5 pts |
| Algeria | 4,763 | 68.9% | ▲ +4.0 pts |
| Pakistan | 4,682 | 48.1% | ▼ -13.2 pts |
| Ghana | 4,628 | 60.0% | ▲ +3.2 pts |
| Canada | 4,558 | 94.4% | ▼ -1.7 pts |
| Tunisia | 4,539 | 79.1% | ▲ +2.9 pts |
| Singapore | 4,477 | 95.9% | ▼ -1.0 pts |
| Vietnam | 4,362 | 90.5% | ▼ -1.3 pts |
| Kazakhstan | 4,272 | 85.4% | ▲ +1.4 pts |
| Kenya | 4,245 | 76.9% | ▼ -1.3 pts |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3,317 | 72.5% | ▲ +0.8 pts |
| Lebanon | 2,866 | 85.0% | ▲ +8.4 pts |
| Jordan | 2,782 | 87.6% | ▼ -1.0 pts |
| Senegal | 2,638 | 62.2% | ▼ -4.0 pts |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2,630 | 26.0% | ▼ -10.2 pts |
| Nigeria | 2,597 | 69.5% | ▼ -5.4 pts |
| Nepal | 2,581 | 68.0% | ▲ +6.6 pts |
| Ecuador | 2,299 | 72.3% | ▼ -3.5 pts |
| Cameroon | 2,210 | 58.7% | ▼ -6.5 pts |
| Dominican Republic | 1,876 | 70.2% | ▼ -2.9 pts |
| Azerbaijan | 1,860 | 83.7% | ▼ -4.6 pts |
| Serbia | 1,586 | 91.9% | ▼ -1.7 pts |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 1,436 | 62.3% | ▼ -3.7 pts |
| Tanzania | 1,398 | 92.8% | ▲ +1.1 pts |
| Bangladesh | 1,288 | 70.7% | ▼ -8.8 pts |
| Australia | 1,215 | 99.1% | ▼ -0.8 pts |
| Ethiopia | 1,210 | 66.5% | ▼ -1.4 pts |
| Cuba | 944 | 86.0% | ▼ -2.6 pts |
| Hong Kong | 939 | 94.3% | ▼ -2.1 pts |
| Madagascar | 901 | 72.5% | ▲ +3.6 pts |
| Japan | 857 | 93.6% | ▼ -0.5 pts |
| Georgia | 773 | 93.8% | ▲ +0.8 pts |
| Palestine State | 652 | 85.6% | ▼ -9.1 pts |
| Austria | 331 | 99.7% | ▲ +0.2 pts |
| South Korea | 286 | 92.3% | ▲ +8.4 pts |
| New Zealand | 267 | 97.0% | ▲ +0.3 pts |
| Israel | 232 | 92.2% | ▲ +1.6 pts |
| Taiwan | 164 | 97.6% | ▼ -1.3 pts |
| Mexico | 132 | 90.9% | ▼ -4.0 pts |
| Brazil | 118 | 83.9% | ▼ -10.0 pts |
| Peru | 99 | 93.9% | ▲ +5.6 pts |
| Argentina | 56 | 89.3% | ▲ +5.1 pts |
| Chile | 50 | 90.0% | ▲ +0.5 pts |
| Romania | 46 | 100.0% | No change |
| Colombia | 29 | 93.1% | ▲ +0.8 pts |
| Costa Rica | 27 | 100.0% | ▲ +3.5 pts |
| Italy | 19 | 89.5% | ▼ -5.5 pts |
| Germany | 18 | 94.4% | ▲ +19.4 pts |
| Spain | 11 | 81.8% | ▼ -18.2 pts |
| Venezuela | 6 | 100.0% | No change |
| France | 6 | 100.0% | No change |
| Sweden | 2 | 50.0% | No change |
| Greece | 1 | 100.0% | New this period |
| Netherlands | 1 | 100.0% | No change |
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