Schengen visas in Switzerland: refusals consulate by consulate
12.5% of applications refused in 2025 — 13 of 112.
2024: 6.3% of 120 applications (+6.2 pts). 12 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|
Under 1,000 applications — rates not significant
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France — Geneva | 67 | 16.1% | 3.4% | +12.7 pts | 48.1% |
| Germany — Bern | 11 | 9.1% | 0.0% | +9.1 pts | 100.0% |
| Italy — Geneva | 11 | 9.1% | 15.4% | −6.3 pts | 90.0% |
| Luxembourg — Geneva | 5 | 0.0% | 42.9% | −42.9 pts | 50.0% |
| Spain — Geneva | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 pts | 0.0% |
| Bulgaria — Bern | 3 | — | 0.0% | — | — |
| Spain — Bern | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 pts | 0.0% |
| Italy — Lugano | 2 | 0.0% | 14.3% | −14.3 pts | 100.0% |
| Portugal — Geneva | 2 | 50.0% | 0.0% | +50.0 pts | 100.0% |
| Netherlands — Bern | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Poland — Bern | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | 100.0% |
| Spain — Zurich | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | 0.0% |
Before choosing a consulate
You do not pick your consulate. The Visa Code (Article 5) designates the one of your main destination — or of the first country of entry if no destination dominates. Applying "where refusals are lower" for a trip elsewhere is itself a ground for refusal.
A low rate is not leniency: it also reflects who applies. A consulate that mostly receives seasoned business travellers refuses less than one receiving first-time applicants. The rate shows where files fail most often — a reason to prepare yours carefully, not to change address.
Where to go visa-free with a Swiss passport
Source: Commission européenne — Visa statistics for consulates, 2025 and 2024 editions, published 2026-05-28. Uniform short-stay visas; the rate is the Commission's: refusals / (issued + limited territorial validity visas + refusals).