Switzerland issued a total 428,463 Schengen visas in 2016, according to The State Secretariat for migration statistics .
Indians and Chinese lead in applying for schengen visas to Switzerland. Most Schengen visas were approved by Swiss consulates in
- India (96,211),
- China (68,967),
- Thailand (33,893)
- Russia (24,131).
As many as 214 Indians became Swiss citizens in 2015.