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Saudi Arabia → Switzerland

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Saudi Arabia
To
Switzerland
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
230
Change since 2018
+155.6%
Share of all arrivals in Switzerland, 2023
0.13%
Inflow 2023230OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Saudi Arabia to Switzerland

Inflows of nationals of Saudi Arabia recorded by Switzerland; stock of nationals of Saudi Arabia living there; and acquisitions of Switzerland's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

115230201020132016201920222023
115230201020132016201920222023
Data table
2010106
2011105
2012105
2013110
2014110
2015104
201691
201797
201890
2019103
2020120
2021201
2022143
2023230
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—642—
20232305554
20221435391
20212014511
20201204371
20191034213
201890404—
2017973964
2016914305
20151044246
201411042211
2013110386—
2012105378—
2011105378—
2010106——
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Switzerland's consulates in Saudi Arabia

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Switzerland's consulates located in Saudi Arabia.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
202437,22535,1272,0375.5%
202334,28833,2809722.8%
202225,96125,2726282.4%
20217,5617,3002553.4%
20201,8961,781914.8%
201925,58424,5189763.8%
201820,46719,0416833.3%
201718,51217,1474202.3%
201617,65816,6342351.3%
201518,27716,9213041.7%
201415,58315,0751080.7%
201314,98814,5061410.9%
201215,00114,914870.6%
201112,45512,3151401.1%
201010,47210,3481241.2%
200910,42810,2212072.0%

Applications by year

19k37k2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
19k37k200920122015201820212024
Data table
200910,428
201010,472
201112,455
201215,001
201314,988
201415,583
201518,277
201617,658
201718,512
201820,467
201925,584
20201,896
20217,561
202225,961
202334,288
202437,225
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Switzerland

First residence permits issued by Switzerland to citizens of Saudi Arabia (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Education223
  2. Family17
  3. Work15
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
2025255000
20243020378
20232390458
20221630160
20212220157
202000265
201900361
20181130048
20171170441
20161360534
20151380634
201411701330
20131390228
2012114050
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities15
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
692
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Switzerland in Saudi Arabia, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyRiyadheda.admin.ch
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Switzerland, 2023; Saudi Arabia ranks 66.

Inflows to Switzerland, 2023
  1. Germany26,211
  2. France19,955
  3. Italy19,497
  4. Portugal12,750
  5. Spain8,964
  6. Poland7,576
  7. Romania7,520
  8. Hungary4,175
  9. Türkiye3,788
  10. China3,526
  11. India3,514
  12. Afghanistan3,466
Other destinations for people from Saudi Arabia, 2023
  1. Türkiye1,048
  2. Japan552
  3. Australia550
  4. United States520
  5. Germany465
  6. South Korea428
  7. Canada235
  8. Netherlands125
  9. France118
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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