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Schengen Visa Statistics

Visa refusal rates and application volumes across 29 Schengen states, from official European Commission data.

29
Schengen States
1,952
Consulates
11.8M
Total Applications
14.7%
Overall Refusal Rate
Note: This section shows Schengen visa approval and refusal statistics, not processing times. Refusal rates indicate the percentage of applications that were denied. Lower rates (green) mean fewer refusals.
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Schengen States

France
146 consulates · 3,072,728 applications
15.9% refused
Spain
149 consulates · 1,634,887 applications
15.8% refused
Germany
155 consulates · 1,512,675 applications
13.8% refused
Italy
156 consulates · 1,233,316 applications
10.9% refused
Netherlands
95 consulates · 728,656 applications
15.6% refused
Greece
100 consulates · 710,024 applications
13.3% refused
Switzerland
84 consulates · 636,077 applications
11.3% refused
Austria
60 consulates · 262,017 applications
13.7% refused
Belgium
79 consulates · 255,564 applications
24.6% refused
Hungary
75 consulates · 251,364 applications
12.8% refused
Portugal
82 consulates · 206,420 applications
11.3% refused
Sweden
37 consulates · 188,623 applications
24.1% refused
Czech Republic
73 consulates · 150,629 applications
15.8% refused
Norway
21 consulates · 149,988 applications
12.8% refused
Denmark
26 consulates · 132,158 applications
23.7% refused
Bulgaria
87 consulates · 122,230 applications
11.3% refused
Cyprus
52 consulates · 111,860 applications
3.0% refused
Poland
93 consulates · 111,538 applications
17.3% refused
Finland
46 consulates · 90,611 applications
15.3% refused
Malta
24 consulates · 45,578 applications
38.6% refused
Croatia
56 consulates · 42,165 applications
19.3% refused
Romania
91 consulates · 35,528 applications
9.6% refused
Iceland
4 consulates · 35,413 applications
6.6% refused
Lithuania
23 consulates · 33,532 applications
14.2% refused
Slovenia
27 consulates · 18,171 applications
24.6% refused
Latvia
20 consulates · 17,654 applications
11.2% refused
Slovakia
46 consulates · 14,215 applications
10.1% refused
Luxembourg
26 consulates · 13,007 applications
12.8% refused
Estonia
19 consulates · 12,125 applications
28.4% refused