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Poland Schengen Visa Statistics
Schengen short-stay visas allow travel to 27 European countries for up to 90 days. Statistics from the European Commission.
Verified from European Commission on 2026-04-20
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Overall Refusal Rate
17.3%
111,538
Applications
91,905
Issued
19,277
Refused
73
Countries
Refusal Rates by Country
| Country | Applications | Issued | Refused | Refusal Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus(3 consulates) | 23,587 | 20,952 | 2,581 | 11.0% |
| China(5 consulates) | 12,303 | 11,001 | 1,280 | 10.4% |
| India(2 consulates) | 11,886 | 9,614 | 2,260 | 19.0% |
| Turkey(2 consulates) | 8,875 | 6,742 | 2,128 | 24.0% |
| Armenia | 3,921 | 3,292 | 616 | 15.8% |
| Kazakhstan(2 consulates) | 3,815 | 3,623 | 187 | 4.9% |
| Algeria | 3,472 | 1,934 | 1,530 | 44.2% |
| Azerbaijan | 3,085 | 2,799 | 254 | 8.3% |
| Uzbekistan | 2,746 | 1,837 | 903 | 33.0% |
| United Kingdom | 2,644 | 2,559 | 79 | 3.0% |
| Egypt | 2,581 | 1,964 | 605 | 23.6% |
| Kuwait | 2,581 | 2,459 | 116 | 4.5% |
| United Arab Emirates | 2,311 | 1,919 | 385 | 16.7% |
| Philippines | 1,942 | 1,699 | 220 | 11.5% |
| Jordan | 1,868 | 1,478 | 369 | 20.0% |
| United States(5 consulates) | 1,615 | 1,572 | 39 | 2.4% |
| South Africa | 1,460 | 1,150 | 302 | 20.8% |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,448 | 1,214 | 226 | 15.7% |
| Indonesia | 1,411 | 1,330 | 81 | 5.7% |
| Iran | 1,312 | 734 | 562 | 43.4% |
| Ukraine(2 consulates) | 1,288 | 928 | 357 | 27.8% |
| Thailand | 1,071 | 789 | 281 | 26.3% |
| Iraq | 1,038 | 669 | 368 | 35.5% |
| Qatar | 990 | 739 | 251 | 25.4% |
| Tunisia | 843 | 508 | 322 | 38.8% |
| Morocco | 806 | 617 | 185 | 23.1% |
| Lebanon | 801 | 637 | 155 | 19.6% |
| Vietnam | 761 | 736 | 25 | 3.3% |
| Nigeria | 704 | 316 | 384 | 54.9% |
| Tanzania | 685 | 359 | 323 | 47.4% |
| Kenya | 599 | 488 | 111 | 18.5% |
| Pakistan | 573 | 165 | 406 | 71.1% |
| Angola | 563 | 181 | 379 | 67.7% |
| Canada(4 consulates) | 562 | 499 | 57 | 10.3% |
| Senegal | 536 | 262 | 273 | 51.0% |
| Georgia | 515 | 443 | 70 | 13.6% |
| Israel | 440 | 395 | 31 | 7.3% |
| Singapore | 414 | 391 | 23 | 5.6% |
| Ireland | 407 | 383 | 18 | 4.5% |
| Mongolia | 391 | 348 | 43 | 11.0% |
| Cyprus | 327 | 287 | 37 | 11.4% |
| Ethiopia | 284 | 93 | 190 | 67.1% |
| Japan | 261 | 240 | 21 | 8.0% |
| Russia(3 consulates) | 254 | 251 | 3 | 1.2% |
| Montenegro | 227 | 223 | 4 | 1.8% |
| Cuba | 214 | 179 | 35 | 16.4% |
| Serbia | 168 | 149 | 16 | 9.7% |
| Syria | 155 | 50 | 104 | 67.5% |
| Australia | 147 | 139 | 4 | 2.8% |
| Hong Kong S.A.R. | 104 | 100 | 4 | 3.8% |
| South Korea | 87 | 79 | 8 | 9.2% |
| Malaysia | 81 | 69 | 12 | 14.8% |
| New Zealand | 64 | 62 | 1 | 1.6% |
| Peru | 63 | 26 | 37 | 58.7% |
| Taiwan | 39 | 37 | 2 | 5.1% |
| Romania | 34 | 29 | 4 | 12.1% |
| Panama | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Bulgaria | 26 | 24 | 1 | 4.0% |
| Moldova | 23 | 18 | 5 | 21.7% |
| Mexico | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Albania | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0.0% |
| North Macedonia | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | 7 | 1 | 12.5% |
| Chile | 7 | 5 | 2 | 28.6% |
| Brazil(2 consulates) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14.3% |
| Greece | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Finland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Spain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Sweden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Malta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Poland Schengen visa refusal rate?
The overall Poland Schengen visa refusal rate is 17.3%, based on 111,538 applications across 73 countries. Data from the European Commission.
How many Poland Schengen visa applications were there?
There were 111,538 total uniform visa applications for Poland, of which 91,905 were issued and 19,277 were refused.
Which country has the lowest Poland Schengen visa refusal rate?
Applicants from Panama have the lowest refusal rate for Poland Schengen visas at 0.0%.
Source: WaitVisa.com — European Commission, updated 2026-04-20