Visa

Schengen visas 2025: where refusals happen, and how many

12,201,026 applications, 1,768,605 refusals, across 161 countries.

The national rate is not enough: from one consulate to another, in the same country and year, it varies threefold. Each country has its own page, consulate by consulate.

Visa refused? The 15 refusal grounds, and how to appeal in France, Spain, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Belgium (in French)

Highest refusal rates

  1. Bangladesh54.5%
  2. Guinea52.1%
  3. Senegal51.9%
  4. Republic of the Congo48.7%
  5. Nigeria47.9%
  6. Ghana46.5%
  7. Pakistan45.9%
  8. Angola45.4%
  9. Bolivia43.4%
  10. Mali42.5%
  11. Cameroon40.3%
  12. Togo40.2%

Biggest increases since 2024

  1. Angola+16.5 pts → 45.4%
  2. Sweden+16.4 pts → 29.3%
  3. Guinea+11.0 pts → 52.1%
  4. DR Congo+10.2 pts → 40.1%
  5. Cape Verde+8.0 pts → 21.4%
  6. Mozambique+6.5 pts → 14.0%
  7. Republic of the Congo+5.8 pts → 48.7%
  8. Senegal+5.1 pts → 51.9%
  9. Benin+4.9 pts → 30.0%
  10. Mauritania+4.5 pts → 37.0%
  11. Canada+4.0 pts → 9.0%
  12. Kenya+3.9 pts → 33.1%

Countries with at least 10,000 applications.

All 161 countries

Schengen visa refusal rate by country, 2025 and 2024
CountryApplications20252024ChangeConsulates
China1,915,1494.0%4.6%−0.5 pts68
Turkey1,268,37614.6%14.5%+0.1 pts47
India1,153,74815.8%15.0%+0.8 pts46
Russia679,4256.4%7.5%−1.1 pts39
Morocco619,82719.2%20.1%−0.9 pts26
Saudi Arabia553,9675.2%5.9%−0.7 pts23
United Kingdom512,42610.5%6.9%+3.6 pts34
Algeria444,57731.3%35.0%−3.8 pts22
United Arab Emirates298,06424.2%23.8%+0.4 pts30
Thailand264,1905.9%6.2%−0.3 pts20
Philippines235,6746.9%6.1%+0.8 pts16
Egypt226,86524.2%25.7%−1.5 pts27
Indonesia223,8625.2%4.3%+0.9 pts19
South Africa195,9465.3%5.7%−0.4 pts30
Tunisia188,57919.6%21.7%−2.0 pts17
United States187,0334.9%4.0%+0.9 pts104
Kazakhstan182,0029.1%9.0%+0.1 pts22
Belarus157,0282.3%3.5%−1.1 pts14
Kuwait146,1945.7%6.7%−1.0 pts15
Lebanon120,36417.3%16.9%+0.4 pts19
Vietnam116,2899.4%10.8%−1.4 pts21
Nigeria113,35947.9%45.9%+2.0 pts21
Armenia111,55010.9%12.3%−1.4 pts10
Iran107,51229.1%26.0%+3.1 pts22
Ecuador106,16730.9%29.6%+1.2 pts7
Azerbaijan104,1439.8%9.7%+0.1 pts15
Qatar102,93015.1%15.9%−0.8 pts18
Pakistan89,27045.9%47.5%−1.6 pts19
Ivory Coast81,88631.5%33.8%−2.4 pts7
Kenya77,76033.1%29.1%+3.9 pts18
Jordan73,26421.4%21.4%−0.1 pts16
Angola72,76645.4%28.9%+16.5 pts10
Senegal71,92351.9%46.8%+5.1 pts14
Iraq70,31234.3%34.0%+0.3 pts18
Ghana63,72546.5%45.5%+1.0 pts11
Uzbekistan61,32816.3%15.2%+1.1 pts10
Cameroon57,46940.3%38.1%+2.3 pts7
Oman53,70010.5%9.7%+0.9 pts8
Dominican Republic52,06326.6%27.8%−1.2 pts6
DR Congo52,04840.1%29.9%+10.2 pts9
Canada43,9829.0%5.0%+4.0 pts46
Libya43,70115.6%19.2%−3.7 pts6
Singapore39,2265.1%4.2%+0.9 pts15
Bangladesh38,64254.5%54.9%−0.4 pts8
Cuba38,58521.8%19.6%+2.2 pts17
Israel31,50018.5%16.8%+1.7 pts31
Kyrgyzstan30,84311.0%14.3%−3.3 pts3
Ireland30,6963.1%1.8%+1.2 pts21
Cape Verde27,59821.4%13.4%+8.0 pts2
Ethiopia26,16634.0%36.1%−2.1 pts15
Republic of the Congo25,69348.7%43.0%+5.8 pts3
Sri Lanka25,66329.1%35.4%−6.3 pts5
Mauritania25,26537.0%32.5%+4.5 pts3
Bahrain25,11010.7%10.8%−0.1 pts3
Guinea22,33552.1%41.1%+11.0 pts3
Mongolia21,99714.9%17.0%−2.1 pts6
Mozambique21,69514.0%7.5%+6.5 pts8
Suriname21,28112.1%16.9%−4.8 pts2
Uganda20,69136.8%35.7%+1.1 pts5
Serbia19,6565.7%6.3%−0.6 pts22
Australia19,1633.0%3.1%−0.1 pts41
Gabon17,27029.2%26.5%+2.6 pts3
Madagascar16,48929.9%31.2%−1.3 pts3
Japan16,3695.8%5.3%+0.4 pts25
Bolivia16,23043.4%42.1%+1.3 pts5
Tanzania16,22719.3%20.1%−0.9 pts9
Hong Kong15,9542.8%2.6%+0.2 pts12
Benin15,36430.0%25.1%+4.9 pts3
Cambodia14,22817.6%15.7%+1.9 pts2
Cyprus12,9805.1%7.5%−2.5 pts13
Mali11,33642.5%42.9%−0.4 pts4
Georgia10,64213.8%14.2%−0.4 pts15
Togo10,42740.2%36.5%+3.7 pts2
Sweden10,21529.3%12.9%+16.4 pts10
Equatorial Guinea10,13932.5%28.6%+3.9 pts3
Zimbabwe9,65715.4%16.2%−0.9 pts7
Burkina Faso9,63119.0%22.5%−3.4 pts4
Turkmenistan8,90913.8%8.3%+5.5 pts3
São Tomé & Príncipe8,8223.8%0.9%+2.9 pts1
Rwanda8,32337.3%32.5%+4.7 pts4
Chad8,29231.2%36.2%−5.0 pts1
Myanmar7,39317.1%17.3%−0.2 pts4
Malaysia7,34530.8%23.8%+7.0 pts11
Nepal7,08524.5%35.1%−10.6 pts3
Ukraine7,05710.7%13.9%−3.3 pts19
Guinea-Bissau6,30854.3%47.0%+7.3 pts2
Eritrea5,77238.8%28.7%+10.1 pts1
Jamaica5,4186.8%5.6%+1.2 pts3
Palestine5,30216.7%11.8%+4.9 pts5
Burundi5,28853.4%40.0%+13.4 pts2
South Korea5,16111.5%11.0%+0.5 pts20
Montenegro4,6749.1%9.4%−0.2 pts9
Namibia4,6153.0%5.2%−2.2 pts3
Laos4,5268.0%11.7%−3.7 pts2
Tajikistan4,35033.4%36.3%−2.9 pts1
Djibouti4,30832.4%37.8%−5.4 pts1
Central African Republic3,34633.8%32.5%+1.3 pts1
Haiti3,32234.8%46.3%−11.5 pts2
Syria3,21627.1%27.0%+0.1 pts6
Niger3,13418.0%16.7%+1.3 pts1
Bosnia & Herzegovina2,8425.5%3.7%+1.8 pts21
North Macedonia2,7255.2%4.9%+0.3 pts18
New Zealand2,7144.6%3.6%+0.9 pts7
Mexico2,6475.5%5.3%+0.2 pts19
Zambia2,62111.2%10.8%+0.4 pts3
Comoros2,53855.0%62.8%−7.8 pts1
Brazil2,49823.6%10.9%+12.7 pts41
Denmark2,2231.3%0.7%+0.6 pts7
Moldova2,1996.9%5.5%+1.4 pts10
Taiwan1,7286.5%5.6%+1.0 pts11
Chile1,67927.2%23.2%+4.0 pts13
Kosovo1,5309.6%10.0%−0.4 pts9
Botswana1,50410.8%16.3%−5.5 pts1
Panama1,4006.4%4.3%+2.2 pts8
Albania1,3435.4%9.0%−3.6 pts15
Peru1,10316.9%24.4%−7.4 pts15
Argentina1,06811.1%18.1%−7.0 pts22
Netherlands1,0544.4%6.9%−2.5 pts11
Colombia90510.1%35.1%−25.0 pts13
Venezuela7512.2%8.4%−6.1 pts9
Mauritius7228.1%5.6%+2.5 pts1
Greece46028.5%15.9%+12.7 pts14
Costa Rica4410.2%2.3%−2.1 pts6
Trinidad & Tobago4345.1%2.1%+3.0 pts3
Austria3781.3%0.8%+0.5 pts8
Macau3438.2%3.3%+4.8 pts1
Germany3352.3%3.0%−0.8 pts18
Uruguay2937.8%4.5%+3.4 pts6
Andorra2780.4%2.4%−2.0 pts1
Guatemala2651.5%3.9%−2.4 pts4
Spain26313.1%10.5%+2.6 pts15
St. Lucia2030.0%0.5%−0.5 pts1
Vanuatu1982.2%1.6%+0.6 pts1
Poland16018.9%10.6%+8.3 pts7
Liberia1600.0%0.8%−0.8 pts1
San Marino1582.5%0.7%+1.8 pts1
Belgium13917.3%12.2%+5.1 pts9
Lithuania11823.3%30.7%−7.4 pts3
Italy11827.2%19.0%+8.1 pts16
Paraguay11818.5%21.1%−2.6 pts3
Switzerland11212.5%6.3%+6.2 pts12
France873.9%0.3%+3.6 pts15
Portugal861.2%6.3%−5.0 pts7
Romania831.3%4.8%−3.6 pts10
Luxembourg770.0%2.3%−2.3 pts3
Slovakia760.0%6.6%−6.6 pts2
Timor-Leste749.5%1.7%+7.8 pts1
Honduras701.4%1.3%+0.1 pts2
Nicaragua600.0%15.8%−15.8 pts3
Slovenia5710.2%10.6%−0.4 pts3
El Salvador566.5%0.0%+6.5 pts3
Croatia420.0%16.7%−16.7 pts6
Bulgaria330.0%2.5%−2.5 pts11
Hungary270.0%7.0%−7.0 pts6
Finland1921.1%10.5%+10.5 pts5
Norway1315.4%0.0%+15.4 pts4
Malta80.0%0.0%0.0 pts3
Czech Republic80.0%0.0%0.0 pts3
Estonia70.0%0.0%0.0 pts2
Latvia20.0%0.0%0.0 pts2
Monaco10.0%——1

Source: Commission européenne — Visa statistics for consulates, 2025 and 2024 editions, published 2026-05-28.