Schengen visas in Bosnia & Herzegovina: refusals consulate by consulate
5.5% of applications refused in 2025 — 164 of 2,842.
2024: 3.7% of 2,779 applications (+1.8 pts). 21 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria — Sarajevo | 1,243 | 1.0% | 1.3% | −0.3 pts | 99.6% |
Under 1,000 applications — rates not significant
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria — Sarajevo | 545 | 14.5% | 2.3% | +12.2 pts | 84.6% |
| Germany — Sarajevo | 193 | 6.8% | 14.1% | −7.3 pts | 87.3% |
| Italy — Sarajevo | 186 | 4.2% | 7.3% | −3.1 pts | 84.8% |
| Croatia — Sarajevo | 137 | 1.5% | 6.5% | −5.0 pts | 78.3% |
| France — Sarajevo | 101 | 1.0% | 3.8% | −2.9 pts | 13.9% |
| Croatia — Orasje | 70 | 32.8% | 2.3% | +30.5 pts | 100.0% |
| Slovenia — Sarajevo | 63 | 6.7% | 22.2% | −15.6 pts | 96.2% |
| Spain — Sarajevo | 48 | 6.5% | 5.6% | +1.0 pts | 7.0% |
| Hungary — Sarajevo | 43 | 4.8% | 9.1% | −4.3 pts | 70.0% |
| Greece — Sarajevo | 35 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 pts | 27.3% |
| Netherlands — Sarajevo | 32 | 21.9% | 10.3% | +11.6 pts | 40.0% |
| Czech Republic — Sarajevo | 30 | 10.0% | 17.4% | −7.4 pts | 37.0% |
| Croatia — Mostar | 28 | 3.7% | 0.0% | +3.7 pts | 69.2% |
| Croatia — Tuzla | 20 | 5.3% | 25.0% | −19.7 pts | 33.3% |
| Poland — Sarajevo | 19 | 5.9% | 12.5% | −6.6 pts | 75.0% |
| Croatia — Banja Luka | 17 | 20.0% | 0.0% | +20.0 pts | 100.0% |
| Slovenia — Banja Luka | 14 | 8.3% | 0.0% | +8.3 pts | 72.7% |
| Croatia — Vitez | 9 | 0.0% | — | — | — |
| Romania — Sarajevo | 7 | 14.3% | 0.0% | +14.3 pts | 33.3% |
| Sweden — Sarajevo | 2 | 0.0% | 16.7% | −16.7 pts | 50.0% |
Before choosing a consulate
You do not pick your consulate. The Visa Code (Article 5) designates the one of your main destination — or of the first country of entry if no destination dominates. Applying "where refusals are lower" for a trip elsewhere is itself a ground for refusal.
A low rate is not leniency: it also reflects who applies. A consulate that mostly receives seasoned business travellers refuses less than one receiving first-time applicants. The rate shows where files fail most often — a reason to prepare yours carefully, not to change address.
Source: Commission européenne — Visa statistics for consulates, 2025 and 2024 editions, published 2026-05-28. Uniform short-stay visas; the rate is the Commission's: refusals / (issued + limited territorial validity visas + refusals).