Schengen visas in Burkina Faso: refusals consulate by consulate
19.0% of applications refused in 2025 — 1,662 of 9,631.
2024: 22.5% of 8,342 applications (−3.4 pts). 4 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
What the national rate hides
- Fewest refusals
- 6.3%
- France — Ouagadougou · 2,912 applications
- Most refusals
- 29.2%
- Belgium — Ouagadougou · 5,086 applications
- Biggest drop since 2024
- −5.7 pts
- Germany — Ouagadougou · 1,478 applications
- Highest share of multiple-entry visas
- 97.5%
- Germany — Ouagadougou · 1,478 applications
Ranking based on consulates with at least 1,000 applications: below that, a handful of files moves the rate. The largest consulate by volume is Belgium — Ouagadougou, with 5,086 applications.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France — Ouagadougou | 2,912 | 6.3% | 7.7% | −1.4 pts | 33.2% |
| Germany — Ouagadougou | 1,478 | 13.8% | 19.6% | −5.7 pts | 97.5% |
| Belgium — Ouagadougou | 5,086 | 29.2% | 28.6% | +0.7 pts | 71.9% |
Under 1,000 applications — rates not significant
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark — Ouagadougou | 155 | 23.8% | 36.2% | −12.4 pts | 8.2% |
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.
Where to go visa-free with a Burkinabè passport
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).