Schengen visas in Bahrain: refusals consulate by consulate
10.7% of applications refused in 2025 — 2,681 of 25,110.
2024: 10.8% of 23,885 applications (−0.1 pts). 3 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
What the national rate hides
- Fewest refusals
- 6.0%
- France — Manama · 8,140 applications
- Most refusals
- 13.9%
- Germany — Manama · 14,216 applications
- Biggest drop since 2024
- −2.3 pts
- Germany — Manama · 14,216 applications
- Highest share of multiple-entry visas
- 99.2%
- Italy — Manama · 2,754 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 Germany — Manama, with 14,216 applications.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France — Manama | 8,140 | 6.0% | 5.0% | +1.0 pts | 74.3% |
| Italy — Manama | 2,754 | 8.4% | 6.3% | +2.0 pts | 99.2% |
| Germany — Manama | 14,216 | 13.9% | 16.1% | −2.3 pts | 98.7% |
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).