Schengen visas in Bolivia: refusals consulate by consulate
43.4% of applications refused in 2025 — 7,191 of 16,230.
2024: 42.1% of 20,270 applications (+1.3 pts). 5 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
What the national rate hides
- Fewest refusals
- 12.7%
- Germany — La Paz · 1,231 applications
- Most refusals
- 47.3%
- Spain — La Paz · 7,532 applications
- Biggest drop since 2024
- −1.6 pts
- Spain — La Paz · 7,532 applications
- Highest share of multiple-entry visas
- 100.0%
- Germany — La Paz · 1,231 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 Spain — La Paz, with 7,532 applications.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany — La Paz | 1,231 | 12.7% | 6.8% | +5.9 pts | 100.0% |
| Italy — La Paz | 1,067 | 41.8% | 32.2% | +9.6 pts | 18.0% |
| Spain — Santa Cruz De La Sierra | 6,258 | 45.8% | 40.3% | +5.5 pts | 15.3% |
| Spain — La Paz | 7,532 | 47.3% | 48.9% | −1.6 pts | 11.4% |
Under 1,000 applications — rates not significant
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France — La Paz | 142 | 0.0% | 1.9% | −1.9 pts | 42.0% |
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).