Schengen visas in Ivory Coast: refusals consulate by consulate
31.5% of applications refused in 2025 — 25,969 of 81,886.
2024: 33.8% of 77,385 applications (−2.4 pts). 7 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
What the national rate hides
- Fewest refusals
- 30.3%
- France — Abidjan · 65,416 applications
- Most refusals
- 44.6%
- Germany — Abidjan · 1,674 applications
- Biggest drop since 2024
- −8.6 pts
- Italy — Abidjan · 3,051 applications
- Highest share of multiple-entry visas
- 100.0%
- Germany — Abidjan · 1,674 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 France — Abidjan, with 65,416 applications.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France — Abidjan | 65,416 | 30.3% | 33.5% | −3.2 pts | 47.0% |
| Spain — Abidjan | 6,241 | 32.6% | 29.4% | +3.2 pts | 44.2% |
| Switzerland — Abidjan | 1,436 | 36.8% | 32.7% | +4.1 pts | 31.2% |
| Italy — Abidjan | 3,051 | 38.0% | 46.6% | −8.6 pts | 39.6% |
| Belgium — Abidjan | 3,145 | 38.3% | 32.6% | +5.6 pts | 51.1% |
| Germany — Abidjan | 1,674 | 44.6% | 34.9% | +9.7 pts | 100.0% |
Under 1,000 applications — rates not significant
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal — Abidjan | 923 | 33.5% | 19.2% | +14.3 pts | 34.5% |
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 Ivorian 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).