Schengen visas in Colombia: refusals consulate by consulate
10.1% of applications refused in 2025 — 89 of 905.
2024: 35.1% of 3,074 applications (−25.0 pts). 13 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|
Under 1,000 applications — rates not significant
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain — Bogota | 334 | 10.9% | 10.4% | +0.5 pts | 45.6% |
| France — Bogota | 184 | 0.0% | 8.4% | −8.4 pts | 43.8% |
| Germany — Bogota | 87 | 6.1% | 4.9% | +1.2 pts | 35.1% |
| Italy — Bogota | 60 | 8.3% | 7.7% | +0.6 pts | 41.8% |
| Austria — Bogota | 46 | 16.3% | 38.8% | −22.5 pts | 77.1% |
| Romania — Bogota | 45 | 55.6% | 0.0% | +55.6 pts | 15.0% |
| Portugal — Bogota | 44 | 4.5% | 27.3% | −22.7 pts | 76.2% |
| Netherlands — Bogota | 39 | 2.6% | 27.8% | −25.1 pts | 62.2% |
| Switzerland — Bogota | 29 | 3.4% | 7.7% | −4.2 pts | 96.3% |
| Belgium — Bogota | 17 | 12.5% | 9.1% | +3.4 pts | 57.1% |
| Poland — Bogota | 9 | 55.6% | — | — | 50.0% |
| Hungary — Bogota | 8 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 pts | 62.5% |
| Czech Republic — Bogota | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 pts | 33.3% |
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).