Schengen visas in Costa Rica: refusals consulate by consulate
0.2% of applications refused in 2025 — 1 of 441.
2024: 2.3% of 409 applications (−2.1 pts). 6 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 — San Jose | 338 | 0.0% | 0.4% | −0.4 pts | 30.5% |
| Italy — San Jose | 30 | 0.0% | 10.5% | −10.5 pts | 90.0% |
| Germany — San Jose | 29 | 3.7% | 11.1% | −7.4 pts | 96.0% |
| Switzerland — San Jose | 27 | 0.0% | 3.4% | −3.4 pts | 48.1% |
| Netherlands — San Jose | 14 | 0.0% | 3.2% | −3.2 pts | 42.9% |
| France — San Jose | 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).