Schengen visas in Cuba: refusals consulate by consulate
21.8% of applications refused in 2025 — 8,101 of 38,585.
2024: 19.6% of 48,625 applications (+2.2 pts). 17 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
What the national rate hides
- Fewest refusals
- 11.6%
- Spain — Havana · 20,071 applications
- Most refusals
- 42.9%
- Germany — Havana · 2,555 applications
- Biggest drop since 2024
- −2.1 pts
- Sweden — Havana · 1,119 applications
- Highest share of multiple-entry visas
- 69.0%
- Germany — Havana · 2,555 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 — Havana, with 20,071 applications.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain — Havana | 20,071 | 11.6% | 12.6% | −1.0 pts | 6.5% |
| Portugal — Havana | 1,074 | 17.0% | 0.9% | +16.1 pts | 17.5% |
| Italy — Havana | 5,074 | 34.3% | 23.7% | +10.6 pts | 50.8% |
| France — Havana | 2,985 | 34.9% | 35.8% | −0.9 pts | 17.5% |
| Netherlands — Havana | 1,892 | 38.7% | 39.7% | −0.9 pts | 28.9% |
| Sweden — Havana | 1,119 | 40.9% | 43.0% | −2.1 pts | 13.4% |
| Germany — Havana | 2,555 | 42.9% | 43.2% | −0.3 pts | 69.0% |
Under 1,000 applications — rates not significant
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland — Havana | 944 | 13.9% | 11.4% | +2.5 pts | 11.8% |
| Belgium — Havana | 842 | 34.2% | 31.7% | +2.5 pts | 38.5% |
| Romania — Havana | 493 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4 pts | 29.5% |
| Austria — Havana | 337 | 6.8% | 11.3% | −4.4 pts | 24.7% |
| Greece — Havana | 299 | 18.6% | 14.2% | +4.4 pts | 56.0% |
| Hungary — Havana | 224 | 30.6% | 20.7% | +9.9 pts | 24.7% |
| Czech Republic — Havana | 218 | 4.6% | 27.2% | −22.6 pts | 7.2% |
| Bulgaria — Havana | 208 | 10.8% | 1.6% | +9.2 pts | 14.5% |
| Poland — Havana | 173 | 27.4% | 16.4% | +11.1 pts | 17.6% |
| Slovakia — Havana | 77 | 1.3% | 4.1% | −2.8 pts | 34.2% |
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).