Schengen visas in Cape Verde: refusals consulate by consulate
21.4% of applications refused in 2025 — 5,889 of 27,598.
2024: 13.4% of 26,204 applications (+8.0 pts). 2 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
What the national rate hides
- Fewest refusals
- 21.1%
- Portugal — Cidade Da Praia · 26,205 applications
- Most refusals
- 27.4%
- Spain — Cidade Da Praia · 1,393 applications
- Biggest drop since 2024
- −14.6 pts
- Spain — Cidade Da Praia · 1,393 applications
- Highest share of multiple-entry visas
- 89.9%
- Portugal — Cidade Da Praia · 26,205 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 Portugal — Cidade Da Praia, with 26,205 applications.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal — Cidade Da Praia | 26,205 | 21.1% | 11.4% | +9.7 pts | 89.9% |
| Spain — Cidade Da Praia | 1,393 | 27.4% | 42.0% | −14.6 pts | 19.4% |
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).