Schengen visas in Dominican Republic: refusals consulate by consulate
26.6% of applications refused in 2025 — 13,525 of 52,063.
2024: 27.8% of 51,229 applications (−1.2 pts). 6 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
What the national rate hides
- Fewest refusals
- 17.0%
- Germany — Santo Domingo · 3,710 applications
- Most refusals
- 46.8%
- Netherlands — Santo Domingo · 4,935 applications
- Biggest drop since 2024
- −9.3 pts
- Italy — Santo Domingo · 5,907 applications
- Highest share of multiple-entry visas
- 75.0%
- Italy — Santo Domingo · 5,907 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 — Santo Domingo, with 30,256 applications.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany — Santo Domingo | 3,710 | 17.0% | 14.7% | +2.3 pts | 72.6% |
| Spain — Santo Domingo | 30,256 | 20.4% | 22.4% | −2.0 pts | 26.9% |
| France — Santo Domingo | 5,379 | 25.7% | 24.4% | +1.3 pts | 22.1% |
| Switzerland — Santo Domingo | 1,876 | 29.9% | 27.0% | +2.9 pts | 66.6% |
| Italy — Santo Domingo | 5,907 | 46.2% | 55.5% | −9.3 pts | 75.0% |
| Netherlands — Santo Domingo | 4,935 | 46.8% | 33.6% | +13.2 pts | 11.3% |
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).