Schengen visas in Algeria: refusals consulate by consulate
31.3% of applications refused in 2025 — 137,860 of 444,577.
2024: 35.0% of 544,634 applications (−3.8 pts). 22 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
What the national rate hides
- Fewest refusals
- 24.6%
- France — Alger · 141,885 applications
- Most refusals
- 81.9%
- Malta — Alger · 2,738 applications
- Biggest drop since 2024
- −8.5 pts
- Poland — Alger · 2,771 applications
- Highest share of multiple-entry visas
- 98.2%
- Germany — Alger · 11,517 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 France — Alger, with 141,885 applications.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France — Alger | 141,885 | 24.6% | 31.5% | −6.9 pts | 22.8% |
| France — Annaba | 57,130 | 28.3% | 35.0% | −6.7 pts | 44.6% |
| Spain — Oran | 52,831 | 29.8% | 32.1% | −2.3 pts | 51.0% |
| Switzerland — Annaba | 4,763 | 30.7% | 33.4% | −2.7 pts | 46.4% |
| Belgium — Alger | 8,935 | 32.1% | 38.7% | −6.6 pts | 40.1% |
| Spain — Alger | 66,803 | 32.2% | 32.2% | 0.0 pts | 36.8% |
| Germany — Alger | 11,517 | 34.0% | 38.4% | −4.4 pts | 98.2% |
| Poland — Alger | 2,771 | 35.3% | 43.9% | −8.5 pts | 32.9% |
| Italy — Alger | 27,838 | 35.4% | 36.6% | −1.2 pts | 71.9% |
| Austria — Alger | 2,559 | 35.4% | 40.5% | −5.1 pts | 26.6% |
| France — Oran | 49,666 | 38.5% | 40.5% | −2.0 pts | 18.2% |
| Bulgaria — Alger | 1,372 | 48.6% | 42.0% | +6.6 pts | 9.1% |
| Greece — Alger | 1,687 | 52.3% | 55.9% | −3.6 pts | 27.6% |
| Portugal — Alger | 1,949 | 53.2% | 42.2% | +11.0 pts | 30.6% |
| Hungary — Alger | 1,549 | 64.6% | 66.6% | −2.0 pts | 36.9% |
| Netherlands — Alger | 6,509 | 69.5% | 65.3% | +4.2 pts | 30.2% |
| Malta — Alger | 2,738 | 81.9% | 87.7% | −5.8 pts | 39.2% |
Under 1,000 applications — rates not significant
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland — Alger | 703 | 27.5% | — | — | 28.4% |
| Czech Republic — Alger | 626 | 28.9% | 30.4% | −1.5 pts | 25.0% |
| Romania — Alger | 382 | 24.5% | 18.4% | +6.0 pts | 26.2% |
| Croatia — Alger | 363 | 76.5% | 75.2% | +1.3 pts | 62.4% |
| Norway — Alger | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | 100.0% |
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.
Visa appointments for France, Spain, Italy: TLS, Capago, BLS or VFS — who and when (in French)
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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).