Schengen visas in Ecuador: refusals consulate by consulate
30.9% of applications refused in 2025 — 31,878 of 106,167.
2024: 29.6% of 103,785 applications (+1.2 pts). 7 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
What the national rate hides
- Fewest refusals
- 18.1%
- Germany — Quito · 6,136 applications
- Most refusals
- 38.2%
- Hungary — Quito · 1,003 applications
- Biggest drop since 2024
- −6.3 pts
- France — Quito · 3,829 applications
- Highest share of multiple-entry visas
- 99.9%
- Italy — Quito · 12,396 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 — Quito, with 48,733 applications.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany — Quito | 6,136 | 18.1% | 20.4% | −2.3 pts | 99.9% |
| Switzerland — Quito | 2,299 | 27.7% | 24.2% | +3.5 pts | 98.1% |
| France — Quito | 3,829 | 28.2% | 34.6% | −6.3 pts | 40.5% |
| Spain — Guayaquil | 31,771 | 29.5% | 24.1% | +5.4 pts | 11.2% |
| Spain — Quito | 48,733 | 32.6% | 32.9% | −0.3 pts | 48.9% |
| Italy — Quito | 12,396 | 34.5% | 33.0% | +1.5 pts | 99.9% |
| Hungary — Quito | 1,003 | 38.2% | 40.8% | −2.5 pts | 42.4% |
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).