Schengen visas in Egypt: refusals consulate by consulate
24.2% of applications refused in 2025 — 54,354 of 226,865.
2024: 25.7% of 209,438 applications (−1.5 pts). 27 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
What the national rate hides
- Fewest refusals
- 4.4%
- Romania — Le Caire · 1,578 applications
- Most refusals
- 50.9%
- Sweden — Le Caire · 4,427 applications
- Biggest drop since 2024
- −19.1 pts
- Malta — Le Caire · 1,995 applications
- Highest share of multiple-entry visas
- 95.7%
- Germany — Le Caire · 50,714 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 — Le Caire, with 53,746 applications.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania — Le Caire | 1,578 | 4.4% | 12.5% | −8.1 pts | 46.2% |
| Czech Republic — Le Caire | 2,183 | 8.8% | 14.3% | −5.5 pts | 33.4% |
| France — Le Caire | 53,746 | 16.3% | 15.7% | +0.7 pts | 47.0% |
| Germany — Le Caire | 50,714 | 20.7% | 20.5% | +0.2 pts | 95.7% |
| Poland — Le Caire | 3,082 | 22.3% | 23.3% | −1.0 pts | 20.5% |
| Italy — Le Caire | 21,395 | 22.4% | 22.0% | +0.5 pts | 64.3% |
| Belgium — Le Caire | 6,718 | 23.3% | 31.0% | −7.7 pts | 39.8% |
| Portugal — Le Caire | 3,484 | 24.7% | 22.3% | +2.5 pts | 43.8% |
| Switzerland — Le Caire | 5,643 | 24.7% | 24.8% | −0.1 pts | 31.3% |
| Bulgaria — Le Caire | 2,100 | 26.4% | 28.1% | −1.6 pts | 13.6% |
| Spain — Le Caire | 20,802 | 26.5% | 35.4% | −8.8 pts | 20.5% |
| Austria — Le Caire | 4,955 | 26.6% | 22.6% | +4.0 pts | 66.1% |
| Greece — Alexandrie | 6,081 | 28.4% | 27.5% | +0.8 pts | 43.3% |
| Hungary — Le Caire | 5,178 | 30.0% | 25.1% | +4.9 pts | 30.9% |
| Denmark — Le Caire | 2,040 | 31.2% | 42.6% | −11.4 pts | 62.6% |
| Greece — Le Caire | 11,192 | 36.7% | 32.8% | +3.9 pts | 36.5% |
| Malta — Le Caire | 1,995 | 37.4% | 56.5% | −19.1 pts | 30.0% |
| Netherlands — Le Caire | 14,637 | 41.7% | 48.4% | −6.7 pts | 32.6% |
| Croatia — Le Caire | 1,489 | 42.7% | 35.3% | +7.4 pts | 36.9% |
| Sweden — Le Caire | 4,427 | 50.9% | 47.7% | +3.2 pts | 46.7% |
Under 1,000 applications — rates not significant
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland — Le Caire | 927 | 28.9% | 17.1% | +11.8 pts | 37.5% |
| Lithuania — Le Caire | 726 | 35.9% | 33.0% | +2.9 pts | 27.7% |
| Slovenia — Le Caire | 593 | 12.2% | 12.8% | −0.6 pts | 26.6% |
| Estonia — Le Caire | 493 | 26.5% | 46.4% | −19.9 pts | 12.4% |
| Slovakia — Le Caire | 491 | 27.5% | 38.5% | −11.0 pts | 39.6% |
| Latvia — Le Caire | 195 | 24.3% | 12.0% | +12.2 pts | 13.4% |
| Norway — Le Caire | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | 0.0% |
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.
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).