Schengen visas in Ethiopia: refusals consulate by consulate
34.0% of applications refused in 2025 — 8,657 of 26,166.
2024: 36.1% of 24,593 applications (−2.1 pts). 15 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
What the national rate hides
- Fewest refusals
- 14.1%
- Greece — Addis Abeba · 1,688 applications
- Most refusals
- 44.6%
- Austria — Addis Abeba · 1,290 applications
- Biggest drop since 2024
- −18.9 pts
- France — Addis Abeba · 4,277 applications
- Highest share of multiple-entry visas
- 11.9%
- Belgium — Addis Abeba · 1,212 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 Italy — Addis Abeba, with 7,261 applications.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greece — Addis Abeba | 1,688 | 14.1% | 2.7% | +11.4 pts | 8.3% |
| France — Addis Abeba | 4,277 | 26.5% | 45.4% | −18.9 pts | 4.3% |
| Switzerland — Addis Abeba | 1,210 | 26.6% | 23.7% | +2.9 pts | 6.7% |
| Belgium — Addis Abeba | 1,212 | 32.0% | 42.1% | −10.1 pts | 11.9% |
| Netherlands — Addis Abeba | 2,413 | 33.3% | 35.2% | −1.9 pts | 5.4% |
| Spain — Addis Abeba | 1,786 | 37.5% | 37.9% | −0.5 pts | 3.1% |
| Italy — Addis Abeba | 7,261 | 37.8% | 33.9% | +3.9 pts | 4.5% |
| Germany — Addis Abeba | 3,911 | 38.2% | 33.8% | +4.4 pts | 2.7% |
| Austria — Addis Abeba | 1,290 | 44.6% | 41.8% | +2.8 pts | 0.9% |
Under 1,000 applications — rates not significant
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland — Addis Abeba | 324 | 32.1% | 33.6% | −1.5 pts | 0.5% |
| Hungary — Addis Abeba | 246 | 50.0% | 56.9% | −6.9 pts | 6.8% |
| Poland — Addis Abeba | 218 | 78.1% | 67.1% | +11.0 pts | 0.0% |
| Czech Republic — Addis Abeba | 212 | 20.8% | 31.3% | −10.5 pts | 3.6% |
| Romania — Addis Abeba | 109 | 73.6% | 54.3% | +19.3 pts | 0.0% |
| Sweden — Addis Abeba | 9 | 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).