Schengen visas in Ghana: refusals consulate by consulate
46.5% of applications refused in 2025 — 29,354 of 63,725.
2024: 45.5% of 56,032 applications (+1.0 pts). 11 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
What the national rate hides
- Fewest refusals
- 33.5%
- Germany — Accra · 9,146 applications
- Most refusals
- 64.4%
- Norway — Accra · 2,293 applications
- Biggest drop since 2024
- −10.5 pts
- Italy — Accra · 2,754 applications
- Highest share of multiple-entry visas
- 96.7%
- Germany — Accra · 9,146 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 Netherlands — Accra, with 17,959 applications.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany — Accra | 9,146 | 33.5% | 22.9% | +10.6 pts | 96.7% |
| Spain — Accra | 5,557 | 36.9% | 35.5% | +1.4 pts | 12.7% |
| France — Accra | 10,482 | 37.5% | 38.9% | −1.5 pts | 18.0% |
| Switzerland — Accra | 4,628 | 40.0% | 43.2% | −3.2 pts | 17.4% |
| Hungary — Accra | 2,869 | 40.6% | 27.8% | +12.8 pts | 31.5% |
| Italy — Accra | 2,754 | 42.2% | 52.7% | −10.5 pts | 60.8% |
| Netherlands — Accra | 17,959 | 54.7% | 59.6% | −5.0 pts | 19.6% |
| Malta — Accra | 1,947 | 58.7% | 59.7% | −1.0 pts | 40.3% |
| Denmark — Accra | 5,184 | 64.0% | 61.5% | +2.5 pts | 13.7% |
| Norway — Accra | 2,293 | 64.4% | 54.4% | +9.9 pts | 19.2% |
Under 1,000 applications — rates not significant
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic — Accra | 906 | 71.9% | 61.3% | +10.6 pts | 6.3% |
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).