Schengen visas in Equatorial Guinea: refusals consulate by consulate
32.5% of applications refused in 2025 — 3,045 of 10,139.
2024: 28.6% of 10,047 applications (+3.9 pts). 3 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
What the national rate hides
- Fewest refusals
- 29.4%
- Spain — Bata · 2,141 applications
- Most refusals
- 35.4%
- France — Malabo · 1,293 applications
- Highest share of multiple-entry visas
- 39.6%
- France — Malabo · 1,293 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 — Malabo, with 6,705 applications.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain — Bata | 2,141 | 29.4% | 23.0% | +6.4 pts | 16.9% |
| Spain — Malabo | 6,705 | 32.8% | 29.8% | +3.0 pts | 29.9% |
| France — Malabo | 1,293 | 35.4% | 32.9% | +2.5 pts | 39.6% |
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).