Schengen visas in Guatemala: refusals consulate by consulate
1.5% of applications refused in 2025 — 4 of 265.
2024: 3.9% of 364 applications (−2.4 pts). 4 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|
Under 1,000 applications — rates not significant
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain — Guatemala City | 134 | 2.2% | 2.6% | −0.4 pts | 12.2% |
| France — Guatemala City | 63 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 pts | 23.0% |
| Germany — Guatemala City | 43 | 2.4% | 15.0% | −12.6 pts | 80.5% |
| Italy — Guatemala City | 25 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 pts | 40.0% |
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).