Schengen visas in Guinea-Bissau: refusals consulate by consulate
54.3% of applications refused in 2025 — 3,274 of 6,308.
2024: 47.0% of 4,336 applications (+7.3 pts). 2 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
What the national rate hides
- Fewest refusals
- 54.0%
- Spain — Bissau · 3,002 applications
- Most refusals
- 54.6%
- Portugal — Bissau · 3,306 applications
- Biggest drop since 2024
- −1.4 pts
- Spain — Bissau · 3,002 applications
- Highest share of multiple-entry visas
- 45.9%
- Portugal — Bissau · 3,306 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 Portugal — Bissau, with 3,306 applications.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain — Bissau | 3,002 | 54.0% | 55.4% | −1.4 pts | 25.0% |
| Portugal — Bissau | 3,306 | 54.6% | 27.4% | +27.3 pts | 45.9% |
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).