Schengen visas in Hong Kong: refusals consulate by consulate
2.8% of applications refused in 2025 — 439 of 15,954.
2024: 2.6% of 13,345 applications (+0.2 pts). 12 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
What the national rate hides
- Fewest refusals
- 0.4%
- Spain — Hong Kong · 1,993 applications
- Most refusals
- 3.6%
- Finland — Hong Kong · 1,624 applications
- Biggest drop since 2024
- −1.2 pts
- France — Hong Kong · 3,770 applications
- Highest share of multiple-entry visas
- 99.9%
- Germany — Hong Kong · 2,205 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 France — Hong Kong, with 3,770 applications.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain — Hong Kong | 1,993 | 0.4% | 0.1% | +0.3 pts | 16.1% |
| Germany — Hong Kong | 2,205 | 0.6% | 0.4% | +0.2 pts | 99.9% |
| Italy — Hong Kong | 2,901 | 1.8% | 1.7% | +0.2 pts | 95.0% |
| France — Hong Kong | 3,770 | 3.3% | 4.5% | −1.2 pts | 18.5% |
| Finland — Hong Kong | 1,624 | 3.6% | — | — | 7.0% |
Under 1,000 applications — rates not significant
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland — Hong Kong | 939 | 5.8% | 3.7% | +2.0 pts | 23.2% |
| Belgium — Hong Kong | 805 | 5.1% | 3.7% | +1.3 pts | 93.5% |
| Netherlands — Hong Kong | 654 | 2.1% | 1.4% | +0.8 pts | 39.9% |
| Austria — Hong Kong | 630 | 11.6% | 7.8% | +3.8 pts | 4.9% |
| Czech Republic — Hong Kong | 260 | 0.0% | 2.1% | −2.1 pts | 3.8% |
| Poland — Hong Kong | 149 | 2.0% | 3.8% | −1.8 pts | 51.0% |
| Romania — Hong Kong | 24 | 12.5% | 13.0% | −0.5 pts | 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).