Schengen visas in Ireland: refusals consulate by consulate
3.1% of applications refused in 2025 — 931 of 30,696.
2024: 1.8% of 27,761 applications (+1.2 pts). 21 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
What the national rate hides
- Fewest refusals
- 0.3%
- Austria — Dublin · 1,306 applications
- Most refusals
- 8.9%
- Belgium — Dublin · 1,006 applications
- Biggest drop since 2024
- −0.8 pts
- France — Dublin · 5,658 applications
- Highest share of multiple-entry visas
- 99.7%
- Germany — Dublin · 5,184 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 — Dublin, with 5,658 applications.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria — Dublin | 1,306 | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0 pts | 30.8% |
| Spain — Dublin | 5,299 | 0.8% | 0.3% | +0.5 pts | 8.5% |
| France — Dublin | 5,658 | 1.3% | 2.1% | −0.8 pts | 50.5% |
| Netherlands — Dublin | 4,491 | 1.7% | 0.9% | +0.8 pts | 87.1% |
| Germany — Dublin | 5,184 | 4.1% | 1.7% | +2.4 pts | 99.7% |
| Italy — Dublin | 1,286 | 4.4% | 3.0% | +1.5 pts | 54.1% |
| Portugal — Dublin | 1,355 | 5.8% | 1.1% | +4.6 pts | 45.1% |
| Belgium — Dublin | 1,006 | 8.9% | 3.7% | +5.2 pts | 27.5% |
Under 1,000 applications — rates not significant
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic — Dublin | 824 | 0.5% | 0.4% | +0.1 pts | 57.3% |
| Finland — Dublin | 758 | 9.2% | 2.3% | +6.9 pts | 44.0% |
| Greece — Dublin | 657 | 0.0% | 1.3% | −1.3 pts | 88.6% |
| Croatia — Dublin | 647 | 11.8% | 6.3% | +5.5 pts | 62.5% |
| Poland — Dublin | 460 | 0.9% | 4.5% | −3.6 pts | 38.2% |
| Hungary — Dublin | 382 | 14.4% | 9.5% | +5.0 pts | 57.8% |
| Bulgaria — Dublin | 312 | 2.4% | 2.7% | −0.3 pts | 64.1% |
| Malta — Dublin | 267 | 11.3% | 2.0% | +9.3 pts | 20.8% |
| Slovakia — Dublin | 197 | 1.0% | 0.0% | +1.0 pts | 36.3% |
| Romania — Dublin | 190 | 7.9% | 6.4% | +1.5 pts | 24.6% |
| Estonia — Dublin | 144 | 11.0% | 23.5% | −12.5 pts | 73.4% |
| Lithuania — Dublin | 142 | 1.4% | 0.0% | +1.4 pts | 47.8% |
| Latvia — Dublin | 131 | 15.8% | 7.4% | +8.4 pts | 48.2% |
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.
Where to go visa-free with a Irish passport
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).