Schengen visas in Israel: refusals consulate by consulate
18.5% of applications refused in 2025 — 5,718 of 31,500.
2024: 16.8% of 28,711 applications (+1.7 pts). 31 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
What the national rate hides
- Fewest refusals
- 2.1%
- Germany — Tel Aviv · 2,604 applications
- Most refusals
- 30.3%
- Spain — Jerusalem · 10,713 applications
- Biggest drop since 2024
- −5.7 pts
- Italy — Jerusalem · 3,794 applications
- Highest share of multiple-entry visas
- 99.9%
- Italy — Tel Aviv · 1,030 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 — Jerusalem, with 10,713 applications.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany — Tel Aviv | 2,604 | 2.1% | 3.0% | −0.9 pts | 83.9% |
| Italy — Tel Aviv | 1,030 | 3.6% | 2.8% | +0.8 pts | 99.9% |
| France — Jerusalem | 5,208 | 12.6% | 15.9% | −3.2 pts | 20.6% |
| Greece — Jerusalem | 2,117 | 18.3% | 20.6% | −2.3 pts | 54.4% |
| Italy — Jerusalem | 3,794 | 21.5% | 27.1% | −5.7 pts | 19.3% |
| Spain — Jerusalem | 10,713 | 30.3% | 19.1% | +11.1 pts | 30.3% |
Under 1,000 applications — rates not significant
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria — Tel Aviv | 678 | 4.6% | 13.2% | −8.6 pts | 67.8% |
| Belgium — Jerusalem | 661 | 24.4% | 33.3% | −8.9 pts | 30.2% |
| Greece — Tel Aviv | 656 | 2.8% | 1.3% | +1.4 pts | 7.4% |
| France — Tel Aviv | 628 | 1.6% | 3.2% | −1.5 pts | 8.4% |
| Hungary — Tel Aviv | 579 | 22.6% | 39.7% | −17.1 pts | 36.4% |
| Spain — Tel Aviv | 488 | 0.8% | 3.8% | −3.0 pts | 10.8% |
| Poland — Tel Aviv | 432 | 0.0% | 6.9% | −6.9 pts | 47.2% |
| Romania — Tel Aviv | 273 | 1.4% | 1.9% | −0.6 pts | 48.9% |
| Finland — Tel Aviv | 243 | 9.6% | 18.2% | −8.6 pts | 13.6% |
| Switzerland — Tel Aviv | 232 | 7.8% | 9.4% | −1.6 pts | 99.1% |
| Sweden — Jerusalem | 219 | 64.7% | 26.9% | +37.8 pts | 11.8% |
| Czech Republic — Tel Aviv | 166 | 9.0% | 1.5% | +7.5 pts | 11.4% |
| Malta — Tel Aviv | 136 | 27.2% | 14.1% | +13.1 pts | 63.6% |
| Netherlands — Tel Aviv | 127 | 14.0% | 17.4% | −3.3 pts | 21.4% |
| Portugal — Tel Aviv | 124 | 8.1% | 0.0% | +8.1 pts | 94.7% |
| Bulgaria — Tel Aviv | 119 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.4 pts | 19.4% |
| Slovakia — Tel Aviv | 77 | 1.3% | 0.0% | +1.3 pts | 48.7% |
| Belgium — Tel Aviv | 56 | 1.8% | 9.4% | −7.7 pts | 52.7% |
| Croatia — Tel Aviv | 48 | 26.1% | 25.9% | +0.2 pts | 66.7% |
| Lithuania — Tel Aviv | 27 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 pts | 70.4% |
| Sweden — Tel Aviv | 26 | 12.0% | 15.0% | −3.0 pts | 27.3% |
| Slovenia — Tel Aviv | 25 | 39.4% | 20.5% | +18.9 pts | 50.0% |
| Romania — Haifa | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 pts | 57.1% |
| Estonia — Tel Aviv | 5 | 0.0% | 50.0% | −50.0 pts | 80.0% |
| Latvia — Tel Aviv | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 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).