Schengen visas in Iran: refusals consulate by consulate
29.1% of applications refused in 2025 — 30,554 of 107,512.
2024: 26.0% of 162,017 applications (+3.1 pts). 22 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
What the national rate hides
- Fewest refusals
- 17.5%
- Switzerland — Teheran · 5,746 applications
- Most refusals
- 46.2%
- Austria — Teheran · 1,519 applications
- Biggest drop since 2024
- −7.5 pts
- Bulgaria — Teheran · 1,068 applications
- Highest share of multiple-entry visas
- 95.3%
- Germany — Teheran · 17,134 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 — Teheran, with 27,597 applications.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland — Teheran | 5,746 | 17.5% | 9.7% | +7.8 pts | 29.7% |
| Bulgaria — Teheran | 1,068 | 18.7% | 26.2% | −7.5 pts | 80.3% |
| Hungary — Teheran | 1,606 | 24.4% | 22.2% | +2.2 pts | 47.7% |
| France — Teheran | 27,597 | 25.3% | 24.7% | +0.5 pts | 28.1% |
| Germany — Teheran | 17,134 | 25.7% | 17.4% | +8.3 pts | 95.3% |
| Finland — Teheran | 1,696 | 26.1% | 20.2% | +5.9 pts | 7.8% |
| Netherlands — Teheran | 8,331 | 26.2% | 28.1% | −1.9 pts | 22.5% |
| Spain — Teheran | 14,253 | 31.0% | 29.6% | +1.4 pts | 8.5% |
| Denmark — Teheran | 1,721 | 31.6% | 31.9% | −0.3 pts | 24.0% |
| Greece — Teheran | 4,641 | 33.2% | 29.0% | +4.2 pts | 36.6% |
| Belgium — Teheran | 2,119 | 36.9% | 37.7% | −0.8 pts | 44.1% |
| Sweden — Teheran | 4,149 | 38.8% | 43.8% | −5.1 pts | 14.4% |
| Italy — Teheran | 12,987 | 40.7% | 45.4% | −4.7 pts | 48.4% |
| Austria — Teheran | 1,519 | 46.2% | 38.8% | +7.4 pts | 71.6% |
Under 1,000 applications — rates not significant
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poland — Teheran | 810 | 38.7% | 43.4% | −4.6 pts | 22.2% |
| Romania — Teheran | 687 | 16.6% | 2.6% | +14.0 pts | 61.7% |
| Croatia — Teheran | 530 | 42.9% | 46.1% | −3.2 pts | 9.8% |
| Czech Republic — Teheran | 475 | 10.7% | 25.4% | −14.6 pts | 13.5% |
| Slovenia — Teheran | 289 | 32.3% | 29.7% | +2.5 pts | 52.4% |
| Portugal — Teheran | 107 | 16.7% | 6.3% | +10.4 pts | 35.6% |
| Slovakia — Teheran | 43 | 9.5% | 4.1% | +5.4 pts | 2.6% |
| Norway — Teheran | 4 | 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).