Schengen visas in Jamaica: refusals consulate by consulate
6.8% of applications refused in 2025 — 357 of 5,418.
2024: 5.6% of 5,533 applications (+1.2 pts). 3 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
What the national rate hides
- Fewest refusals
- 1.7%
- Spain — Kingston · 3,443 applications
- Most refusals
- 7.1%
- Germany — Kingston · 1,217 applications
- Highest share of multiple-entry visas
- 99.7%
- Germany — Kingston · 1,217 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 — Kingston, with 3,443 applications.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain — Kingston | 3,443 | 1.7% | 1.4% | +0.3 pts | 22.7% |
| Germany — Kingston | 1,217 | 7.1% | 4.3% | +2.8 pts | 99.7% |
Under 1,000 applications — rates not significant
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium — Kingston | 758 | 32.7% | 28.5% | +4.1 pts | 28.0% |
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).