Schengen visas in Kyrgyzstan: refusals consulate by consulate
11.0% of applications refused in 2025 — 3,367 of 30,843.
2024: 14.3% of 28,061 applications (−3.3 pts). 3 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
What the national rate hides
- Fewest refusals
- 8.1%
- Germany — Bishkek · 14,743 applications
- Most refusals
- 26.0%
- Switzerland — Bishkek · 3,317 applications
- Biggest drop since 2024
- −7.2 pts
- Hungary — Bishkek · 12,783 applications
- Highest share of multiple-entry visas
- 61.0%
- Hungary — Bishkek · 12,783 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 Germany — Bishkek, with 14,743 applications.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany — Bishkek | 14,743 | 8.1% | 8.4% | −0.3 pts | 24.3% |
| Hungary — Bishkek | 12,783 | 10.3% | 17.5% | −7.2 pts | 61.0% |
| Switzerland — Bishkek | 3,317 | 26.0% | 27.8% | −1.7 pts | 17.2% |
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.
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).