Schengen visas in Cambodia: refusals consulate by consulate
17.6% of applications refused in 2025 — 2,478 of 14,228.
2024: 15.7% of 13,871 applications (+1.9 pts). 2 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
What the national rate hides
- Fewest refusals
- 12.8%
- Germany — Phnom Penh · 2,106 applications
- Most refusals
- 18.4%
- France — Phnom Penh · 12,122 applications
- Biggest drop since 2024
- −0.6 pts
- Germany — Phnom Penh · 2,106 applications
- Highest share of multiple-entry visas
- 61.7%
- Germany — Phnom Penh · 2,106 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 — Phnom Penh, with 12,122 applications.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany — Phnom Penh | 2,106 | 12.8% | 13.5% | −0.6 pts | 61.7% |
| France — Phnom Penh | 12,122 | 18.4% | 16.5% | +2.0 pts | 12.0% |
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).