Schengen visas in Kuwait: refusals consulate by consulate
5.7% of applications refused in 2025 — 8,278 of 146,194.
2024: 6.7% of 170,754 applications (−1.0 pts). 15 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
What the national rate hides
- Fewest refusals
- 2.7%
- France — Kuwait · 35,461 applications
- Most refusals
- 15.1%
- Hungary — Kuwait · 2,245 applications
- Biggest drop since 2024
- −6.2 pts
- Germany — Kuwait · 22,664 applications
- Highest share of multiple-entry visas
- 99.8%
- Germany — Kuwait · 22,664 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 — Kuwait, with 35,461 applications.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France — Kuwait | 35,461 | 2.7% | 3.0% | −0.3 pts | 82.4% |
| Italy — Kuwait | 23,772 | 3.0% | 3.4% | −0.3 pts | 91.6% |
| Czech Republic — Kuwait | 5,681 | 3.5% | 9.2% | −5.7 pts | 88.8% |
| Poland — Kuwait | 2,120 | 4.4% | 4.5% | −0.1 pts | 96.9% |
| Germany — Kuwait | 22,664 | 5.1% | 11.3% | −6.2 pts | 99.8% |
| Austria — Kuwait | 5,277 | 5.8% | 5.7% | +0.1 pts | 96.0% |
| Belgium — Kuwait | 3,026 | 7.6% | 12.7% | −5.1 pts | 89.7% |
| Netherlands — Kuwait | 10,517 | 8.2% | 7.0% | +1.2 pts | 82.8% |
| Spain — Kuwait | 26,898 | 9.0% | 8.2% | +0.8 pts | 82.3% |
| Bulgaria — Kuwait | 1,166 | 12.9% | 6.0% | +6.9 pts | 72.5% |
| Greece — Kuwait | 6,420 | 13.0% | 6.7% | +6.3 pts | 87.7% |
| Hungary — Kuwait | 2,245 | 15.1% | 17.7% | −2.6 pts | 90.5% |
Under 1,000 applications — rates not significant
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia — Kuwait | 518 | 5.4% | 5.5% | −0.1 pts | 97.0% |
| Romania — Kuwait | 224 | 14.2% | 0.4% | +13.9 pts | 93.6% |
| Malta — Kuwait | 205 | 3.9% | 3.0% | +0.9 pts | 82.7% |
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).