Schengen visas in Lebanon: refusals consulate by consulate
17.3% of applications refused in 2025 — 20,412 of 120,364.
2024: 16.9% of 115,890 applications (+0.4 pts). 19 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
What the national rate hides
- Fewest refusals
- 4.6%
- Bulgaria — Beyrouth · 1,161 applications
- Most refusals
- 38.6%
- Germany — Beyrouth · 11,333 applications
- Biggest drop since 2024
- −14.0 pts
- Belgium — Beyrouth · 1,708 applications
- Highest share of multiple-entry visas
- 98.9%
- Germany — Beyrouth · 11,333 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 — Beyrouth, with 54,456 applications.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria — Beyrouth | 1,161 | 4.6% | 4.6% | 0.0 pts | 33.7% |
| France — Beyrouth | 54,456 | 10.4% | 11.3% | −0.9 pts | 43.5% |
| Switzerland — Beyrouth | 2,866 | 13.4% | 21.4% | −8.0 pts | 58.9% |
| Spain — Beyrouth | 12,854 | 16.4% | 16.6% | −0.1 pts | 22.4% |
| Italy — Beyrouth | 13,909 | 17.7% | 19.7% | −2.0 pts | 52.3% |
| Greece — Beyrouth | 13,874 | 23.7% | 13.5% | +10.2 pts | 71.7% |
| Czech Republic — Beyrouth | 1,360 | 24.9% | 27.1% | −2.2 pts | 16.3% |
| Netherlands — Beyrouth | 2,719 | 25.7% | 28.1% | −2.4 pts | 26.7% |
| Belgium — Beyrouth | 1,708 | 29.5% | 43.5% | −14.0 pts | 42.0% |
| Germany — Beyrouth | 11,333 | 38.6% | 32.0% | +6.6 pts | 98.9% |
Under 1,000 applications — rates not significant
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark — Beyrouth | 910 | 34.8% | 42.0% | −7.2 pts | 37.5% |
| Austria — Beyrouth | 868 | 14.8% | 13.5% | +1.3 pts | 90.9% |
| Poland — Beyrouth | 757 | 19.4% | 19.1% | +0.2 pts | 46.8% |
| Romania — Beyrouth | 620 | 9.1% | 11.4% | −2.3 pts | 46.9% |
| Hungary — Beyrouth | 513 | 21.1% | 25.3% | −4.3 pts | 30.2% |
| Finland — Beyrouth | 203 | 14.9% | 28.6% | −13.6 pts | 43.6% |
| Slovakia — Beyrouth | 148 | 3.3% | 2.3% | +1.0 pts | 52.8% |
| Sweden — Beyrouth | 97 | 1.1% | 69.0% | −68.0 pts | 1.1% |
| Norway — Beyrouth | 8 | 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).