Schengen visas in Libya: refusals consulate by consulate
15.6% of applications refused in 2025 — 6,821 of 43,701.
2024: 19.2% of 34,140 applications (−3.7 pts). 6 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
What the national rate hides
- Fewest refusals
- 9.8%
- Italy — Benghazi · 5,093 applications
- Most refusals
- 27.5%
- Spain — Tripoli · 2,805 applications
- Biggest drop since 2024
- −6.2 pts
- Malta — Tripoli · 5,308 applications
- Highest share of multiple-entry visas
- 96.5%
- Italy — Tripoli · 19,762 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 Italy — Tripoli, with 19,762 applications.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy — Benghazi | 5,093 | 9.8% | 12.4% | −2.6 pts | 58.2% |
| Greece — Benghazi | 2,591 | 11.4% | 9.0% | +2.4 pts | 70.6% |
| Italy — Tripoli | 19,762 | 13.1% | 13.9% | −0.7 pts | 96.5% |
| Malta — Tripoli | 5,308 | 18.7% | 24.9% | −6.2 pts | 68.5% |
| Greece — Tripoli | 8,142 | 20.8% | 24.4% | −3.6 pts | 67.8% |
| Spain — Tripoli | 2,805 | 27.5% | 31.1% | −3.6 pts | 17.8% |
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).