Schengen visas in Morocco: refusals consulate by consulate
19.2% of applications refused in 2025 — 114,320 of 619,827.
2024: 20.1% of 606,800 applications (−0.9 pts). 26 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
What the national rate hides
- Fewest refusals
- 8.7%
- France — Casablanca · 117,682 applications
- Most refusals
- 79.1%
- Malta — Casablanca · 5,867 applications
- Biggest drop since 2024
- −11.0 pts
- Spain — Rabat · 30,501 applications
- Highest share of multiple-entry visas
- 99.9%
- Austria — Rabat · 4,394 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 — Rabat, with 177,590 applications.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France — Casablanca | 117,682 | 8.7% | 11.4% | −2.7 pts | 67.9% |
| Italy — Rabat | 1,832 | 8.8% | 13.2% | −4.4 pts | 57.1% |
| France — Rabat | 177,590 | 10.8% | 11.2% | −0.4 pts | 47.8% |
| Spain — Casablanca | 55,638 | 12.8% | 14.3% | −1.4 pts | 56.4% |
| Bulgaria — Rabat | 1,628 | 15.1% | 23.5% | −8.4 pts | 10.0% |
| Spain — Tanger | 61,845 | 15.8% | 24.5% | −8.7 pts | 66.9% |
| Spain — Rabat | 30,501 | 22.4% | 33.4% | −11.0 pts | 41.1% |
| Switzerland — Rabat | 6,313 | 25.2% | 25.5% | −0.3 pts | 80.1% |
| Germany — Rabat | 12,024 | 25.8% | 26.3% | −0.5 pts | 77.9% |
| Spain — Tetouan | 18,332 | 29.6% | 34.0% | −4.4 pts | 42.9% |
| Spain — Agadir | 13,276 | 29.7% | 25.4% | +4.3 pts | 39.9% |
| Poland — Rabat | 1,576 | 34.4% | 23.1% | +11.3 pts | 20.4% |
| Spain — Nador | 28,829 | 36.0% | 32.7% | +3.3 pts | 42.0% |
| Italy — Casablanca | 6,163 | 37.4% | 34.9% | +2.5 pts | 94.4% |
| Netherlands — Rabat | 42,398 | 37.7% | 32.7% | +5.0 pts | 44.9% |
| Belgium — Rabat | 17,042 | 38.4% | 37.3% | +1.0 pts | 62.3% |
| Greece — Rabat | 2,252 | 40.4% | 39.6% | +0.9 pts | 13.2% |
| Finland — Rabat | 1,015 | 41.0% | 33.9% | +7.1 pts | 12.4% |
| Sweden — Rabat | 3,881 | 48.9% | 42.0% | +6.9 pts | 17.1% |
| Austria — Rabat | 4,394 | 49.3% | 41.2% | +8.2 pts | 99.9% |
| Portugal — Rabat | 6,919 | 61.0% | 40.9% | +20.0 pts | 31.9% |
| Croatia — Rabat | 1,037 | 78.4% | 76.8% | +1.6 pts | 77.0% |
| Malta — Casablanca | 5,867 | 79.1% | 77.2% | +1.9 pts | 30.9% |
Under 1,000 applications — rates not significant
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary — Rabat | 820 | 58.4% | 58.9% | −0.5 pts | 20.1% |
| Czech Republic — Rabat | 505 | 20.6% | 25.5% | −4.9 pts | 13.7% |
| Romania — Rabat | 468 | 14.5% | 9.6% | +4.9 pts | 33.2% |
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.
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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).