Schengen visas in Mali: refusals consulate by consulate
42.5% of applications refused in 2025 — 4,716 of 11,336.
2024: 42.9% of 11,048 applications (−0.4 pts). 4 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
What the national rate hides
- Fewest refusals
- 14.9%
- France — Bamako · 2,116 applications
- Most refusals
- 64.9%
- Netherlands — Bamako · 4,415 applications
- Biggest drop since 2024
- −3.9 pts
- Spain — Bamako · 3,380 applications
- Highest share of multiple-entry visas
- 62.4%
- Germany — Bamako · 1,425 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 Netherlands — Bamako, with 4,415 applications.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France — Bamako | 2,116 | 14.9% | 11.0% | +3.9 pts | 25.8% |
| Germany — Bamako | 1,425 | 30.1% | 32.2% | −2.1 pts | 62.4% |
| Spain — Bamako | 3,380 | 34.8% | 38.8% | −3.9 pts | 37.2% |
| Netherlands — Bamako | 4,415 | 64.9% | 62.5% | +2.4 pts | 23.3% |
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.
Where to go visa-free with a Malian passport
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).