Schengen visas in Mongolia: refusals consulate by consulate
14.9% of applications refused in 2025 — 3,276 of 21,997.
2024: 17.0% of 21,987 applications (−2.1 pts). 6 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
What the national rate hides
- Fewest refusals
- 6.1%
- Italy — Ulan Bator · 2,163 applications
- Most refusals
- 32.8%
- Czech Republic — Ulan Bator · 3,653 applications
- Biggest drop since 2024
- −5.1 pts
- Czech Republic — Ulan Bator · 3,653 applications
- Highest share of multiple-entry visas
- 79.9%
- Germany — Ulan Bator · 11,996 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 Germany — Ulan Bator, with 11,996 applications.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy — Ulan Bator | 2,163 | 6.1% | 5.3% | +0.8 pts | 36.5% |
| Germany — Ulan Bator | 11,996 | 11.4% | 11.4% | −0.1 pts | 79.9% |
| France — Ulan Bator | 2,792 | 18.1% | 22.8% | −4.6 pts | 15.1% |
| Czech Republic — Ulan Bator | 3,653 | 32.8% | 37.8% | −5.1 pts | 7.0% |
Under 1,000 applications — rates not significant
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary — Ulan Bator | 856 | 4.6% | 6.8% | −2.3 pts | 7.2% |
| Poland — Ulan Bator | 537 | 8.2% | 11.0% | −2.8 pts | 23.7% |
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).