Schengen visas in Mauritania: refusals consulate by consulate
37.0% of applications refused in 2025 — 8,618 of 25,265.
2024: 32.5% of 23,596 applications (+4.5 pts). 3 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
What the national rate hides
- Fewest refusals
- 31.0%
- France — Nouakchott · 5,148 applications
- Most refusals
- 48.9%
- Germany — Nouakchott · 1,811 applications
- Biggest drop since 2024
- −1.5 pts
- Germany — Nouakchott · 1,811 applications
- Highest share of multiple-entry visas
- 76.5%
- Germany — Nouakchott · 1,811 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 Spain — Nouakchott, with 18,306 applications.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France — Nouakchott | 5,148 | 31.0% | 29.6% | +1.4 pts | 60.8% |
| Spain — Nouakchott | 18,306 | 37.5% | 31.5% | +6.0 pts | 50.3% |
| Germany — Nouakchott | 1,811 | 48.9% | 50.3% | −1.5 pts | 76.5% |
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).