Schengen visas in Malaysia: refusals consulate by consulate
30.8% of applications refused in 2025 — 2,235 of 7,345.
2024: 23.8% of 6,113 applications (+7.0 pts). 11 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
What the national rate hides
- Fewest refusals
- 33.8%
- France — Kuala Lumpur · 1,963 applications
- Most refusals
- 61.5%
- Netherlands — Kuala Lumpur · 1,767 applications
- Biggest drop since 2024
- −0.6 pts
- France — Kuala Lumpur · 1,963 applications
- Highest share of multiple-entry visas
- 32.0%
- Netherlands — Kuala Lumpur · 1,767 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 — Kuala Lumpur, with 1,963 applications.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France — Kuala Lumpur | 1,963 | 33.8% | 34.4% | −0.6 pts | 17.8% |
| Netherlands — Kuala Lumpur | 1,767 | 61.5% | 37.6% | +23.9 pts | 32.0% |
Under 1,000 applications — rates not significant
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany — Kuala Lumpur | 991 | 25.0% | 25.1% | 0.0 pts | 31.1% |
| Italy — Kuala Lumpur | 699 | 18.9% | 15.6% | +3.3 pts | 97.4% |
| Austria — Kuala Lumpur | 654 | 0.3% | 2.1% | −1.8 pts | 55.9% |
| Spain — Kuala Lumpur | 626 | 0.8% | 0.3% | +0.5 pts | 41.7% |
| Belgium — Kuala Lumpur | 168 | 18.8% | 14.6% | +4.2 pts | 18.5% |
| Hungary — Kuala Lumpur | 130 | 33.8% | 37.4% | −3.5 pts | 29.1% |
| Finland — Kuala Lumpur | 119 | 25.6% | 31.6% | −6.0 pts | 10.3% |
| Czech Republic — Kuala Lumpur | 115 | 13.9% | 17.9% | −4.0 pts | 19.2% |
| Poland — Kuala Lumpur | 113 | 2.7% | 14.8% | −12.2 pts | 10.1% |
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).