Schengen visas in Namibia: refusals consulate by consulate
3.0% of applications refused in 2025 — 137 of 4,615.
2024: 5.2% of 5,118 applications (−2.2 pts). 3 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
What the national rate hides
- Fewest refusals
- 2.9%
- Germany — Windhoek · 2,289 applications
- Most refusals
- 3.0%
- Spain — Windhoek · 1,464 applications
- Biggest drop since 2024
- −3.6 pts
- Spain — Windhoek · 1,464 applications
- Highest share of multiple-entry visas
- 99.7%
- Germany — Windhoek · 2,289 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 — Windhoek, with 2,289 applications.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany — Windhoek | 2,289 | 2.9% | 4.1% | −1.3 pts | 99.7% |
| Spain — Windhoek | 1,464 | 3.0% | 6.6% | −3.6 pts | 9.2% |
Under 1,000 applications — rates not significant
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland — Windhoek | 862 | 3.5% | 6.8% | −3.2 pts | 77.8% |
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).