Schengen visas in Netherlands: refusals consulate by consulate
4.4% of applications refused in 2025 — 46 of 1,054.
2024: 6.9% of 1,112 applications (−2.5 pts). 11 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|
Under 1,000 applications — rates not significant
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands — Willemstad (Curacao) | 436 | 4.4% | 5.6% | −1.2 pts | 41.7% |
| Netherlands — The Hague | 380 | 4.2% | 9.5% | −5.3 pts | 47.9% |
| Netherlands — Aruba | 207 | 3.9% | 4.4% | −0.5 pts | 44.7% |
| Germany — Amsterdam | 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 pts | 100.0% |
| Spain — Amsterdam | 9 | 0.0% | — | — | — |
| Belgium — The Hague | 3 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0 pts | — |
| Bulgaria — The Hague | 2 | 0.0% | 5.9% | −5.9 pts | 0.0% |
| Luxembourg — The Hague | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | 0.0% |
| Norway — The Hague | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | −100.0 pts | 0.0% |
| Poland — The Hague | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 pts | 0.0% |
| Switzerland — The Hague | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 pts | 100.0% |
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 Dutch 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).