Schengen visas in Nepal: refusals consulate by consulate
24.5% of applications refused in 2025 — 1,726 of 7,085.
2024: 35.1% of 7,817 applications (−10.6 pts). 3 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
What the national rate hides
- Fewest refusals
- 20.8%
- Germany — Kathmandu · 3,705 applications
- Most refusals
- 31.2%
- Switzerland — Kathmandu · 2,581 applications
- Biggest drop since 2024
- −14.9 pts
- Germany — Kathmandu · 3,705 applications
- Highest share of multiple-entry visas
- 49.1%
- Germany — Kathmandu · 3,705 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 — Kathmandu, with 3,705 applications.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany — Kathmandu | 3,705 | 20.8% | 35.7% | −14.9 pts | 49.1% |
| Switzerland — Kathmandu | 2,581 | 31.2% | 38.5% | −7.2 pts | 9.8% |
Under 1,000 applications — rates not significant
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland — Kathmandu | 799 | 19.2% | 22.6% | −3.4 pts | 1.6% |
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).