Schengen visas in Oman: refusals consulate by consulate
10.5% of applications refused in 2025 — 5,566 of 53,700.
2024: 9.7% of 44,130 applications (+0.9 pts). 8 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
What the national rate hides
- Fewest refusals
- 3.7%
- Austria — Muscat · 4,189 applications
- Most refusals
- 16.6%
- Spain — Muscat · 9,539 applications
- Biggest drop since 2024
- −1.8 pts
- Germany — Muscat · 9,536 applications
- Highest share of multiple-entry visas
- 100.0%
- Germany — Muscat · 9,536 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 — Muscat, with 13,125 applications.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria — Muscat | 4,189 | 3.7% | 4.3% | −0.6 pts | 99.5% |
| Germany — Muscat | 9,536 | 6.4% | 8.2% | −1.8 pts | 100.0% |
| France — Muscat | 13,125 | 9.1% | 9.6% | −0.5 pts | 81.6% |
| Italy — Muscat | 6,688 | 12.2% | 12.4% | −0.2 pts | 94.0% |
| Netherlands — Muscat | 9,726 | 12.6% | 10.6% | +2.0 pts | 86.6% |
| Spain — Muscat | 9,539 | 16.6% | 11.2% | +5.4 pts | 80.6% |
Under 1,000 applications — rates not significant
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary — Muscat | 761 | 11.3% | 10.6% | +0.8 pts | 93.3% |
| Romania — Muscat | 136 | 9.6% | 2.4% | +7.2 pts | 81.3% |
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).