Schengen visas in Philippines: refusals consulate by consulate
6.9% of applications refused in 2025 — 16,245 of 235,674.
2024: 6.1% of 218,301 applications (+0.8 pts). 16 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
What the national rate hides
- Fewest refusals
- 3.8%
- Netherlands — Manila · 46,285 applications
- Most refusals
- 22.3%
- Czech Republic — Manila · 4,094 applications
- Biggest drop since 2024
- −6.7 pts
- Poland — Manila · 1,508 applications
- Highest share of multiple-entry visas
- 100.0%
- Germany — Manila · 25,512 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 Netherlands — Manila, with 46,285 applications.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands — Manila | 46,285 | 3.8% | 2.9% | +0.9 pts | 84.3% |
| Austria — Manila | 4,905 | 3.9% | 4.7% | −0.8 pts | 99.9% |
| Spain — Manila | 28,189 | 4.1% | 6.9% | −2.8 pts | 29.7% |
| Switzerland — Manila | 16,001 | 4.3% | 5.1% | −0.8 pts | 87.5% |
| Greece — Manila | 25,038 | 4.5% | 4.1% | +0.4 pts | 75.9% |
| Poland — Manila | 1,508 | 4.8% | 11.5% | −6.7 pts | 20.8% |
| Belgium — Manila | 8,105 | 5.8% | 5.6% | +0.2 pts | 78.6% |
| France — Manila | 33,876 | 7.9% | 8.0% | −0.1 pts | 28.6% |
| Italy — Manila | 32,161 | 9.5% | 7.2% | +2.2 pts | 96.8% |
| Hungary — Manila | 1,551 | 9.9% | 11.9% | −2.0 pts | 45.3% |
| Germany — Manila | 25,512 | 11.2% | 5.7% | +5.5 pts | 100.0% |
| Denmark — Manila | 5,174 | 12.8% | 13.9% | −1.0 pts | 42.6% |
| Finland — Manila | 2,535 | 15.4% | 9.5% | +5.9 pts | 31.6% |
| Czech Republic — Manila | 4,094 | 22.3% | 21.2% | +1.1 pts | 11.7% |
Under 1,000 applications — rates not significant
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia — Manila | 391 | 37.5% | — | — | 82.3% |
| Romania — Manila | 349 | 14.6% | 1.7% | +12.9 pts | 19.1% |
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.
Where to go visa-free with a Philippine 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).