Schengen visas in Pakistan: refusals consulate by consulate
45.9% of applications refused in 2025 — 40,026 of 89,270.
2024: 47.5% of 78,362 applications (−1.6 pts). 19 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
What the national rate hides
- Fewest refusals
- 22.4%
- Germany — Islamabad · 9,411 applications
- Most refusals
- 78.7%
- Denmark — Islamabad · 5,539 applications
- Biggest drop since 2024
- −10.2 pts
- Austria — Islamabad · 2,543 applications
- Highest share of multiple-entry visas
- 92.7%
- Germany — Islamabad · 9,411 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 — Islamabad, with 13,108 applications.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany — Islamabad | 9,411 | 22.4% | 29.5% | −7.0 pts | 92.7% |
| Germany — Karachi | 9,381 | 25.9% | 33.1% | −7.2 pts | 53.9% |
| France — Islamabad | 9,503 | 37.2% | 41.7% | −4.4 pts | 34.8% |
| Italy — Islamabad | 3,963 | 38.5% | 31.7% | +6.8 pts | 39.7% |
| Italy — Karachi | 6,846 | 39.6% | — | — | 30.5% |
| Portugal — Islamabad | 2,300 | 48.0% | 45.5% | +2.5 pts | 36.5% |
| Switzerland — Islamabad | 4,682 | 50.2% | 34.9% | +15.3 pts | 14.2% |
| Netherlands — Islamabad | 13,108 | 53.4% | 51.0% | +2.4 pts | 17.9% |
| Spain — Islamabad | 12,296 | 55.5% | 56.0% | −0.5 pts | 18.8% |
| Belgium — Islamabad | 4,987 | 57.4% | 61.1% | −3.7 pts | 25.4% |
| Hungary — Islamabad | 1,701 | 67.2% | 53.2% | +14.0 pts | 20.8% |
| Austria — Islamabad | 2,543 | 73.3% | 83.5% | −10.2 pts | 12.9% |
| Denmark — Islamabad | 5,539 | 78.7% | 78.6% | 0.0 pts | 30.9% |
Under 1,000 applications — rates not significant
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania — Islamabad | 801 | 70.3% | 49.0% | +21.3 pts | 18.5% |
| Poland — Islamabad | 690 | 67.7% | 70.9% | −3.2 pts | 21.4% |
| Greece — Islamabad | 631 | 36.0% | 68.5% | −32.5 pts | 29.6% |
| Czech Republic — Islamabad | 398 | 12.1% | 23.5% | −11.4 pts | 52.3% |
| Bulgaria — Islamabad | 393 | 46.8% | 38.9% | +7.9 pts | 30.6% |
| Sweden — Islamabad | 97 | 6.4% | 1.9% | +4.4 pts | 26.1% |
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.
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).