What is the Schengen visa refusal rate for applications filed in Pakistan in 2025?

45.9%: 40,026 refusals out of 89,270 applications in 2025, against 47.5% in 2024. Source: European Commission.

Which Schengen consulate in Pakistan refuses the fewest visas?

Among consulates with at least 1,000 applications, Germany — Islamabad has the lowest rate in 2025: 22.4%; the highest is Denmark — Islamabad, 78.7%. A low rate also reflects who applies there, and the competent consulate is that of your main destination.

Schengen refusals, all countries

Schengen visas in Pakistan: refusals consulate by consulate

Q: Can I apply at the consulate that refuses the fewest visas?

No. The Visa Code (Article 5) makes the consulate of your main destination competent, or of the first country of entry if no destination dominates. Applying elsewhere for a trip that does not justify it is a ground for refusal.

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

Schengen visa refusal rate by consulate, Pakistan, 2025 and 2024
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.

Visa refused? The 15 grounds on the refusal form, and how to appeal in France, Spain, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Belgium (in French)

Where to go visa-free with a Pakistani 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).