Schengen visas in Portugal: refusals consulate by consulate
1.2% of applications refused in 2025 — 1 of 86.
2024: 6.3% of 53 applications (−5.0 pts). 7 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|
Under 1,000 applications — rates not significant
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxembourg — Lisbon | 58 | 1.9% | 3.4% | −1.6 pts | 80.4% |
| Spain — Lisbon | 16 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 pts | 0.0% |
| Germany — Lisbon | 6 | 0.0% | — | — | 100.0% |
| Bulgaria — Lisbon | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 pts | 0.0% |
| Hungary — Lisbon | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | 100.0% |
| Belgium — Lisbon | 1 | 0.0% | 50.0% | −50.0 pts | 0.0% |
| Italy — Lisbon | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 pts | 0.0% |
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 Portuguese 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).