Schengen visas in Qatar: refusals consulate by consulate
15.1% of applications refused in 2025 — 15,341 of 102,930.
2024: 15.9% of 105,290 applications (−0.8 pts). 18 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
What the national rate hides
- Fewest refusals
- 7.2%
- Switzerland — Doha · 12,549 applications
- Most refusals
- 56.6%
- Bulgaria — Doha · 1,076 applications
- Biggest drop since 2024
- −12.1 pts
- Croatia — Doha · 1,385 applications
- Highest share of multiple-entry visas
- 99.8%
- Switzerland — Doha · 12,549 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 — Doha, with 23,174 applications.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland — Doha | 12,549 | 7.2% | 7.7% | −0.4 pts | 99.8% |
| France — Doha | 23,174 | 8.0% | 10.4% | −2.4 pts | 57.6% |
| Belgium — Doha | 1,228 | 10.0% | 19.4% | −9.4 pts | 76.2% |
| Hungary — Doha | 6,885 | 10.1% | 12.2% | −2.1 pts | 83.6% |
| Germany — Doha | 19,531 | 10.9% | 16.9% | −6.0 pts | 99.5% |
| Italy — Doha | 6,688 | 11.7% | 12.6% | −1.0 pts | 69.6% |
| Spain — Doha | 12,932 | 16.4% | 15.6% | +0.7 pts | 58.8% |
| Czech Republic — Doha | 1,995 | 18.2% | 26.4% | −8.1 pts | 75.0% |
| Portugal — Doha | 1,569 | 31.9% | 34.7% | −2.7 pts | 82.8% |
| Netherlands — Doha | 6,914 | 32.9% | 29.3% | +3.6 pts | 37.9% |
| Croatia — Doha | 1,385 | 37.3% | 49.4% | −12.1 pts | 85.6% |
| Greece — Doha | 5,280 | 41.8% | 25.8% | +16.1 pts | 57.4% |
| Bulgaria — Doha | 1,076 | 56.6% | 30.0% | +26.6 pts | 45.5% |
Under 1,000 applications — rates not significant
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poland — Doha | 936 | 42.3% | 25.0% | +17.4 pts | 47.1% |
| Romania — Doha | 353 | 4.5% | 1.0% | +3.5 pts | 64.7% |
| Malta — Doha | 264 | 37.7% | 43.0% | −5.3 pts | 46.3% |
| Finland — Doha | 170 | 4.3% | — | — | 54.8% |
| Austria — Doha | 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).