Schengen visas in Singapore: refusals consulate by consulate
5.1% of applications refused in 2025 — 1,997 of 39,226.
2024: 4.2% of 38,188 applications (+0.9 pts). 15 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
What the national rate hides
- Fewest refusals
- 0.7%
- Greece — Singapore · 1,279 applications
- Most refusals
- 10.3%
- Netherlands — Singapore · 2,721 applications
- Biggest drop since 2024
- −1.2 pts
- France — Singapore · 9,316 applications
- Highest share of multiple-entry visas
- 74.2%
- Germany — Singapore · 5,471 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 — Singapore, with 9,316 applications.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greece — Singapore | 1,279 | 0.7% | 0.2% | +0.5 pts | 58.9% |
| Italy — Singapore | 4,590 | 0.9% | 1.1% | −0.2 pts | 17.3% |
| Denmark — Singapore | 3,846 | 1.9% | 1.1% | +0.8 pts | 19.4% |
| Switzerland — Singapore | 4,477 | 2.5% | 1.3% | +1.3 pts | 62.3% |
| Spain — Singapore | 4,660 | 4.3% | 4.2% | +0.1 pts | 7.8% |
| France — Singapore | 9,316 | 8.0% | 9.1% | −1.2 pts | 35.1% |
| Germany — Singapore | 5,471 | 8.0% | 3.2% | +4.8 pts | 74.2% |
| Netherlands — Singapore | 2,721 | 10.3% | 5.2% | +5.2 pts | 44.5% |
Under 1,000 applications — rates not significant
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal — Singapore | 737 | 8.5% | 6.2% | +2.4 pts | 53.9% |
| Belgium — Singapore | 730 | 0.4% | 1.2% | −0.8 pts | 63.2% |
| Poland — Singapore | 472 | 6.6% | 5.5% | +1.1 pts | 39.2% |
| Hungary — Singapore | 420 | 1.0% | 3.1% | −2.2 pts | 24.8% |
| Czech Republic — Singapore | 399 | 0.3% | 0.9% | −0.6 pts | 29.4% |
| Romania — Singapore | 57 | 14.0% | 3.9% | +10.1 pts | 14.3% |
| Lithuania — Singapore | 51 | 6.0% | 16.2% | −10.2 pts | 40.4% |
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).