Schengen visas in Senegal: refusals consulate by consulate
51.9% of applications refused in 2025 — 36,980 of 71,923.
2024: 46.8% of 72,412 applications (+5.1 pts). 14 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
What the national rate hides
- Fewest refusals
- 25.7%
- Germany — Dakar · 1,596 applications
- Most refusals
- 82.1%
- Portugal — Dakar · 2,145 applications
- Biggest drop since 2024
- −16.7 pts
- Germany — Dakar · 1,596 applications
- Highest share of multiple-entry visas
- 58.9%
- Germany — Dakar · 1,596 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 — Dakar, with 35,242 applications.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany — Dakar | 1,596 | 25.7% | 42.4% | −16.7 pts | 58.9% |
| Italy — Dakar | 6,246 | 28.2% | 27.7% | +0.5 pts | 38.9% |
| Switzerland — Dakar | 2,638 | 37.8% | 33.6% | +4.2 pts | 27.4% |
| France — Dakar | 35,242 | 46.0% | 39.2% | +6.9 pts | 36.4% |
| Spain — Dakar | 7,343 | 52.3% | 46.2% | +6.1 pts | 7.9% |
| Austria — Dakar | 1,280 | 65.7% | 50.6% | +15.0 pts | 25.1% |
| Belgium — Dakar | 7,651 | 79.4% | 77.1% | +2.3 pts | 33.9% |
| Netherlands — Dakar | 5,569 | 80.5% | 83.1% | −2.5 pts | 11.7% |
| Portugal — Dakar | 2,145 | 82.1% | 73.4% | +8.7 pts | 18.8% |
Under 1,000 applications — rates not significant
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greece — Dakar | 571 | 52.9% | 34.1% | +18.8 pts | 8.2% |
| Romania — Dakar | 463 | 71.1% | 47.5% | +23.6 pts | 37.3% |
| Luxembourg — Dakar | 424 | 48.6% | 42.9% | +5.7 pts | 25.2% |
| Poland — Dakar | 379 | 27.1% | 51.0% | −23.9 pts | 7.7% |
| Czech Republic — Dakar | 376 | 30.9% | 33.6% | −2.8 pts | 26.4% |
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.
Where to go visa-free with a Senegalese 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).