Schengen visas in Togo: refusals consulate by consulate
40.2% of applications refused in 2025 — 4,148 of 10,427.
2024: 36.5% of 9,113 applications (+3.7 pts). 2 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
What the national rate hides
- Fewest refusals
- 36.9%
- Germany — Lomé · 1,464 applications
- Most refusals
- 40.8%
- France — Lomé · 8,963 applications
- Highest share of multiple-entry visas
- 62.1%
- Germany — Lomé · 1,464 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 — Lomé, with 8,963 applications.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany — Lomé | 1,464 | 36.9% | 20.2% | +16.7 pts | 62.1% |
| France — Lomé | 8,963 | 40.8% | 38.2% | +2.6 pts | 31.6% |
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 Togolese 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).