Schengen visas in Thailand: refusals consulate by consulate
5.9% of applications refused in 2025 — 15,544 of 264,190.
2024: 6.2% of 265,243 applications (−0.3 pts). 20 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
What the national rate hides
- Fewest refusals
- 2.6%
- Austria — Bangkok · 12,682 applications
- Most refusals
- 12.4%
- Sweden — Bangkok · 17,886 applications
- Biggest drop since 2024
- −3.9 pts
- Hungary — Bangkok · 2,081 applications
- Highest share of multiple-entry visas
- 100.0%
- Germany — Bangkok · 35,270 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 — Bangkok, with 37,707 applications.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria — Bangkok | 12,682 | 2.6% | 1.7% | +0.9 pts | 99.9% |
| Spain — Bangkok | 15,307 | 3.0% | 3.9% | −0.9 pts | 7.9% |
| Italy — Bangkok | 35,642 | 3.4% | 3.9% | −0.4 pts | 97.2% |
| Germany — Bangkok | 35,270 | 3.7% | 5.4% | −1.7 pts | 100.0% |
| Switzerland — Bangkok | 26,989 | 4.5% | 4.4% | +0.2 pts | 20.0% |
| Greece — Bangkok | 1,881 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.3 pts | 21.4% |
| France — Bangkok | 37,707 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1 pts | 33.3% |
| Hungary — Bangkok | 2,081 | 5.8% | 9.6% | −3.9 pts | 39.7% |
| Czech Republic — Bangkok | 2,337 | 6.3% | 6.4% | −0.1 pts | 9.3% |
| Portugal — Bangkok | 2,881 | 6.5% | 3.5% | +3.0 pts | 81.6% |
| Netherlands — Bangkok | 10,319 | 7.6% | 8.8% | −1.2 pts | 30.5% |
| Norway — Bangkok | 33,420 | 7.7% | 8.1% | −0.4 pts | 53.2% |
| Denmark — Bangkok | 14,716 | 8.4% | 9.3% | −0.9 pts | 23.3% |
| Belgium — Bangkok | 4,435 | 8.9% | 11.9% | −3.0 pts | 81.0% |
| Finland — Bangkok | 8,334 | 10.2% | 9.8% | +0.4 pts | 5.8% |
| Sweden — Bangkok | 17,886 | 12.4% | 13.6% | −1.2 pts | 14.0% |
Under 1,000 applications — rates not significant
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poland — Bangkok | 873 | 28.7% | 26.2% | +2.5 pts | 17.7% |
| Romania — Bangkok | 866 | 2.0% | 3.9% | −1.9 pts | 15.1% |
| Luxembourg — Bangkok | 344 | 2.1% | 5.6% | −3.5 pts | 58.7% |
| Slovakia — Bangkok | 220 | 10.5% | 7.3% | +3.2 pts | 15.8% |
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).