Schengen visas in Tunisia: refusals consulate by consulate
19.6% of applications refused in 2025 — 36,673 of 188,579.
2024: 21.7% of 177,951 applications (−2.0 pts). 17 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
What the national rate hides
- Fewest refusals
- 15.4%
- France — Tunis · 116,833 applications
- Most refusals
- 40.8%
- Belgium — Tunis · 5,318 applications
- Biggest drop since 2024
- −14.0 pts
- Austria — Tunis · 2,586 applications
- Highest share of multiple-entry visas
- 99.1%
- Switzerland — Tunis · 4,539 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 — Tunis, with 116,833 applications.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France — Tunis | 116,833 | 15.4% | 18.7% | −3.3 pts | 43.0% |
| Germany — Tunis | 19,242 | 16.1% | 15.6% | +0.5 pts | 98.6% |
| Switzerland — Tunis | 4,539 | 19.7% | 21.5% | −1.8 pts | 99.1% |
| Portugal — Tunis | 1,517 | 20.6% | 11.9% | +8.7 pts | 16.7% |
| Austria — Tunis | 2,586 | 23.5% | 37.5% | −14.0 pts | 29.7% |
| Finland — Tunis | 1,811 | 27.0% | 39.8% | −12.8 pts | 15.0% |
| Netherlands — Tunis | 6,807 | 29.3% | 27.1% | +2.2 pts | 40.8% |
| Spain — Tunis | 7,346 | 30.0% | 30.1% | −0.1 pts | 17.2% |
| Malta — Tunis | 1,568 | 31.5% | 34.3% | −2.8 pts | 15.5% |
| Italy — Tunis | 15,913 | 32.0% | 28.7% | +3.3 pts | 99.0% |
| Greece — Tunis | 1,785 | 33.9% | 45.6% | −11.7 pts | 19.6% |
| Belgium — Tunis | 5,318 | 40.8% | 36.3% | +4.5 pts | 63.3% |
Under 1,000 applications — rates not significant
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poland — Tunis | 940 | 31.2% | 38.8% | −7.6 pts | 27.6% |
| Czech Republic — Tunis | 915 | 46.3% | 50.4% | −4.1 pts | 12.6% |
| Romania — Tunis | 527 | 21.9% | 28.2% | −6.3 pts | 22.7% |
| Bulgaria — Tunis | 496 | 29.7% | 13.6% | +16.1 pts | 29.5% |
| Hungary — Tunis | 436 | 36.3% | 36.3% | +0.1 pts | 28.0% |
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 Tunisian 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).