Schengen visas in Trinidad & Tobago: refusals consulate by consulate
5.1% of applications refused in 2025 — 22 of 434.
2024: 2.1% of 426 applications (+3.0 pts). 3 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|
Under 1,000 applications — rates not significant
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain — Port Of Spain | 178 | 1.7% | 0.0% | +1.7 pts | 11.6% |
| Germany — Port Of Spain | 174 | 9.9% | 5.2% | +4.8 pts | 70.8% |
| Netherlands — Port Of Spain | 82 | 2.4% | 0.0% | +2.4 pts | 61.3% |
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).