Schengen visas in Uganda: refusals consulate by consulate
36.8% of applications refused in 2025 — 7,514 of 20,691.
2024: 35.7% of 18,738 applications (+1.1 pts). 5 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
What the national rate hides
- Fewest refusals
- 15.1%
- Italy — Kampala · 3,959 applications
- Most refusals
- 59.0%
- Netherlands — Kampala · 3,640 applications
- Biggest drop since 2024
- −5.3 pts
- Italy — Kampala · 3,959 applications
- Highest share of multiple-entry visas
- 96.3%
- Germany — Kampala · 5,632 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 — Kampala, with 5,945 applications.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy — Kampala | 3,959 | 15.1% | 20.4% | −5.3 pts | 25.4% |
| France — Kampala | 5,945 | 32.7% | 28.0% | +4.8 pts | 13.2% |
| Belgium — Kampala | 1,515 | 40.1% | 41.5% | −1.4 pts | 16.8% |
| Germany — Kampala | 5,632 | 41.4% | 39.0% | +2.4 pts | 96.3% |
| Netherlands — Kampala | 3,640 | 59.0% | 51.3% | +7.7 pts | 24.3% |
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).