Schengen visas in Uruguay: refusals consulate by consulate
7.8% of applications refused in 2025 — 23 of 293.
2024: 4.5% of 272 applications (+3.4 pts). 6 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 — Montevideo | 181 | 7.9% | 1.6% | +6.4 pts | 1.7% |
| France — Montevideo | 56 | 8.0% | 1.8% | +6.2 pts | 15.2% |
| Italy — Montevideo | 27 | 3.7% | 24.2% | −20.5 pts | 11.5% |
| Germany — Montevideo | 20 | 10.5% | 11.1% | −0.6 pts | 52.9% |
| Portugal — Montevideo | 7 | 14.3% | 0.0% | +14.3 pts | 16.7% |
| Greece — Montevideo | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 pts | 100.0% |
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.
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).