Schengen visas in Venezuela: refusals consulate by consulate
2.2% of applications refused in 2025 — 15 of 751.
2024: 8.4% of 518 applications (−6.1 pts). 9 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 — Caracas | 643 | 0.9% | 8.8% | −7.9 pts | 12.9% |
| Italy — Caracas | 40 | 5.0% | 0.0% | +5.0 pts | 92.1% |
| Germany — Caracas | 16 | 12.5% | 0.0% | +12.5 pts | 100.0% |
| France — Caracas | 14 | 15.4% | 18.8% | −3.4 pts | 9.1% |
| Portugal — Caracas | 13 | 7.7% | 0.0% | +7.7 pts | 16.7% |
| Netherlands — Caracas | 11 | 30.0% | 16.7% | +13.3 pts | 14.3% |
| Portugal — Valencia | 7 | 0.0% | 14.3% | −14.3 pts | 14.3% |
| Switzerland — Caracas | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 pts | 100.0% |
| Poland — Caracas | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | 0.0% |
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).