Schengen visas in Kosovo: refusals consulate by consulate
9.6% of applications refused in 2025 — 146 of 1,530.
2024: 10.0% of 1,499 applications (−0.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland — Pristina | 723 | 2.9% | 3.0% | −0.1 pts | 99.6% |
| Bulgaria — Pristina | 414 | 5.6% | 1.8% | +3.8 pts | 84.9% |
| Italy — Pristina | 136 | 9.6% | 26.2% | −16.6 pts | 89.4% |
| Germany — Pristina | 99 | 61.2% | 44.4% | +16.8 pts | 100.0% |
| Greece — Pristina | 95 | 17.9% | 13.0% | +4.9 pts | 79.5% |
| Slovenia — Pristina | 33 | 10.0% | 2.9% | +7.1 pts | 36.0% |
| Croatia — Pristina | 12 | 25.0% | 47.1% | −22.1 pts | 100.0% |
| Hungary — Pristina | 10 | 30.0% | 77.8% | −47.8 pts | 85.7% |
| Finland — Pristina | 8 | 42.9% | 14.3% | +28.6 pts | 75.0% |
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).