Schengen visas in Zimbabwe: refusals consulate by consulate
15.4% of applications refused in 2025 — 1,461 of 9,657.
2024: 16.2% of 8,288 applications (−0.9 pts). 7 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
What the national rate hides
- Fewest refusals
- 1.9%
- Italy — Harare · 1,735 applications
- Most refusals
- 42.7%
- Netherlands — Harare · 1,587 applications
- Biggest drop since 2024
- −7.8 pts
- France — Harare · 2,438 applications
- Highest share of multiple-entry visas
- 95.0%
- Germany — Harare · 1,324 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 — Harare, with 2,438 applications.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy — Harare | 1,735 | 1.9% | 1.7% | +0.2 pts | 55.4% |
| Spain — Harare | 1,933 | 8.5% | 12.9% | −4.4 pts | 4.6% |
| France — Harare | 2,438 | 9.3% | 17.1% | −7.8 pts | 13.9% |
| Germany — Harare | 1,324 | 20.6% | 17.1% | +3.5 pts | 95.0% |
| Netherlands — Harare | 1,587 | 42.7% | 37.3% | +5.5 pts | 24.7% |
Under 1,000 applications — rates not significant
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greece — Harare | 448 | 20.8% | 10.9% | +9.9 pts | 53.1% |
| Portugal — Harare | 192 | 12.0% | 5.6% | +6.3 pts | 14.2% |
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).