Schengen visas in Greece: refusals consulate by consulate
28.5% of applications refused in 2025 — 123 of 460.
2024: 15.9% of 762 applications (+12.7 pts). 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia — Athens | 346 | 35.0% | 24.4% | +10.5 pts | 45.8% |
| Bulgaria — Athens | 39 | 12.5% | 6.8% | +5.7 pts | 60.7% |
| Spain — Athens | 22 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 pts | 10.0% |
| Belgium — Athens | 14 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 pts | 22.2% |
| Italy — Athens | 9 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 pts | 44.4% |
| Sweden — Athens | 8 | 57.1% | 25.0% | +32.1 pts | 0.0% |
| Netherlands — Athens | 7 | 0.0% | 16.7% | −16.7 pts | 0.0% |
| France — Athens | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 pts | 0.0% |
| Germany — Athens | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 pts | 100.0% |
| Luxembourg — Athens | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 pts | 50.0% |
| Romania — Athens | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | 50.0% |
| Bulgaria — Thessaloniki | 1 | 0.0% | 1.5% | −1.5 pts | 100.0% |
| Norway — Athens | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 pts | 0.0% |
| Switzerland — Athens | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | 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).