Schengen visas in Laos: refusals consulate by consulate
8.0% of applications refused in 2025 — 359 of 4,526.
2024: 11.7% of 4,684 applications (−3.7 pts). 2 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
What the national rate hides
- Fewest refusals
- 7.8%
- Germany — Vientiane · 2,214 applications
- Most refusals
- 8.2%
- France — Vientiane · 2,312 applications
- Biggest drop since 2024
- −9.3 pts
- France — Vientiane · 2,312 applications
- Highest share of multiple-entry visas
- 100.0%
- Germany — Vientiane · 2,214 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 — Vientiane, with 2,312 applications.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany — Vientiane | 2,214 | 7.8% | 5.6% | +2.2 pts | 100.0% |
| France — Vientiane | 2,312 | 8.2% | 17.5% | −9.3 pts | 22.9% |
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).