Schengen visas in Moldova: refusals consulate by consulate
6.9% of applications refused in 2025 — 151 of 2,199.
2024: 5.5% of 2,052 applications (+1.4 pts). 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic — Chisinau | 490 | 4.7% | 3.4% | +1.3 pts | 2.6% |
| Hungary — Chisinau | 443 | 2.9% | 5.5% | −2.6 pts | 49.3% |
| Germany — Chisinau | 398 | 6.0% | 3.5% | +2.6 pts | 99.7% |
| Italy — Chisinau | 377 | 14.9% | 12.1% | +2.7 pts | 93.5% |
| Romania — Chisinau | 206 | 8.7% | 7.2% | +1.5 pts | 53.7% |
| Bulgaria — Chisinau | 115 | 9.3% | 0.4% | +8.9 pts | 22.4% |
| Romania — Cahul | 61 | 1.6% | 0.0% | +1.6 pts | 46.7% |
| Romania — Balti | 47 | 2.1% | 0.0% | +2.1 pts | 52.2% |
| Poland — Chisinau | 41 | 12.2% | 18.5% | −6.3 pts | 44.4% |
| Bulgaria — Taraclia | 21 | 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).