Schengen visas in North Macedonia: refusals consulate by consulate
5.2% of applications refused in 2025 — 138 of 2,725.
2024: 4.9% of 2,719 applications (+0.3 pts). 18 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria — Skopje | 1,127 | 1.4% | 2.2% | −0.8 pts | 89.9% |
Under 1,000 applications — rates not significant
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greece — Skopje | 469 | 7.3% | 8.3% | −1.1 pts | 47.1% |
| Austria — Skopje | 330 | 0.9% | 3.2% | −2.3 pts | 98.1% |
| Italy — Skopje | 194 | 3.6% | 0.0% | +3.6 pts | 78.6% |
| Czech Republic — Skopje | 112 | 0.9% | 2.5% | −1.6 pts | 43.2% |
| Germany — Skopje | 102 | 26.0% | 27.0% | −1.0 pts | 95.9% |
| Sweden — Skopje | 92 | 24.1% | 0.0% | +24.1 pts | 33.3% |
| Bulgaria — Bitola | 80 | 2.6% | 0.7% | +1.9 pts | 85.1% |
| Netherlands — Skopje | 38 | 15.6% | 13.0% | +2.5 pts | 29.0% |
| Spain — Skopje | 31 | 16.1% | 11.8% | +4.4 pts | 0.0% |
| France — Skopje | 30 | 17.2% | 8.3% | +8.9 pts | 20.8% |
| Croatia — Skopje | 29 | 20.0% | 20.0% | 0.0 pts | 68.4% |
| Hungary — Skopje | 27 | 14.8% | 14.3% | +0.5 pts | 30.4% |
| Romania — Skopje | 25 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 pts | 16.0% |
| Slovenia — Skopje | 16 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 pts | 62.5% |
| Greece — Bitola | 13 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 pts | 69.2% |
| Poland — Skopje | 9 | 33.3% | 0.0% | +33.3 pts | 16.7% |
| Slovakia — Skopje | 1 | 100.0% | 0.0% | +100.0 pts | — |
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).