Schengen visas in Mexico: refusals consulate by consulate
5.5% of applications refused in 2025 — 139 of 2,647.
2024: 5.3% of 2,552 applications (+0.2 pts). 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain — Mexico | 736 | 3.6% | 0.2% | +3.4 pts | 7.9% |
| France — Mexico | 597 | 9.8% | 9.6% | +0.2 pts | 14.5% |
| Netherlands — Mexico | 213 | 8.6% | 7.4% | +1.2 pts | 28.6% |
| Germany — Mexico | 200 | 4.1% | 2.6% | +1.5 pts | 92.5% |
| Italy — Mexico | 198 | 4.0% | 1.5% | +2.6 pts | 93.7% |
| Spain — Guadalajara | 139 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 pts | 14.0% |
| Switzerland — Mexico | 132 | 5.3% | 5.1% | +0.2 pts | 68.3% |
| Portugal — Mexico | 80 | 3.8% | 0.0% | +3.8 pts | 80.5% |
| Spain — Monterrey | 79 | 6.4% | 37.3% | −30.9 pts | 0.0% |
| Austria — Mexico | 60 | 1.9% | 0.0% | +1.9 pts | 56.6% |
| Belgium — Mexico | 53 | 0.0% | 2.4% | −2.4 pts | 67.3% |
| Greece — Mexico | 51 | 2.0% | 1.7% | +0.3 pts | 72.0% |
| Denmark — Mexico | 29 | 15.4% | 25.9% | −10.5 pts | 31.8% |
| Finland — Mexico | 29 | 3.4% | 38.5% | −35.0 pts | 22.7% |
| Czech Republic — Mexico | 20 | 5.0% | 10.0% | −5.0 pts | 57.9% |
| Poland — Mexico | 17 | 5.9% | 0.0% | +5.9 pts | 25.0% |
| Bulgaria — Mexico | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 pts | 60.0% |
| Slovakia — Mexico | 4 | 20.0% | — | — | 25.0% |
| Romania — Mexico | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 pts | 33.3% |
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.
Where to go visa-free with a Mexican passport
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).