Schengen visas in Poland: refusals consulate by consulate
18.9% of applications refused in 2025 — 28 of 160.
2024: 10.6% of 122 applications (+8.3 pts). 7 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 — Warsaw | 56 | 14.0% | 0.0% | +14.0 pts | 88.4% |
| Belgium — Warsaw | 33 | 63.3% | 52.6% | +10.7 pts | 100.0% |
| Italy — Warsaw | 25 | 4.0% | 0.0% | +4.0 pts | 87.5% |
| Luxembourg — Warsaw | 21 | 5.9% | 0.0% | +5.9 pts | 86.7% |
| Spain — Warsaw | 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 pts | 91.7% |
| Bulgaria — Warsaw | 11 | 0.0% | 6.4% | −6.4 pts | 60.0% |
| France — Warsaw | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 pts | 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).