Schengen visas in Taiwan: refusals consulate by consulate
6.5% of applications refused in 2025 — 109 of 1,728.
2024: 5.6% of 1,540 applications (+1.0 pts). 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany — Taipei | 467 | 6.9% | 9.1% | −2.2 pts | 72.2% |
| France — Taipei | 402 | 8.2% | 2.9% | +5.3 pts | 6.9% |
| Austria — Taipei | 231 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 pts | 85.1% |
| Switzerland — Taipei | 164 | 2.4% | 1.1% | +1.3 pts | 23.8% |
| Netherlands — Taipei | 157 | 11.7% | 7.2% | +4.5 pts | 27.6% |
| Italy — Taipei | 103 | 13.6% | 14.3% | −0.7 pts | 30.3% |
| Czech Republic — Taipei | 75 | 8.0% | 5.6% | +2.4 pts | 23.2% |
| Poland — Taipei | 52 | 0.0% | 5.1% | −5.1 pts | 11.8% |
| Hungary — Taipei | 39 | 10.3% | 11.6% | −1.4 pts | 17.1% |
| Belgium — Taipei | 35 | 2.9% | 5.9% | −3.0 pts | 91.2% |
| Slovakia — Taipei | 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.
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).