Schengen visa refusal rates, by where you apply
The EU publishes what the US does not: refusal rates for every combination of applicant country and deciding Schengen state. 2024 figures.
| Applying from | Applications | Overall refused | Lowest refusal | Highest refusal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 1,779,255 | 4.6% | Iceland 1.8% | Malta 27.5% |
| Türkiye | 1,173,917 | 14.5% | Portugal 2.9% | Denmark 34.5% |
| India | 1,108,239 | 15.0% | Denmark 8.5% | Slovenia 50.8% |
| Morocco | 606,800 | 20.1% | Romania 9.6% | Malta 77.2% |
| Russian Federation | 606,258 | 7.5% | Netherlands 0.6% | Malta 25.0% |
| Algeria | 544,388 | 35.0% | Czech Republic 30.4% | Malta 87.7% |
| Saudi Arabia | 505,211 | 5.9% | Spain 2.8% | Bulgaria 39.5% |
| United Kingdom | 470,569 | 6.9% | Slovakia 0.0% | Estonia 41.0% |
| Thailand | 265,022 | 6.2% | Austria 1.7% | Poland 26.2% |
| United Arab Emirates | 260,027 | 23.8% | Latvia 6.2% | Estonia 65.7% |
| Philippines | 218,122 | 6.1% | Netherlands 2.9% | Czech Republic 21.2% |
| Egypt | 209,280 | 25.7% | Romania 12.5% | Malta 56.5% |
| Indonesia | 203,443 | 4.3% | Bulgaria 0.2% | Slovakia 9.7% |
| Usa | 201,208 | 4.0% | Portugal 0.6% | Estonia 42.0% |
| South Africa | 193,363 | 5.7% | Greece 2.9% | Poland 20.8% |
| Kazakhstan | 179,426 | 9.0% | Romania 0.0% | Lithuania 15.7% |
| Tunisia | 177,951 | 21.7% | Portugal 11.9% | Czech Republic 50.4% |
| Kuwait | 170,520 | 6.7% | Romania 0.3% | Hungary 17.7% |
| Belarus | 163,913 | 3.5% | Slovakia 0.0% | Poland 11.0% |
| Iran | 161,956 | 26.0% | Romania 2.6% | Croatia 46.1% |
| Lebanon | 115,646 | 16.9% | Bulgaria 4.6% | Sweden 69.0% |
| Nigeria | 111,201 | 45.9% | Switzerland 20.6% | Denmark 63.8% |
| Vietnam | 109,758 | 10.8% | Bulgaria 2.8% | Finland 15.5% |
| Qatar | 105,103 | 15.8% | Romania 1.0% | Croatia 49.4% |
| Ecuador | 103,785 | 29.6% | Germany 20.4% | Hungary 40.8% |
| Armenia | 100,352 | 12.3% | Slovakia 0.9% | France 20.3% |
| Azerbaijan | 90,634 | 9.7% | Slovakia 1.1% | Croatia 25.0% |
| Pakistan | 78,147 | 47.6% | Czech Republic 23.5% | Austria 83.5% |
| Cote D'Ivoire | 77,385 | 33.8% | Portugal 19.1% | Italy 46.6% |
| Senegal | 72,062 | 46.8% | Italy 27.7% | Netherlands 83.1% |
| Jordan | 68,983 | 21.4% | Switzerland 6.4% | Norway 43.5% |
| Kenya | 66,237 | 29.2% | Greece 13.9% | Finland 54.0% |
| Iraq | 65,944 | 34.0% | Spain 4.2% | Hungary 62.6% |
| Congo (Democratic Republic) | 60,797 | 30.0% | Germany 15.7% | Switzerland 63.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 58,617 | 15.2% | Slovakia 3.0% | Poland 32.2% |
| Ghana | 56,032 | 45.5% | Germany 22.9% | Denmark 61.5% |
| Cameroon | 51,679 | 38.1% | Germany 22.8% | Italy 54.6% |
| Dominican Republic | 51,229 | 27.8% | Germany 14.7% | Italy 55.5% |
| Cuba | 47,509 | 19.8% | Portugal 0.9% | Germany 43.2% |
| Angola | 44,891 | 28.9% | Portugal 17.9% | Poland 67.4% |
| Oman | 43,961 | 9.7% | Austria 4.3% | Italy 12.4% |
| Canada | 41,171 | 4.7% | Greece 0.4% | Poland 10.2% |
| Bangladesh | 39,338 | 54.9% | Switzerland 19.5% | Sweden 67.5% |
| Singapore | 38,028 | 4.2% | Greece 0.2% | France 9.1% |
| Libya | 34,140 | 19.2% | Italy 13.5% | Spain 31.1% |
| Israel | 27,418 | 17.1% | Germany 3.0% | Hungary 39.7% |
| Ireland | 26,970 | 1.7% | Spain 0.3% | Hungary 9.4% |
| Sri Lanka | 25,698 | 35.4% | Germany 32.9% | Italy 39.8% |
| Ethiopia | 24,475 | 36.0% | Greece 2.7% | Poland 67.1% |
| Mozambique | 23,298 | 7.5% | Portugal 4.8% | France 21.1% |
| Mongolia | 21,987 | 17.0% | Italy 5.3% | Czech Republic 37.8% |
| Uganda | 18,738 | 35.7% | Italy 20.4% | Netherlands 51.3% |
| Serbia | 17,274 | 6.0% | Netherlands 0.3% | Croatia 15.5% |
| Australia | 16,727 | 2.9% | Switzerland 0.0% | Netherlands 13.6% |
| Tanzania | 14,572 | 20.1% | Switzerland 8.2% | Poland 45.8% |
| Japan | 13,835 | 5.4% | Italy 1.0% | Netherlands 12.7% |
| Hong Kong S.A.R. | 12,978 | 2.6% | Spain 0.1% | Austria 7.8% |
| Mali | 11,048 | 42.9% | France 11.0% | Denmark 76.2% |
| Cyprus | 10,358 | 7.2% | Spain 0.0% | Finland 29.0% |
| Georgia | 8,530 | 14.2% | Netherlands 3.9% | Germany 31.0% |
| Burkina Faso | 8,342 | 22.5% | France 7.7% | Denmark 36.2% |
| Zimbabwe | 8,288 | 16.2% | Italy 1.7% | Netherlands 37.3% |
| Ukraine | 8,230 | 14.0% | Romania 2.5% | France 32.1% |
| Myanmar | 7,024 | 17.3% | France 4.0% | Germany 26.6% |
| Malaysia | 5,509 | 23.9% | Spain 0.3% | Netherlands 37.6% |
| Montenegro | 4,313 | 9.6% | Bulgaria 1.0% | Croatia 14.7% |
| South Korea | 3,290 | 10.2% | Italy 3.1% | Switzerland 15.8% |