Which Schengen country is easiest to get a visa from Algeria?

On 2025 figures it is France, which approved 71.5%. Its likely range starts at 71.33%, above the top of the next country's (Switzerland, up to 70.60%), but only by 0.7 points, so one more year of data could reverse it. Across every Schengen state, 69 in 100 applications from Algeria were approved in 2025. The best option approved 72 in 100; the lowest, Malta, approved 18.

Read this before the table. You are required to apply to the country where you will spend the most nights — or, if the nights are split evenly, the country you enter first. That is not a formality: an application lodged at the wrong consulate is refused on that ground alone, and a refusal is visible to every Schengen consulate on every future application you ever make. This table tells you what the odds look like where you are genuinely going. It is not a menu.

Approval rates from Algeria, 2025

#	Deciding country	Approved	Likely range	Applications
1	France	71.5%	71.3–71.7%	248,681
2	Switzerland	69.3%	68.0–70.6%	4,763
3	Spain	68.8%	68.5–69.1%	119,634
4	Belgium	67.9%	66.9–68.9%	8,935
5	Germany	66.0%	65.2–66.9%	11,517
6	Poland	64.7%	62.9–66.4%	2,771
7	Italy	64.6%	64.1–65.2%	27,838
8	Austria	64.6%	62.6–66.5%	2,559
9	Bulgaria	51.4%	48.7–54.1%	1,372
10	Greece	47.7%	45.3–50.1%	1,687
11	Portugal	46.8%	44.5–49.1%	1,949
12	Hungary	35.4%	33.0–37.8%	1,549
13	Netherlands	30.5%	29.4–31.6%	6,509
14	Malta	18.1%	16.7–19.6%	2,738

Too few decisions to rank (under 1,000): Finland 73% of 710; the Czech Republic 71% of 626; Romania 76% of 392; Croatia 24% of 361.

"Likely range" is where the true approval rate probably lies (95% confidence) given how many people applied. Approval rate = visas issued (including visas limited to some countries) out of all decisions — the European Commission's own definition. Source: European Commission consulate statistics, 2025.

The number that actually moves: which consulate

A country's rate is an average over posts that behave very differently. This is the part the listicles leave out, and for most applicants it matters more than the choice of country — it is the one figure that describes their own situation rather than a national average.

Country	Most approvals	Fewest	Gap
France	Algiers 75.4% approved	Oran 61.5% approved	13.9 pts
Spain	Oran 70.2% approved	Algiers 67.8% approved	2.4 pts

Your consulate is fixed by where you live, so this is rarely a choice either. Its value is calibration: it tells you how much scrutiny to prepare for.

What this page deliberately does not do

It does not rank countries by how "lenient" they are, because the data cannot support that claim. A consulate's refusal rate reflects who applies there as much as how it decides. France's Algiers and Oran posts apply the same law; they see different applicant pools.

It also does not tell you your own chances. A national approval rate of 72% does not mean you personally have a 72% chance — your documents, finances, employment and travel history dominate. What the rate is good for is judging how thorough you need to be. The reasons applications actually fail →

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