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

On 2025 figures it is Romania, which approved 95.6%. Its likely range starts at 94.5%, above the top of the next country's (the Czech Republic, up to 92.3%). Across every Schengen state, 76 in 100 applications from Egypt were approved in 2025. The best option approved 96 in 100; the lowest, Sweden, approved 49.

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 Egypt, 2025

#	Deciding country	Approved	Likely range	Applications
1	Romania	95.6%	94.5–96.5%	1,578
2	Czech Republic	91.2%	89.9–92.3%	2,183
3	France	83.7%	83.3–84.0%	53,746
4	Germany	79.3%	78.9–79.7%	50,714
5	Poland	77.7%	76.2–79.2%	3,082
6	Italy	77.6%	77.0–78.1%	21,395
7	Belgium	76.7%	75.7–77.7%	6,718
8	Portugal	75.3%	73.8–76.7%	3,484
9	Switzerland	75.3%	74.1–76.4%	5,643
10	Bulgaria	73.6%	71.6–75.4%	2,100
11	Spain	73.5%	72.8–74.1%	20,802
12	Austria	73.4%	72.1–74.6%	4,955
13	Hungary	70.0%	68.8–71.2%	5,178
14	Denmark	68.8%	66.7–70.8%	2,040
15	Greece	66.2%	65.5–66.9%	17,273
16	Malta	62.6%	60.4–64.7%	1,995
17	Netherlands	58.3%	57.5–59.1%	14,637
18	Croatia	57.3%	54.7–59.8%	1,489
19	Sweden	49.1%	47.6–50.6%	4,427

Too few decisions to rank (under 1,000): Finland 71% of 937; Lithuania 64% of 710; Slovenia 88% of 590; Slovakia 73% of 513; Estonia 73% of 494.

"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
Greece	Alexandria 71.6% approved	Cairo 63.3% approved	8.4 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. Greece's Alexandria and Cairo posts apply the same law; they see different applicant pools.

It also does not tell you your own chances. A national approval rate of 96% does not mean you personally have a 96% 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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