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

On 2025 figures it is Switzerland, which approved 82.5%. Its likely range starts at 81.5%, above the top of the next country's (Hungary, up to 77.6%). Across every Schengen state, 71 in 100 applications from Iran were approved in 2025. The best option approved 82 in 100; the lowest, Austria, approved 54.

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 Iran, 2025

#	Deciding country	Approved	Likely range	Applications
1	Switzerland	82.5%	81.5–83.4%	5,746
2	Hungary	75.6%	73.4–77.6%	1,606
3	France	74.7%	74.2–75.2%	27,597
4	Germany	74.3%	73.7–75.0%	17,134
5	Finland	73.9%	71.8–76.0%	1,696
6	Netherlands	73.8%	72.8–74.7%	8,331
7	Spain	69.0%	68.2–69.7%	14,253
8	Denmark	68.4%	66.2–70.6%	1,721
9	Greece	66.8%	65.4–68.2%	4,641
10	Belgium	63.0%	61.0–65.1%	2,119
11	Sweden	61.2%	59.7–62.7%	4,149
12	Italy	59.3%	58.5–60.1%	12,987
13	Austria	53.8%	51.1–56.4%	1,519

Too few decisions to rank (under 1,000): Bulgaria 81% of 945; Poland 61% of 811; Romania 83% of 692; Croatia 57% of 485; the Czech Republic 89% of 475; Slovenia 68% of 279.

"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

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. Two posts of the same country apply the same law; they see different applicant pools.

It also does not tell you your own chances. A national approval rate of 82% does not mean you personally have an 82% 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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