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

On 2025 figures it is Germany, which approved 75.8%. Its likely range starts at 75.2%, above the top of the next country's (France, up to 63.7%). Across every Schengen state, 54 in 100 applications from Pakistan were approved in 2025. The best option approved 76 in 100; the lowest, Denmark, approved 21.

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 Pakistan, 2025

#	Deciding country	Approved	Likely range	Applications
1	Germany	75.8%	75.2–76.4%	18,792
2	France	62.8%	61.8–63.7%	9,503
3	Italy	60.8%	59.9–61.7%	10,809
4	Portugal	52.0%	50.0–54.0%	2,300
5	Switzerland	49.8%	48.4–51.2%	4,682
6	Netherlands	46.6%	45.7–47.4%	13,108
7	Spain	44.5%	43.5–45.5%	12,296
8	Belgium	42.6%	41.2–44.0%	4,987
9	Hungary	32.8%	30.6–35.1%	1,701
10	Austria	26.7%	25.0–28.5%	2,543
11	Denmark	21.3%	20.3–22.5%	5,539

Too few decisions to rank (under 1,000): Romania 30% of 801; Poland 32% of 709; Greece 64% of 628; the Czech Republic 88% of 398; Bulgaria 53% of 370.

"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
Germany	Islamabad 77.6% approved	Karachi 74.1% approved	3.5 pts
Italy	Islamabad 61.5% approved	Karachi 60.4% approved	1.1 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. Germany's Islamabad and Karachi posts apply the same law; they see different applicant pools.

It also does not tell you your own chances. A national approval rate of 76% does not mean you personally have a 76% 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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