Check your odds

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

On 2025 figures it is Portugal, which approved 96.5%. Its likely range starts at 95.9%, above the top of the next country's (Slovakia, up to 94.3%), but only by 1.6 points, so one more year of data could reverse it. Across every Schengen state, 85 in 100 applications from Türkiye were approved in 2025. The best option approved 97 in 100; the lowest, Lithuania, approved 64.

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 Türkiye, 2025

#Deciding country ApprovedLikely range Applications
1Portugal96.5%95.9–97.1%3,921
2Slovakia93.5%92.5–94.3%3,003
3Romania92.6%92.3–93.0%25,716
4Spain92.6%92.4–92.8%55,853
5Luxembourg91.2%90.2–92.1%3,412
6Netherlands91.0%90.8–91.1%110,441
7Switzerland90.2%89.8–90.6%23,072
8Bulgaria89.9%89.7–90.1%82,033
9Greece89.2%89.1–89.3%310,920
10Latvia87.2%85.6–88.7%1,828
11Austria87.2%86.7–87.7%15,142
12Italy85.2%85.0–85.5%79,470
13France84.5%84.4–84.7%143,379
14Belgium83.9%83.3–84.5%14,393
15Slovenia82.4%81.4–83.4%5,890
16Czech Republic82.4%81.9–82.9%24,042
17Hungary81.8%81.3–82.1%35,605
18Denmark79.0%78.6–79.4%44,253
19Germany78.8%78.7–79.0%217,627
20Finland78.0%76.9–79.1%5,824
21Norway75.3%74.6–76.0%15,532
22Croatia75.2%73.7–76.6%3,663
23Sweden73.3%72.7–73.9%21,661
24Poland70.7%69.7–71.8%7,341
25Estonia69.4%67.8–71.1%2,995
26Malta65.1%64.1–66.1%8,068
27Lithuania64.5%62.8–66.1%3,292

"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.

CountryMost approvalsFewest Gap
GermanyIstanbul 84.5% approvedAnkara 55.9% approved28.6 pts
GreeceEdirne 96.9% approvedAnkara 72.9% approved24.1 pts
Czech RepublicIstanbul 88.6% approvedAnkara 68.5% approved20.1 pts
BulgariaEdirne 97.2% approvedAnkara 78.8% approved18.5 pts
PolandIstanbul 80.6% approvedAnkara 66.5% approved14.1 pts
CroatiaAnkara 82.5% approvedIstanbul 73.9% approved8.7 pts
ItalyIzmir 91.2% approvedIstanbul 82.9% approved8.3 pts
RomaniaIstanbul 93.8% approvedIzmir 85.6% approved8.2 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 Istanbul and Ankara posts apply the same law; they see different applicant pools.

It also does not tell you your own chances. A national approval rate of 97% does not mean you personally have a 97% 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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