Schengen visa refusal rates, by where you apply
The EU publishes what the US does not: refusal rates for every combination of applicant country and deciding Schengen state. 2025 figures.
| Applying from | Applications | Overall refused | Lowest refusal | Highest refusal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 1,915,149 | 4.0% | Luxembourg 1.3% | Malta 19.3% |
| Türkiye | 1,268,376 | 14.6% | Portugal 3.5% | Lithuania 35.5% |
| India | 1,153,748 | 15.8% | Denmark 7.1% | Slovenia 46.5% |
| Russia | 679,425 | 6.4% | Netherlands 0.9% | Malta 19.8% |
| Morocco | 619,827 | 19.2% | France 10.0% | Malta 79.1% |
| Saudi Arabia | 553,967 | 5.2% | Austria 1.6% | Bulgaria 55.4% |
| United Kingdom | 512,426 | 10.5% | Netherlands 1.0% | Iceland 31.9% |
| Algeria | 444,577 | 31.3% | Romania 24.5% | Malta 81.9% |
| United Arab Emirates | 298,064 | 24.2% | Latvia 10.9% | Bulgaria 58.2% |
| Thailand | 264,190 | 5.9% | Romania 2.0% | Poland 28.7% |
| Philippines | 235,674 | 6.9% | Netherlands 3.8% | Slovenia 37.5% |
| Egypt | 226,865 | 24.2% | Romania 4.4% | Sweden 50.9% |
| Indonesia | 223,862 | 5.2% | Austria 0.0% | Croatia 10.1% |
| South Africa | 195,946 | 5.3% | Greece 1.8% | Croatia 21.9% |
| Tunisia | 188,579 | 19.6% | France 15.4% | Czech Republic 46.3% |
| United States | 187,033 | 4.9% | Greece 0.4% | Sweden 20.5% |
| Kazakhstan | 182,002 | 9.1% | Romania 1.6% | Finland 20.6% |
| Belarus | 157,028 | 2.3% | Italy 0.4% | Lithuania 11.2% |
| Kuwait | 146,194 | 5.7% | France 2.7% | Hungary 15.1% |
| Lebanon | 120,364 | 17.3% | Bulgaria 4.6% | Germany 38.6% |
| Vietnam | 116,289 | 9.4% | Poland 3.6% | Finland 20.8% |
| Nigeria | 113,359 | 47.9% | Switzerland 27.2% | Bulgaria 66.1% |
| Armenia | 111,550 | 10.9% | Romania 0.9% | Greece 21.9% |
| Iran | 107,512 | 29.1% | Czech Republic 10.7% | Austria 46.2% |
| Ecuador | 106,167 | 30.9% | Germany 18.1% | Hungary 38.2% |
| Azerbaijan | 104,143 | 9.8% | Greece 3.0% | Bulgaria 26.1% |
| Qatar | 102,930 | 15.1% | Romania 4.5% | Bulgaria 56.6% |
| Pakistan | 89,270 | 45.9% | Czech Republic 12.1% | Denmark 78.7% |
| Cote D'Ivoire | 81,886 | 31.5% | France 30.3% | Germany 44.6% |
| Kenya | 77,760 | 33.1% | Czech Republic 16.8% | Norway 60.9% |
| Jordan | 73,264 | 21.4% | Romania 5.4% | Norway 52.0% |
| Angola | 72,766 | 45.4% | Italy 28.2% | Hungary 75.4% |
| Senegal | 71,923 | 51.9% | Germany 25.7% | Portugal 82.1% |
| Iraq | 70,312 | 34.3% | Italy 25.0% | Hungary 84.2% |
| Ghana | 63,725 | 46.5% | Germany 33.5% | Czech Republic 71.8% |
| Uzbekistan | 61,328 | 16.3% | Italy 4.9% | Poland 32.5% |
| Cameroon | 57,469 | 40.3% | Germany 19.1% | Italy 58.6% |
| Oman | 53,700 | 10.5% | Austria 3.7% | Spain 16.6% |
| Dominican Republic | 52,063 | 26.6% | Germany 17.1% | Netherlands 46.9% |
| Congo (Democratic Republic) | 52,048 | 40.1% | Germany 6.1% | Switzerland 72.8% |
| Canada | 43,982 | 9.0% | Greece 1.6% | Portugal 23.7% |
| Libya | 43,701 | 15.6% | Italy 12.5% | Spain 27.5% |
| Singapore | 39,226 | 5.1% | Czech Republic 0.2% | Netherlands 10.3% |
| Bangladesh | 38,642 | 54.5% | Switzerland 27.8% | Sweden 74.5% |
| Cuba | 38,585 | 21.8% | Romania 4.9% | Germany 42.9% |
| Israel | 31,500 | 18.5% | Poland 0.0% | Spain 29.0% |
| Ireland | 30,696 | 3.1% | Greece 0.0% | Hungary 14.4% |
| Ethiopia | 26,166 | 34.0% | Greece 14.1% | Austria 44.6% |
| Sri Lanka | 25,663 | 29.1% | Germany 13.6% | Italy 38.5% |
| Mongolia | 21,997 | 14.9% | Hungary 4.6% | Czech Republic 32.8% |
| Mozambique | 21,695 | 14.0% | Spain 5.9% | Netherlands 20.4% |
| Uganda | 20,691 | 36.8% | Italy 15.1% | Netherlands 59.0% |
| Serbia | 19,656 | 5.7% | Greece 1.1% | Croatia 16.9% |
| Australia | 19,163 | 3.0% | Switzerland 0.6% | Finland 14.9% |
| Japan | 16,369 | 5.8% | Czech Republic 0.0% | Poland 15.8% |
| Tanzania | 16,227 | 19.3% | Italy 5.2% | Poland 31.8% |
| Hong Kong | 15,954 | 2.8% | Czech Republic 0.0% | Austria 11.6% |
| Cyprus | 12,980 | 5.1% | Hungary 0.5% | Finland 32.8% |
| Mali | 11,336 | 42.5% | France 14.9% | Netherlands 64.9% |
| Georgia | 10,642 | 13.8% | Greece 0.4% | Italy 33.9% |
| Zimbabwe | 9,657 | 15.4% | Italy 1.9% | Netherlands 42.7% |
| Myanmar | 7,393 | 17.1% | France 8.1% | Netherlands 24.3% |
| Malaysia | 7,345 | 30.8% | Austria 0.3% | Netherlands 61.5% |
| Ukraine | 7,057 | 10.7% | Romania 5.2% | France 23.9% |
| Palestine | 5,302 | 16.7% | Germany 11.8% | Netherlands 41.0% |
| South Korea | 5,161 | 11.5% | Czech Republic 1.0% | Belgium 36.1% |
| Montenegro | 4,674 | 9.1% | Greece 1.4% | Croatia 14.1% |