Schengen visas in Bulgaria
Schengen consulate statistics
- Applications, 2024
- 650
- Refusal rate, 2024
- 2.5%
- Share of all Schengen applications
- 0.01%
- Consulate cities
- 2
Refusal rate2.5%2024
Year by year
Data as at 2024
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By Schengen state, 2024
Short-stay (C) visa applications at each Schengen state's consulates in Bulgaria.
| Schengen state | Applications | Issued | Not issued | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 151 | 137 | 2 | 1.3% |
| Germany | 101 | 96 | 0 | 0.0% |
| France | 65 | 80 | 2 | 3.1% |
| Hungary | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Spain | 55 | 52 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Austria | 49 | 47 | 2 | 4.1% |
| Netherlands | 37 | 29 | 5 | 13.5% |
| Belgium | 28 | 26 | 2 | 7.1% |
| Poland | 26 | 24 | 1 | 3.8% |
| Italy | 25 | 23 | 2 | 8.0% |
| Finland | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Portugal | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Romania | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Czechia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Croatia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Slovakia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Year by year
All Schengen consulates in the country.
Applications
Data table
| 2009 | 4,956 |
| 2010 | 3,253 |
| 2011 | 3,475 |
| 2012 | 4,025 |
| 2013 | 4,793 |
| 2014 | 5,740 |
| 2015 | 5,218 |
| 2016 | 4,989 |
| 2017 | 5,149 |
| 2018 | 4,826 |
| 2019 | 5,777 |
| 2020 | 1,989 |
| 2021 | 2,743 |
| 2022 | 4,579 |
| 2023 | 5,459 |
| 2024 | 650 |
| Year | Applications | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 650 | 2.5% |
| 2023 | 5,459 | 4.3% |
| 2022 | 4,579 | 5.9% |
| 2021 | 2,743 | 5.4% |
| 2020 | 1,989 | 7.4% |
| 2019 | 5,777 | 3.9% |
| 2018 | 4,826 | 4.1% |
| 2017 | 5,149 | 3.9% |
| 2016 | 4,989 | 2.7% |
| 2015 | 5,218 | 5.3% |
| 2014 | 5,740 | 9.5% |
| 2013 | 4,793 | 5.3% |
| 2012 | 4,025 | 6.0% |
| 2011 | 3,475 | 3.5% |
| 2010 | 3,253 | 3.2% |
| 2009 | 4,956 | 16.1% |
Consulate cities
- Sofia650
- Plovdiv
- Sofia
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