Schengen visas in China
Schengen consulate statistics
- Applications, 2024
- 1,779,255
- Refusal rate, 2024
- 4.5%
- Share of all Schengen applications
- 15.19%
- Consulate cities
- 8
Refusal rate4.5%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 China.
| Schengen state | Applications | Issued | Not issued | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 458,018 | 429,973 | 24,410 | 5.3% |
| Germany | 263,088 | 253,505 | 8,050 | 3.1% |
| Spain | 254,571 | 240,976 | 9,593 | 3.8% |
| Italy | 227,293 | 218,746 | 8,416 | 3.7% |
| Switzerland | 95,003 | 90,343 | 4,650 | 4.9% |
| Netherlands | 72,595 | 70,203 | 1,764 | 2.4% |
| Hungary | 64,914 | 62,267 | 2,647 | 4.1% |
| Austria | 51,761 | 49,680 | 2,075 | 4.0% |
| Sweden | 45,390 | 42,606 | 2,894 | 6.4% |
| Greece | 43,702 | 40,297 | 3,038 | 7.0% |
| Norway | 43,652 | 41,748 | 1,904 | 4.4% |
| Finland | 26,342 | 24,329 | 1,666 | 6.3% |
| Denmark | 24,558 | 21,036 | 3,063 | 12.5% |
| Belgium | 19,700 | 18,929 | 446 | 2.3% |
| Iceland | 18,452 | 17,584 | 324 | 1.8% |
| Portugal | 17,119 | 15,827 | 986 | 5.8% |
| Czechia | 15,307 | 14,527 | 780 | 5.1% |
| Poland | 12,303 | 11,001 | 1,280 | 10.4% |
| Croatia | 8,125 | 7,838 | 235 | 2.9% |
| Malta | 4,547 | 3,120 | 1,183 | 26.0% |
| Slovenia | 2,972 | 2,374 | 577 | 19.4% |
| Luxembourg | 2,630 | 2,495 | 75 | 2.9% |
| Bulgaria | 2,424 | 1,951 | 183 | 7.5% |
| Romania | 1,643 | 1,436 | 197 | 12.0% |
| Slovakia | 1,643 | 1,376 | 197 | 12.0% |
| Estonia | 857 | 804 | 50 | 5.8% |
| Latvia | 646 | 531 | 20 | 3.1% |
Year by year
All Schengen consulates in the country.
Applications
Data table
| 2009 | 604,037 |
| 2010 | 824,860 |
| 2011 | 1,079,516 |
| 2012 | 1,242,507 |
| 2013 | 1,497,196 |
| 2014 | 1,800,369 |
| 2015 | 2,381,818 |
| 2016 | 2,185,927 |
| 2017 | 2,533,905 |
| 2018 | 2,823,252 |
| 2019 | 2,971,032 |
| 2020 | 206,907 |
| 2021 | 27,458 |
| 2022 | 92,780 |
| 2023 | 1,117,365 |
| 2024 | 1,779,255 |
| Year | Applications | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,779,255 | 4.5% |
| 2023 | 1,117,365 | 5.4% |
| 2022 | 92,780 | 8.9% |
| 2021 | 27,458 | 8.4% |
| 2020 | 206,907 | 4.9% |
| 2019 | 2,971,032 | 3.8% |
| 2018 | 2,823,252 | 3.7% |
| 2017 | 2,533,905 | 3.3% |
| 2016 | 2,185,927 | 3.1% |
| 2015 | 2,381,818 | 2.8% |
| 2014 | 1,800,369 | 3.0% |
| 2013 | 1,497,196 | 3.9% |
| 2012 | 1,242,507 | 4.2% |
| 2011 | 1,079,516 | 4.5% |
| 2010 | 824,860 | 4.8% |
| 2009 | 604,037 | 6.7% |
Consulate cities
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