Schengen visas in Shanghai
Consulate city · China
- Country
- China
- Applications, 2024
- 603,836
- Refusal rate
- 3.9%
- Share of applications in China
- 33.9%
- Schengen states with a consulate here
- 22
Refusal rate3.9%2024
Year by year
Data as at 2024
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Consulates in Shanghai, 2024
Short-stay (C) visa applications by Schengen state.
| Schengen state | Applications | Issued | Not issued | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 158,445 | 151,848 | 5,904 | 3.7% |
| Germany | 81,913 | 80,486 | 991 | 1.2% |
| Spain | 81,242 | 75,709 | 2,843 | 3.5% |
| Switzerland | 53,881 | 51,583 | 2,298 | 4.3% |
| Italy | 44,594 | 42,455 | 2,025 | 4.5% |
| Netherlands | 30,666 | 29,846 | 607 | 2.0% |
| Hungary | 28,648 | 27,313 | 1,335 | 4.7% |
| Austria | 23,773 | 22,939 | 833 | 3.5% |
| Norway | 21,371 | 20,446 | 925 | 4.3% |
| Greece | 20,243 | 17,715 | 2,320 | 11.5% |
| Sweden | 20,009 | 19,183 | 994 | 5.0% |
| Finland | 11,848 | 11,002 | 612 | 5.2% |
| Portugal | 8,294 | 7,627 | 572 | 6.9% |
| Czechia | 6,509 | 6,069 | 440 | 6.8% |
| Poland | 5,471 | 5,007 | 460 | 8.4% |
| Malta | 1,391 | 1,182 | 99 | 7.1% |
| Slovakia | 1,203 | 1,009 | 147 | 12.2% |
| Bulgaria | 1,099 | 833 | 94 | 8.6% |
| Belgium | 1,064 | 1,040 | 12 | 1.1% |
| Luxembourg | 849 | 774 | 41 | 4.8% |
| Romania | 790 | 777 | 11 | 1.4% |
| Denmark | 533 | 527 | 1 | 0.2% |
Year by year
All Schengen consulates in Shanghai.
Applications
Data table
| 2009 | 199,277 |
| 2010 | 282,223 |
| 2011 | 377,120 |
| 2012 | 431,749 |
| 2013 | 516,773 |
| 2014 | 620,318 |
| 2015 | 807,785 |
| 2016 | 772,031 |
| 2017 | 894,860 |
| 2018 | 961,789 |
| 2019 | 1,019,332 |
| 2020 | 70,537 |
| 2021 | 6,801 |
| 2022 | 30,082 |
| 2023 | 356,812 |
| 2024 | 603,836 |
| Year | Applications | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 603,836 | 3.9% |
| 2023 | 356,812 | 5.3% |
| 2022 | 30,082 | 7.5% |
| 2021 | 6,801 | 13.4% |
| 2020 | 70,537 | 5.1% |
| 2019 | 1,019,332 | 3.9% |
| 2018 | 961,789 | 3.7% |
| 2017 | 894,860 | 3.1% |
| 2016 | 772,031 | 3.2% |
| 2015 | 807,785 | 2.5% |
| 2014 | 620,318 | 2.4% |
| 2013 | 516,773 | 3.0% |
| 2012 | 431,749 | 3.2% |
| 2011 | 377,120 | 4.2% |
| 2010 | 282,223 | 6.1% |
| 2009 | 199,277 | 8.1% |
Elsewhere in China
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