Schengen visas in India
Schengen consulate statistics
- Applications, 2024
- 1,108,239
- Refusal rate, 2024
- 14.9%
- Share of all Schengen applications
- 9.46%
- Consulate cities
- 7
Refusal rate14.9%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 India.
| Schengen state | Applications | Issued | Not issued | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 217,373 | 191,162 | 26,126 | 12.0% |
| France | 197,959 | 165,564 | 31,314 | 15.8% |
| Germany | 142,955 | 126,812 | 15,806 | 11.1% |
| Spain | 97,204 | 80,806 | 15,150 | 15.6% |
| Netherlands | 91,003 | 75,727 | 14,569 | 16.0% |
| Italy | 60,365 | 53,539 | 6,809 | 11.3% |
| Austria | 43,504 | 33,896 | 9,579 | 22.0% |
| Greece | 41,418 | 28,230 | 12,973 | 31.3% |
| Sweden | 32,939 | 28,109 | 4,755 | 14.4% |
| Belgium | 29,322 | 26,556 | 2,557 | 8.7% |
| Norway | 27,282 | 24,690 | 2,592 | 9.5% |
| Czechia | 19,947 | 15,659 | 4,280 | 21.5% |
| Hungary | 19,243 | 16,695 | 2,548 | 13.2% |
| Finland | 17,762 | 13,878 | 3,483 | 19.6% |
| Denmark | 16,597 | 15,093 | 1,396 | 8.4% |
| Portugal | 12,626 | 10,077 | 1,953 | 15.5% |
| Poland | 11,886 | 9,614 | 2,260 | 19.0% |
| Iceland | 5,257 | 4,278 | 835 | 15.9% |
| Bulgaria | 4,889 | 3,885 | 760 | 15.5% |
| Malta | 4,203 | 2,022 | 1,645 | 39.1% |
| Luxembourg | 3,233 | 2,667 | 498 | 15.4% |
| Slovenia | 2,787 | 1,367 | 1,413 | 50.7% |
| Croatia | 2,315 | 1,676 | 606 | 26.2% |
| Estonia | 1,569 | 1,120 | 443 | 28.2% |
| Romania | 1,563 | 1,154 | 402 | 25.7% |
| Slovakia | 1,394 | 1,162 | 187 | 13.4% |
| Latvia | 963 | 839 | 114 | 11.8% |
| Lithuania | 681 | 471 | 213 | 31.3% |
Year by year
All Schengen consulates in the country.
Applications
Data table
| 2009 | 369,229 |
| 2010 | 444,562 |
| 2011 | 499,954 |
| 2012 | 506,162 |
| 2013 | 522,347 |
| 2014 | 568,216 |
| 2015 | 708,386 |
| 2016 | 792,271 |
| 2017 | 920,699 |
| 2018 | 1,081,359 |
| 2019 | 1,141,705 |
| 2020 | 167,562 |
| 2021 | 130,427 |
| 2022 | 671,928 |
| 2023 | 966,687 |
| 2024 | 1,108,239 |
| Year | Applications | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,108,239 | 14.9% |
| 2023 | 966,687 | 15.7% |
| 2022 | 671,928 | 18.0% |
| 2021 | 130,427 | 22.8% |
| 2020 | 167,562 | 16.9% |
| 2019 | 1,141,705 | 10.8% |
| 2018 | 1,081,359 | 9.3% |
| 2017 | 920,699 | 8.5% |
| 2016 | 792,271 | 8.2% |
| 2015 | 708,386 | 6.5% |
| 2014 | 568,216 | 6.4% |
| 2013 | 522,347 | 6.2% |
| 2012 | 506,162 | 6.1% |
| 2011 | 499,954 | 6.9% |
| 2010 | 444,562 | 6.5% |
| 2009 | 369,229 | 8.1% |
Consulate cities
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