Schengen visas in Iraq
Schengen consulate statistics
- Applications, 2024
- 65,944
- Refusal rate, 2024
- 33.3%
- Share of all Schengen applications
- 0.56%
- Consulate cities
- 3
Refusal rate33.3%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 Iraq.
| Schengen state | Applications | Issued | Not issued | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 19,617 | 10,978 | 8,010 | 40.8% |
| Germany | 19,509 | 12,939 | 6,069 | 31.1% |
| Italy | 13,331 | 9,607 | 3,669 | 27.5% |
| Greece | 3,872 | 2,124 | 1,643 | 42.4% |
| Netherlands | 2,972 | 2,083 | 785 | 26.4% |
| Spain | 2,051 | 1,737 | 83 | 4.0% |
| Czechia | 1,120 | 818 | 269 | 24.0% |
| Hungary | 1,070 | 400 | 670 | 62.6% |
| Poland | 1,038 | 669 | 368 | 35.5% |
| Romania | 959 | 633 | 267 | 27.8% |
| Croatia | 405 | 250 | 143 | 35.3% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Year by year
All Schengen consulates in the country.
Applications
Data table
| 2009 | 6,943 |
| 2010 | 9,655 |
| 2011 | 15,139 |
| 2012 | 15,428 |
| 2013 | 30,111 |
| 2014 | 36,278 |
| 2015 | 38,475 |
| 2016 | 46,455 |
| 2017 | 60,537 |
| 2018 | 64,726 |
| 2019 | 57,501 |
| 2020 | 9,722 |
| 2021 | 17,669 |
| 2022 | 48,536 |
| 2023 | 58,165 |
| 2024 | 65,944 |
| Year | Applications | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 65,944 | 33.3% |
| 2023 | 58,165 | 34.7% |
| 2022 | 48,536 | 37.5% |
| 2021 | 17,669 | 33.4% |
| 2020 | 9,722 | 36.9% |
| 2019 | 57,501 | 38.6% |
| 2018 | 64,726 | 47.8% |
| 2017 | 60,537 | 41.6% |
| 2016 | 46,455 | 20.7% |
| 2015 | 38,475 | 15.6% |
| 2014 | 36,278 | 11.6% |
| 2013 | 30,111 | 6.8% |
| 2012 | 15,428 | 8.0% |
| 2011 | 15,139 | 10.1% |
| 2010 | 9,655 | 9.0% |
| 2009 | 6,943 | 18.1% |
Consulate cities
- Erbil34,825
- Baghdad29,068
- Bagdad2,051
- Bagdad
- Baghdad
- Erbil
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