Schengen visas in Japan
Schengen consulate statistics
- Applications, 2024
- 14,698
- Refusal rate, 2024
- 5.3%
- Share of all Schengen applications
- 0.13%
- Consulate cities
- 2
Refusal rate5.3%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 Japan.
| Schengen state | Applications | Issued | Not issued | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 4,003 | 3,711 | 170 | 4.2% |
| Italy | 2,036 | 2,015 | 21 | 1.0% |
| Spain | 2,030 | 1,799 | 172 | 8.5% |
| Germany | 1,875 | 1,726 | 118 | 6.3% |
| Netherlands | 830 | 680 | 99 | 11.9% |
| Switzerland | 766 | 721 | 39 | 5.1% |
| Austria | 700 | 675 | 25 | 3.6% |
| Greece | 428 | 411 | 13 | 3.0% |
| Hungary | 331 | 299 | 32 | 9.7% |
| Belgium | 321 | 312 | 8 | 2.5% |
| Poland | 261 | 240 | 21 | 8.0% |
| Finland | 254 | 241 | 10 | 3.9% |
| Czechia | 237 | 237 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Portugal | 202 | 186 | 8 | 4.0% |
| Bulgaria | 85 | 75 | 1 | 1.2% |
| Croatia | 75 | 67 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Luxembourg | 54 | 46 | 8 | 14.8% |
| Sweden | 51 | 50 | 9 | 17.6% |
| Romania | 41 | 39 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Estonia | 34 | 26 | 8 | 23.5% |
| Slovenia | 29 | 26 | 2 | 6.9% |
| Lithuania | 28 | 17 | 9 | 32.1% |
| Slovakia | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Latvia | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0.0% |
Year by year
All Schengen consulates in the country.
Applications
Data table
| 2009 | 6,901 |
| 2010 | 7,563 |
| 2011 | 7,181 |
| 2012 | 7,884 |
| 2013 | 8,679 |
| 2014 | 9,558 |
| 2015 | 11,164 |
| 2016 | 11,435 |
| 2017 | 12,912 |
| 2018 | 14,546 |
| 2019 | 16,064 |
| 2020 | 2,469 |
| 2021 | 1,054 |
| 2022 | 6,211 |
| 2023 | 11,590 |
| 2024 | 14,698 |
| Year | Applications | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14,698 | 5.3% |
| 2023 | 11,590 | 5.5% |
| 2022 | 6,211 | 9.3% |
| 2021 | 1,054 | 8.4% |
| 2020 | 2,469 | 4.1% |
| 2019 | 16,064 | 2.9% |
| 2018 | 14,546 | 2.3% |
| 2017 | 12,912 | 2.0% |
| 2016 | 11,435 | 1.3% |
| 2015 | 11,164 | 1.1% |
| 2014 | 9,558 | 1.3% |
| 2013 | 8,679 | 1.6% |
| 2012 | 7,884 | 1.4% |
| 2011 | 7,181 | 2.3% |
| 2010 | 7,563 | 2.8% |
| 2009 | 6,901 | 3.2% |
Consulate cities
- Tokyo13,623
- Osaka1,075
- Osaka
- Tokyo
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