Schengen visas in Kuwait
Schengen consulate statistics
- Applications, 2024
- 170,754
- Refusal rate, 2024
- 6.6%
- Share of all Schengen applications
- 1.46%
- Consulate cities
- 1
Refusal rate6.6%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 Kuwait.
| Schengen state | Applications | Issued | Not issued | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 35,023 | 33,674 | 1,025 | 2.9% |
| Spain | 33,228 | 29,909 | 2,662 | 8.0% |
| Germany | 30,045 | 26,573 | 3,392 | 11.3% |
| Italy | 28,977 | 28,002 | 974 | 3.4% |
| Netherlands | 13,136 | 11,887 | 905 | 6.9% |
| Austria | 7,587 | 7,128 | 434 | 5.7% |
| Czechia | 7,404 | 6,722 | 682 | 9.2% |
| Greece | 5,458 | 5,041 | 361 | 6.6% |
| Belgium | 2,718 | 2,350 | 341 | 12.5% |
| Poland | 2,581 | 2,459 | 116 | 4.5% |
| Bulgaria | 1,568 | 1,368 | 92 | 5.9% |
| Hungary | 1,477 | 1,216 | 261 | 17.7% |
| Croatia | 1,028 | 952 | 56 | 5.4% |
| Romania | 290 | 284 | 1 | 0.3% |
| Malta | 234 | 225 | 7 | 3.0% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Year by year
All Schengen consulates in the country.
Applications
Data table
| 2009 | 76,408 |
| 2010 | 81,263 |
| 2011 | 95,336 |
| 2012 | 114,152 |
| 2013 | 142,321 |
| 2014 | 164,753 |
| 2015 | 193,540 |
| 2016 | 172,387 |
| 2017 | 166,498 |
| 2018 | 174,765 |
| 2019 | 163,313 |
| 2020 | 17,926 |
| 2021 | 53,632 |
| 2022 | 147,694 |
| 2023 | 179,444 |
| 2024 | 170,754 |
| Year | Applications | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 170,754 | 6.6% |
| 2023 | 179,444 | 6.7% |
| 2022 | 147,694 | 4.9% |
| 2021 | 53,632 | 3.2% |
| 2020 | 17,926 | 8.4% |
| 2019 | 163,313 | 5.9% |
| 2018 | 174,765 | 4.9% |
| 2017 | 166,498 | 4.7% |
| 2016 | 172,387 | 3.4% |
| 2015 | 193,540 | 3.5% |
| 2014 | 164,753 | 2.9% |
| 2013 | 142,321 | 3.2% |
| 2012 | 114,152 | 1.7% |
| 2011 | 95,336 | 1.4% |
| 2010 | 81,263 | 1.6% |
| 2009 | 76,408 | 3.0% |
Consulate cities
- Kuwait170,754
- Kuwait
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