Schengen visas in Russia
Schengen consulate statistics
- Applications, 2024
- 606,594
- Refusal rate, 2024
- 7.4%
- Share of all Schengen applications
- 5.18%
- Consulate cities
- 14
Refusal rate7.4%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 Russia.
| Schengen state | Applications | Issued | Not issued | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 161,401 | 152,254 | 8,411 | 5.2% |
| France | 134,885 | 123,890 | 9,486 | 7.0% |
| Spain | 125,551 | 111,187 | 9,916 | 7.9% |
| Greece | 69,690 | 59,703 | 8,688 | 12.5% |
| Hungary | 25,651 | 23,382 | 2,269 | 8.8% |
| Germany | 21,820 | 17,202 | 1,189 | 5.4% |
| Bulgaria | 15,586 | 11,815 | 622 | 4.0% |
| Netherlands | 10,958 | 9,734 | 60 | 0.5% |
| Switzerland | 10,224 | 8,499 | 477 | 4.7% |
| Portugal | 5,789 | 5,384 | 275 | 4.8% |
| Austria | 5,498 | 3,620 | 1,253 | 22.8% |
| Finland | 4,125 | 3,211 | 380 | 9.2% |
| Estonia | 2,305 | 1,304 | 522 | 22.6% |
| Sweden | 2,259 | 1,568 | 473 | 20.9% |
| Lithuania | 2,071 | 1,581 | 195 | 9.4% |
| Croatia | 1,701 | 1,581 | 94 | 5.5% |
| Belgium | 1,433 | 1,322 | 83 | 5.8% |
| Latvia | 1,328 | 997 | 39 | 2.9% |
| Slovenia | 1,320 | 1,238 | 73 | 5.5% |
| Malta | 1,092 | 763 | 292 | 26.7% |
| Luxembourg | 951 | 793 | 25 | 2.6% |
| Slovakia | 366 | 290 | 32 | 8.7% |
| Poland | 254 | 251 | 3 | 1.2% |
| Czechia | 170 | 148 | 21 | 12.4% |
| Romania | 114 | 73 | 4 | 3.5% |
| Norway | 52 | 49 | 3 | 5.8% |
Year by year
All Schengen consulates in the country.
Applications
Data table
| 2009 | 3,565,384 |
| 2010 | 4,222,551 |
| 2011 | 5,265,866 |
| 2012 | 6,069,001 |
| 2013 | 6,995,221 |
| 2014 | 5,768,182 |
| 2015 | 3,467,317 |
| 2016 | 3,177,621 |
| 2017 | 3,885,899 |
| 2018 | 3,695,671 |
| 2019 | 4,133,100 |
| 2020 | 653,764 |
| 2021 | 536,241 |
| 2022 | 687,239 |
| 2023 | 520,387 |
| 2024 | 606,594 |
| Year | Applications | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 606,594 | 7.4% |
| 2023 | 520,387 | 10.4% |
| 2022 | 687,239 | 10.0% |
| 2021 | 536,241 | 3.1% |
| 2020 | 653,764 | 2.6% |
| 2019 | 4,133,100 | 1.5% |
| 2018 | 3,695,671 | 1.6% |
| 2017 | 3,885,899 | 1.4% |
| 2016 | 3,177,621 | 1.2% |
| 2015 | 3,467,317 | 1.3% |
| 2014 | 5,768,182 | 0.9% |
| 2013 | 6,995,221 | 1.0% |
| 2012 | 6,069,001 | 0.9% |
| 2011 | 5,265,866 | 1.5% |
| 2010 | 4,222,551 | 1.3% |
| 2009 | 3,565,384 | 1.6% |
Consulate cities
- Moscow548,602
- St. Petersburg46,743
- Novorossiysk5,313
- Yekaterinburg3,186
- Kazan1,903
- Kaliningrad786
- Sovetsk61
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