Schengen visas in Saudi Arabia
Schengen consulate statistics
- Applications, 2024
- 505,455
- Refusal rate, 2024
- 5.8%
- Share of all Schengen applications
- 4.31%
- Consulate cities
- 2
Refusal rate5.8%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 Saudi Arabia.
| Schengen state | Applications | Issued | Not issued | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 191,388 | 179,965 | 10,061 | 5.3% |
| Spain | 62,955 | 59,951 | 1,713 | 2.7% |
| Italy | 50,410 | 48,230 | 2,090 | 4.1% |
| Germany | 43,883 | 39,803 | 3,872 | 8.8% |
| Switzerland | 37,225 | 35,127 | 2,037 | 5.5% |
| Greece | 25,975 | 23,254 | 2,417 | 9.3% |
| Austria | 24,782 | 23,705 | 1,062 | 4.3% |
| Netherlands | 22,324 | 20,224 | 1,686 | 7.6% |
| Portugal | 17,103 | 15,233 | 969 | 5.7% |
| Czechia | 14,672 | 13,947 | 714 | 4.9% |
| Sweden | 4,263 | 2,905 | 1,312 | 30.8% |
| Belgium | 2,778 | 2,209 | 434 | 15.6% |
| Denmark | 2,644 | 2,317 | 260 | 9.8% |
| Poland | 1,448 | 1,214 | 226 | 15.6% |
| Hungary | 1,413 | 1,223 | 190 | 13.4% |
| Bulgaria | 751 | 405 | 287 | 38.2% |
| Malta | 682 | 538 | 116 | 17.0% |
| Slovakia | 515 | 451 | 44 | 8.5% |
| Romania | 191 | 158 | 27 | 14.1% |
| Finland | 53 | 27 | 0 | 0.0% |
Year by year
All Schengen consulates in the country.
Applications
Data table
| 2009 | 138,326 |
| 2010 | 170,029 |
| 2011 | 196,327 |
| 2012 | 255,083 |
| 2013 | 277,332 |
| 2014 | 308,879 |
| 2015 | 367,028 |
| 2016 | 345,006 |
| 2017 | 334,786 |
| 2018 | 360,287 |
| 2019 | 394,200 |
| 2020 | 47,152 |
| 2021 | 173,485 |
| 2022 | 357,764 |
| 2023 | 428,954 |
| 2024 | 505,455 |
| Year | Applications | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 505,455 | 5.8% |
| 2023 | 428,954 | 6.0% |
| 2022 | 357,764 | 5.1% |
| 2021 | 173,485 | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 47,152 | 8.3% |
| 2019 | 394,200 | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 360,287 | 7.6% |
| 2017 | 334,786 | 5.4% |
| 2016 | 345,006 | 3.5% |
| 2015 | 367,028 | 2.4% |
| 2014 | 308,879 | 2.5% |
| 2013 | 277,332 | 2.8% |
| 2012 | 255,083 | 1.8% |
| 2011 | 196,327 | 2.2% |
| 2010 | 170,029 | 2.7% |
| 2009 | 138,326 | 2.5% |
Consulate cities
- Riyadh400,516
- Jeddah104,939
- Jeddah
- Riyadh
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