Schengen visas in South Africa
Schengen consulate statistics
- Applications, 2024
- 193,768
- Refusal rate, 2024
- 5.6%
- Share of all Schengen applications
- 1.65%
- Consulate cities
- 4
Refusal rate5.6%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 South Africa.
| Schengen state | Applications | Issued | Not issued | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 32,070 | 30,943 | 1,126 | 3.5% |
| France | 30,304 | 27,375 | 2,842 | 9.4% |
| Germany | 25,609 | 24,209 | 1,346 | 5.3% |
| Netherlands | 24,333 | 22,747 | 690 | 2.8% |
| Spain | 20,800 | 19,641 | 842 | 4.0% |
| Greece | 12,655 | 12,226 | 361 | 2.9% |
| Portugal | 10,414 | 9,214 | 438 | 4.2% |
| Switzerland | 8,480 | 7,740 | 677 | 8.0% |
| Austria | 5,606 | 5,284 | 320 | 5.7% |
| Croatia | 5,396 | 4,530 | 858 | 15.9% |
| Norway | 4,679 | 4,287 | 392 | 8.4% |
| Belgium | 4,550 | 4,187 | 273 | 6.0% |
| Czechia | 2,579 | 2,460 | 118 | 4.6% |
| Hungary | 1,834 | 1,739 | 95 | 5.2% |
| Poland | 1,460 | 1,150 | 302 | 20.7% |
| Finland | 1,427 | 1,324 | 90 | 6.3% |
| Bulgaria | 619 | 480 | 71 | 11.5% |
| Romania | 548 | 519 | 21 | 3.8% |
| Lithuania | 220 | 178 | 42 | 19.1% |
| Slovakia | 185 | 183 | 1 | 0.5% |
Year by year
All Schengen consulates in the country.
Applications
Data table
| 2009 | 150,004 |
| 2010 | 167,930 |
| 2011 | 184,618 |
| 2012 | 182,257 |
| 2013 | 184,232 |
| 2014 | 172,200 |
| 2015 | 188,997 |
| 2016 | 170,437 |
| 2017 | 206,786 |
| 2018 | 221,790 |
| 2019 | 225,060 |
| 2020 | 34,328 |
| 2021 | 25,443 |
| 2022 | 165,893 |
| 2023 | 204,221 |
| 2024 | 193,768 |
| Year | Applications | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 193,768 | 5.6% |
| 2023 | 204,221 | 4.8% |
| 2022 | 165,893 | 5.2% |
| 2021 | 25,443 | 5.8% |
| 2020 | 34,328 | 6.2% |
| 2019 | 225,060 | 3.3% |
| 2018 | 221,790 | 2.4% |
| 2017 | 206,786 | 2.1% |
| 2016 | 170,437 | 1.7% |
| 2015 | 188,997 | 1.5% |
| 2014 | 172,200 | 1.3% |
| 2013 | 184,232 | 1.3% |
| 2012 | 182,257 | 0.9% |
| 2011 | 184,618 | 1.0% |
| 2010 | 167,930 | 1.1% |
| 2009 | 150,004 | 1.1% |
Consulate cities
- Pretoria86,684
- Johannesburg58,348
- Cape Town48,736
- Cape Town
- Durban
- Johannesburg
- Pretoria
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