Schengen visas in Cape Town
Consulate city · South Africa
- Country
- South Africa
- Applications, 2024
- 48,736
- Refusal rate
- 2.7%
- Share of applications in South Africa
- 25.2%
- Schengen states with a consulate here
- 9
Refusal rate2.7%2024
Year by year
Data as at 2024
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Consulates in Cape Town, 2024
Short-stay (C) visa applications by Schengen state.
| Schengen state | Applications | Issued | Not issued | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 11,217 | 10,992 | 225 | 2.0% |
| Spain | 10,639 | 10,263 | 253 | 2.4% |
| Germany | 9,733 | 9,355 | 352 | 3.6% |
| France | 7,084 | 6,809 | 290 | 4.1% |
| Greece | 5,225 | 5,080 | 102 | 2.0% |
| Portugal | 2,882 | 2,803 | 31 | 1.1% |
| Belgium | 1,744 | 1,641 | 76 | 4.4% |
| Netherlands | 212 | 202 | 3 | 1.4% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Year by year
All Schengen consulates in Cape Town.
Applications
Data table
| 2009 | 38,238 |
| 2010 | 40,379 |
| 2011 | 50,818 |
| 2012 | 50,826 |
| 2013 | 50,880 |
| 2014 | 60,068 |
| 2015 | 52,851 |
| 2016 | 49,342 |
| 2017 | 57,893 |
| 2018 | 64,454 |
| 2019 | 64,218 |
| 2020 | 10,360 |
| 2021 | 8,341 |
| 2022 | 53,914 |
| 2023 | 55,391 |
| 2024 | 48,736 |
| Year | Applications | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 48,736 | 2.7% |
| 2023 | 55,391 | 2.3% |
| 2022 | 53,914 | 3.2% |
| 2021 | 8,341 | 4.1% |
| 2020 | 10,360 | 5.3% |
| 2019 | 64,218 | 3.1% |
| 2018 | 64,454 | 2.6% |
| 2017 | 57,893 | 2.1% |
| 2016 | 49,342 | 0.8% |
| 2015 | 52,851 | 1.0% |
| 2014 | 60,068 | 1.1% |
| 2013 | 50,880 | 0.8% |
| 2012 | 50,826 | 0.6% |
| 2011 | 50,818 | 0.7% |
| 2010 | 40,379 | 0.9% |
| 2009 | 38,238 | 1.2% |
Elsewhere in South Africa
- Pretoria86,684
- Johannesburg58,348
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