Schengen visas in South Korea
Schengen consulate statistics
- Applications, 2024
- 4,362
- Refusal rate, 2024
- 10.9%
- Share of all Schengen applications
- 0.04%
- Consulate cities
- 1
Refusal rate10.9%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 Korea.
| Schengen state | Applications | Issued | Not issued | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 707 | 599 | 88 | 12.4% |
| Germany | 706 | 627 | 67 | 9.5% |
| Italy | 578 | 560 | 18 | 3.1% |
| Spain | 505 | 421 | 59 | 11.7% |
| Netherlands | 445 | 386 | 41 | 9.2% |
| Switzerland | 349 | 293 | 55 | 15.8% |
| Austria | 219 | 176 | 42 | 19.2% |
| Belgium | 192 | 169 | 18 | 9.4% |
| Hungary | 113 | 92 | 21 | 18.6% |
| Greece | 104 | 98 | 3 | 2.9% |
| Poland | 87 | 79 | 8 | 9.2% |
| Finland | 76 | 58 | 19 | 25.0% |
| Portugal | 68 | 65 | 2 | 2.9% |
| Czechia | 58 | 49 | 9 | 15.5% |
| Sweden | 39 | 46 | 5 | 12.8% |
| Bulgaria | 38 | 26 | 1 | 2.6% |
| Croatia | 27 | 20 | 5 | 18.5% |
| Lithuania | 20 | 8 | 12 | 60.0% |
| Slovenia | 13 | 11 | 1 | 7.7% |
| Slovakia | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Romania | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.0% |
Year by year
All Schengen consulates in the country.
Applications
Data table
| 2009 | 1,559 |
| 2010 | 2,043 |
| 2011 | 1,877 |
| 2012 | 1,683 |
| 2013 | 1,996 |
| 2014 | 2,407 |
| 2015 | 2,928 |
| 2016 | 3,157 |
| 2017 | 3,579 |
| 2018 | 4,073 |
| 2019 | 4,713 |
| 2020 | 924 |
| 2021 | 565 |
| 2022 | 2,629 |
| 2023 | 3,818 |
| 2024 | 4,362 |
| Year | Applications | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4,362 | 10.9% |
| 2023 | 3,818 | 11.8% |
| 2022 | 2,629 | 12.0% |
| 2021 | 565 | 20.2% |
| 2020 | 924 | 20.0% |
| 2019 | 4,713 | 13.7% |
| 2018 | 4,073 | 7.2% |
| 2017 | 3,579 | 7.7% |
| 2016 | 3,157 | 3.9% |
| 2015 | 2,928 | 4.1% |
| 2014 | 2,407 | 2.6% |
| 2013 | 1,996 | 3.9% |
| 2012 | 1,683 | 6.1% |
| 2011 | 1,877 | 8.7% |
| 2010 | 2,043 | 5.9% |
| 2009 | 1,559 | 10.1% |
Consulate cities
- Seoul4,362
- Seoul
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