Schengen visas in the United Arab Emirates
Schengen consulate statistics
- Applications, 2024
- 260,229
- Refusal rate, 2024
- 23.7%
- Share of all Schengen applications
- 2.22%
- Consulate cities
- 2
Refusal rate23.7%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 the United Arab Emirates.
| Schengen state | Applications | Issued | Not issued | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 32,956 | 23,399 | 8,778 | 26.6% |
| Netherlands | 29,473 | 22,427 | 5,939 | 20.2% |
| France | 28,778 | 23,093 | 5,399 | 18.8% |
| Switzerland | 27,148 | 21,251 | 5,788 | 21.3% |
| Spain | 24,799 | 19,420 | 4,482 | 18.1% |
| Italy | 23,240 | 19,527 | 3,701 | 15.9% |
| Greece | 17,974 | 14,695 | 3,062 | 17.0% |
| Denmark | 12,846 | 7,927 | 6,391 | 49.8% |
| Norway | 12,007 | 8,699 | 3,308 | 27.6% |
| Hungary | 9,717 | 6,463 | 3,254 | 33.5% |
| Czechia | 9,015 | 6,531 | 2,380 | 26.4% |
| Belgium | 6,588 | 5,367 | 1,180 | 17.9% |
| Sweden | 4,693 | 2,701 | 1,914 | 40.8% |
| Austria | 4,378 | 3,218 | 1,101 | 25.1% |
| Poland | 2,311 | 1,919 | 385 | 16.7% |
| Portugal | 2,292 | 1,879 | 355 | 15.5% |
| Bulgaria | 2,224 | 1,269 | 826 | 37.1% |
| Croatia | 2,095 | 1,098 | 939 | 44.8% |
| Malta | 1,464 | 776 | 636 | 43.4% |
| Finland | 1,335 | 976 | 335 | 25.1% |
| Slovenia | 1,271 | 846 | 359 | 28.2% |
| Slovakia | 917 | 614 | 300 | 32.7% |
| Estonia | 722 | 244 | 468 | 64.8% |
| Luxembourg | 719 | 716 | 286 | 39.8% |
| Romania | 614 | 497 | 95 | 15.5% |
| Latvia | 451 | 415 | 28 | 6.2% |
| Lithuania | 202 | 142 | 49 | 24.3% |
Year by year
All Schengen consulates in the country.
Applications
Data table
| 2009 | 133,067 |
| 2010 | 158,423 |
| 2011 | 165,821 |
| 2012 | 189,653 |
| 2013 | 210,480 |
| 2014 | 253,765 |
| 2015 | 224,202 |
| 2016 | 201,995 |
| 2017 | 206,232 |
| 2018 | 217,433 |
| 2019 | 226,811 |
| 2020 | 42,091 |
| 2021 | 76,275 |
| 2022 | 187,196 |
| 2023 | 233,932 |
| 2024 | 260,229 |
| Year | Applications | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 260,229 | 23.7% |
| 2023 | 233,932 | 22.4% |
| 2022 | 187,196 | 22.5% |
| 2021 | 76,275 | 21.7% |
| 2020 | 42,091 | 20.3% |
| 2019 | 226,811 | 18.6% |
| 2018 | 217,433 | 17.9% |
| 2017 | 206,232 | 16.5% |
| 2016 | 201,995 | 12.1% |
| 2015 | 224,202 | 12.0% |
| 2014 | 253,765 | 7.6% |
| 2013 | 210,480 | 6.3% |
| 2012 | 189,653 | 5.4% |
| 2011 | 165,821 | 5.8% |
| 2010 | 158,423 | 4.8% |
| 2009 | 133,067 | 6.3% |
Consulate cities
- Abu Dhabi163,873
- Dubai96,356
- Abu Dhabi
- Dubai
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