Schengen visas in the United Kingdom
Schengen consulate statistics
- Applications, 2024
- 470,569
- Refusal rate, 2024
- 6.9%
- Share of all Schengen applications
- 4.02%
- Consulate cities
- 3
Refusal rate6.9%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 the United Kingdom.
| Schengen state | Applications | Issued | Not issued | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 132,469 | 124,516 | 7,946 | 6.0% |
| Spain | 123,058 | 115,860 | 4,755 | 3.9% |
| Greece | 34,126 | 30,476 | 3,505 | 10.3% |
| Germany | 30,169 | 28,452 | 1,371 | 4.5% |
| Netherlands | 27,726 | 26,700 | 414 | 1.5% |
| Portugal | 18,171 | 17,134 | 611 | 3.4% |
| Italy | 15,901 | 14,946 | 954 | 6.0% |
| Switzerland | 14,464 | 12,554 | 1,847 | 12.8% |
| Belgium | 11,902 | 9,462 | 2,273 | 19.1% |
| Norway | 11,688 | 9,891 | 1,797 | 15.4% |
| Denmark | 10,832 | 7,808 | 2,396 | 22.1% |
| Iceland | 5,508 | 4,647 | 788 | 14.3% |
| Malta | 5,104 | 4,784 | 264 | 5.2% |
| Austria | 4,406 | 3,856 | 537 | 12.2% |
| Finland | 4,254 | 3,606 | 628 | 14.8% |
| Czechia | 3,342 | 3,277 | 65 | 1.9% |
| Hungary | 3,100 | 2,668 | 432 | 13.9% |
| Lithuania | 2,780 | 2,156 | 610 | 21.9% |
| Poland | 2,644 | 2,559 | 79 | 3.0% |
| Bulgaria | 1,962 | 1,604 | 193 | 9.8% |
| Croatia | 1,757 | 1,604 | 114 | 6.5% |
| Romania | 1,296 | 1,250 | 32 | 2.5% |
| Estonia | 1,139 | 663 | 466 | 40.9% |
| Luxembourg | 1,105 | 1,024 | 74 | 6.7% |
| Latvia | 1,073 | 843 | 211 | 19.7% |
| Slovenia | 332 | 304 | 28 | 8.4% |
| Slovakia | 261 | 257 | 0 | 0.0% |
Year by year
All Schengen consulates in the country.
Applications
Data table
| 2009 | 194,161 |
| 2010 | 198,046 |
| 2011 | 212,564 |
| 2012 | 210,610 |
| 2013 | 225,629 |
| 2014 | 236,181 |
| 2015 | 248,278 |
| 2016 | 252,986 |
| 2017 | 264,979 |
| 2018 | 275,099 |
| 2019 | 277,743 |
| 2020 | 77,341 |
| 2021 | 71,824 |
| 2022 | 282,109 |
| 2023 | 405,631 |
| 2024 | 470,569 |
| Year | Applications | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 470,569 | 6.9% |
| 2023 | 405,631 | 5.6% |
| 2022 | 282,109 | 4.1% |
| 2021 | 71,824 | 4.9% |
| 2020 | 77,341 | 8.1% |
| 2019 | 277,743 | 4.3% |
| 2018 | 275,099 | 1.5% |
| 2017 | 264,979 | 1.4% |
| 2016 | 252,986 | 2.0% |
| 2015 | 248,278 | 2.6% |
| 2014 | 236,181 | 3.8% |
| 2013 | 225,629 | 5.0% |
| 2012 | 210,610 | 5.1% |
| 2011 | 212,564 | 4.8% |
| 2010 | 198,046 | 3.6% |
| 2009 | 194,161 | 2.9% |
Consulate cities
- London413,209
- Manchester39,397
- Edinburgh17,963
- Edinburgh
- London
- Manchester
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