Schengen visas in London
Consulate city · United Kingdom
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Applications, 2024
- 413,209
- Refusal rate
- 7.2%
- Share of applications in the United Kingdom
- 87.8%
- Schengen states with a consulate here
- 27
Refusal rate7.2%2024
Year by year
Data as at 2024
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Consulates in London, 2024
Short-stay (C) visa applications by Schengen state.
| Schengen state | Applications | Issued | Not issued | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 132,469 | 124,516 | 7,946 | 6.0% |
| Spain | 73,572 | 69,668 | 2,518 | 3.4% |
| Greece | 34,126 | 30,476 | 3,505 | 10.3% |
| Germany | 28,421 | 26,720 | 1,362 | 4.8% |
| Netherlands | 27,726 | 26,700 | 414 | 1.5% |
| Italy | 15,901 | 14,946 | 954 | 6.0% |
| Switzerland | 14,464 | 12,554 | 1,847 | 12.8% |
| Portugal | 12,361 | 11,861 | 364 | 2.9% |
| 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% |
| Estonia | 1,139 | 663 | 466 | 40.9% |
| Luxembourg | 1,105 | 1,024 | 74 | 6.7% |
| Latvia | 1,073 | 843 | 211 | 19.7% |
| Romania | 980 | 945 | 23 | 2.3% |
| Slovenia | 332 | 304 | 28 | 8.4% |
| Slovakia | 261 | 257 | 0 | 0.0% |
Year by year
All Schengen consulates in London.
Applications
Data table
| 2009 | 180,287 |
| 2010 | 182,872 |
| 2011 | 198,228 |
| 2012 | 196,453 |
| 2013 | 138,618 |
| 2014 | 220,668 |
| 2015 | 235,188 |
| 2016 | 241,533 |
| 2017 | 252,047 |
| 2018 | 262,211 |
| 2019 | 266,463 |
| 2020 | 74,146 |
| 2021 | 65,725 |
| 2022 | 250,439 |
| 2023 | 361,581 |
| 2024 | 413,209 |
| Year | Applications | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 413,209 | 7.2% |
| 2023 | 361,581 | 6.0% |
| 2022 | 250,439 | 4.4% |
| 2021 | 65,725 | 4.8% |
| 2020 | 74,146 | 8.3% |
| 2019 | 266,463 | 4.4% |
| 2018 | 262,211 | 1.5% |
| 2017 | 252,047 | 1.4% |
| 2016 | 241,533 | 2.0% |
| 2015 | 235,188 | 2.6% |
| 2014 | 220,668 | 3.9% |
| 2013 | 138,618 | 4.9% |
| 2012 | 196,453 | 5.2% |
| 2011 | 198,228 | 5.0% |
| 2010 | 182,872 | 3.7% |
| 2009 | 180,287 | 3.0% |
Elsewhere in the United Kingdom
- Manchester39,397
- Edinburgh17,963
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