Schengen visas in the United States
Schengen consulate statistics
- Applications, 2024
- 201,602
- Refusal rate, 2024
- 4.1%
- Share of all Schengen applications
- 1.72%
- Consulate cities
- 23
Refusal rate4.1%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 States.
| Schengen state | Applications | Issued | Not issued | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 61,152 | 58,401 | 2,039 | 3.3% |
| Germany | 24,316 | 23,312 | 836 | 3.4% |
| Spain | 24,097 | 22,505 | 937 | 3.9% |
| Italy | 16,729 | 16,576 | 149 | 0.9% |
| Netherlands | 13,339 | 12,743 | 169 | 1.3% |
| Switzerland | 9,863 | 9,485 | 312 | 3.2% |
| Greece | 7,019 | 5,884 | 62 | 0.9% |
| Portugal | 6,243 | 6,030 | 34 | 0.5% |
| Iceland | 6,196 | 5,807 | 343 | 5.5% |
| Denmark | 5,548 | 4,471 | 482 | 8.7% |
| Sweden | 4,915 | 3,892 | 860 | 17.5% |
| Austria | 4,261 | 4,011 | 245 | 5.7% |
| Norway | 4,228 | 3,504 | 724 | 17.1% |
| Belgium | 3,253 | 2,992 | 107 | 3.3% |
| Finland | 2,195 | 1,776 | 404 | 18.4% |
| Poland | 1,615 | 1,572 | 39 | 2.4% |
| Czechia | 1,216 | 1,203 | 13 | 1.1% |
| Bulgaria | 985 | 825 | 18 | 1.8% |
| Hungary | 917 | 898 | 19 | 2.1% |
| Croatia | 852 | 833 | 8 | 0.9% |
| Lithuania | 839 | 766 | 58 | 6.9% |
| Slovenia | 428 | 342 | 81 | 18.9% |
| Estonia | 395 | 229 | 166 | 42.0% |
| Luxembourg | 336 | 310 | 20 | 6.0% |
| Romania | 271 | 230 | 8 | 3.0% |
| Latvia | 150 | 108 | 35 | 23.3% |
| Slovakia | 145 | 139 | 3 | 2.1% |
| Malta | 99 | 96 | 0 | 0.0% |
Year by year
All Schengen consulates in the country.
Applications
Data table
| 2009 | 118,356 |
| 2010 | 111,411 |
| 2011 | 104,603 |
| 2012 | 101,907 |
| 2013 | 104,226 |
| 2014 | 110,170 |
| 2015 | 122,285 |
| 2016 | 126,231 |
| 2017 | 140,004 |
| 2018 | 160,749 |
| 2019 | 172,965 |
| 2020 | 29,520 |
| 2021 | 31,771 |
| 2022 | 124,841 |
| 2023 | 174,258 |
| 2024 | 201,602 |
| Year | Applications | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 201,602 | 4.1% |
| 2023 | 174,258 | 3.8% |
| 2022 | 124,841 | 4.0% |
| 2021 | 31,771 | 4.4% |
| 2020 | 29,520 | 3.7% |
| 2019 | 172,965 | 3.0% |
| 2018 | 160,749 | 2.0% |
| 2017 | 140,004 | 1.1% |
| 2016 | 126,231 | 0.9% |
| 2015 | 122,285 | 1.0% |
| 2014 | 110,170 | 1.6% |
| 2013 | 104,226 | 2.3% |
| 2012 | 101,907 | 1.7% |
| 2011 | 104,603 | 3.6% |
| 2010 | 111,411 | 3.8% |
| 2009 | 118,356 | 2.6% |
Consulate cities
- Washington, Dc88,984
- New York, Ny39,925
- San Francisco, Ca17,788
- Los Angeles, Ca9,978
- Miami, Fl9,916
- Chicago, Il8,879
- Boston, Ma7,291
- Houston, Tx7,156
- Atlanta, Ga4,273
- Philadelphia, Pa2,146
- New York1,540
- Detroit, Mi1,301
- Newark, Nj707
- Los Angeles655
- New Bedford, Ma408
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