Schengen visa refusal rates by consulate: China 2025
Consulates in China: 1,915,149 applications, refusal rate 4.0%. Denmark (Shanghai): 0.4%.
| Schengen state | City | Applications | Visas issued | Refused | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | Shanghai | 765 | 746 | 3 | 0.4% |
| Denmark | Beijing | 1,275 | 1,248 | 7 | 0.6% |
| Luxembourg | Beijing | 1,241 | 1,222 | 8 | 0.7% |
| Norway | Shanghai | 20,781 | 20,513 | 268 | 1.3% |
| Spain | Chengdu | 21,301 | 20,610 | 294 | 1.4% |
| Greece | Guangzhou (Canton) | 7,057 | 6,875 | 96 | 1.4% |
| Slovakia | Shanghai | 1,472 | 1,392 | 21 | 1.5% |
| Croatia | Beijing | 10,030 | 9,746 | 186 | 1.9% |
| Hungary | Beijing | 30,195 | 28,977 | 601 | 2% |
| Austria | Shanghai | 18,426 | 17,709 | 360 | 2% |
| Czechia | Shanghai | 6,686 | 6,552 | 134 | 2% |
| Germany | Chengdu | 14,603 | 14,264 | 307 | 2.1% |
| Greece | Beijing | 13,453 | 13,111 | 281 | 2.1% |
| Belgium | Beijing | 10,508 | 10,161 | 217 | 2.1% |
| Finland | Shanghai | 8,871 | 8,906 | 188 | 2.1% |
| Germany | Shanghai | 94,380 | 92,001 | 2,109 | 2.2% |
| Belgium | Shanghai | 8,279 | 8,040 | 184 | 2.2% |
| Iceland | Beijing | 32,982 | 32,039 | 766 | 2.3% |
| Italy | Beijing | 103,371 | 100,909 | 2,462 | 2.4% |
| Italy | Shanghai | 85,977 | 83,933 | 2,044 | 2.4% |
| Luxembourg | Shanghai | 756 | 699 | 17 | 2.4% |
| Austria | Beijing | 29,919 | 28,483 | 813 | 2.8% |
| Spain | Beijing | 127,198 | 122,327 | 3,728 | 3% |
| Norway | Beijing | 32,038 | 31,091 | 947 | 3% |
| Spain | Guangzhou (Canton) | 61,979 | 59,599 | 1,873 | 3.1% |
| Sweden | Shanghai | 17,538 | 16,778 | 558 | 3.2% |
| Czechia | Beijing | 11,186 | 10,820 | 366 | 3.3% |
| Switzerland | Shanghai | 41,442 | 39,999 | 1,443 | 3.5% |
| Italy | Chongqing | 31,485 | 30,381 | 1,104 | 3.5% |
| Switzerland | Beijing | 28,790 | 27,711 | 1,075 | 3.7% |
| Netherlands | Beijing | 22,247 | 21,342 | 844 | 3.8% |
| Netherlands | Guangzhou (Canton) | 18,324 | 17,597 | 693 | 3.8% |
| France | Shanghai | 166,788 | 159,703 | 6,491 | 3.9% |
| Netherlands | Shanghai | 29,790 | 28,583 | 1,151 | 3.9% |
| Germany | Shenyang | 12,516 | 11,900 | 484 | 3.9% |
| Belgium | Guangzhou (Canton) | 3,442 | 3,276 | 133 | 3.9% |
| Finland | Beijing | 11,441 | 11,047 | 464 | 4% |
| Spain | Shanghai | 99,958 | 92,607 | 3,927 | 4.1% |
| France | Chengdu | 48,388 | 46,397 | 2,033 | 4.2% |
| Latvia | Beijing | 623 | 588 | 29 | 4.2% |
| Romania | Shanghai | 626 | 597 | 27 | 4.3% |
| France | Beijing | 102,419 | 97,462 | 4,634 | 4.5% |
| Germany | Beijing | 98,213 | 93,291 | 4,515 | 4.6% |
| Hungary | Shanghai | 27,590 | 26,064 | 1,263 | 4.6% |
| Germany | Guangzhou (Canton) | 61,858 | 58,660 | 2,966 | 4.8% |
| Italy | Guangzhou (Canton) | 57,160 | 54,200 | 2,960 | 5.2% |
| Hungary | Chongqing | 4,794 | 4,456 | 258 | 5.5% |
| Sweden | Beijing | 33,052 | 31,133 | 1,830 | 5.6% |
| Poland | Shanghai | 7,628 | 7,168 | 459 | 6% |
| Portugal | Guangzhou (Canton) | 6,571 | 6,131 | 440 | 6.7% |
| Portugal | Shanghai | 10,655 | 9,903 | 752 | 7.1% |
| Slovakia | Beijing | 854 | 757 | 58 | 7.1% |
| France | Guangzhou (Canton) | 85,344 | 79,908 | 6,199 | 7.2% |
| France | Wuhan | 38,533 | 35,541 | 2,822 | 7.4% |
| Greece | Shanghai | 17,284 | 15,731 | 1,387 | 8.1% |
| Bulgaria | Shanghai | 1,975 | 1,794 | 158 | 8.1% |
| Switzerland | Guangzhou (Canton) | 14,597 | 13,397 | 1,199 | 8.2% |
| Portugal | Beijing | 4,954 | 4,544 | 410 | 8.2% |
| Denmark | Guangzhou (Canton) | 23,601 | 21,309 | 1,938 | 8.3% |
| Poland | Beijing | 4,583 | 4,091 | 419 | 9.3% |
| France | Shenyang | 11,876 | 10,635 | 1,184 | 10% |
| Malta | Shanghai | 1,337 | 1,187 | 144 | 10.8% |
| Bulgaria | Beijing | 1,712 | 1,471 | 192 | 11.5% |
| Romania | Beijing | 1,719 | 1,496 | 223 | 13% |
| Estonia | Beijing | 716 | 617 | 99 | 13.8% |
| Poland | Guangzhou (Canton) | 3,727 | 3,127 | 572 | 15.5% |
| Slovenia | Beijing | 2,547 | 2,038 | 393 | 15.5% |
| Malta | Beijing | 1,723 | 1,276 | 445 | 25.9% |
Source: European Commission, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)