Schengen visa refusal rates by consulate: India 2025
Consulates in India: 1,153,748 applications, refusal rate 15.8%. Germany (Bangalore): 1.5%.
| Schengen state | City | Applications | Visas issued | Refused | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | Mumbai | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Germany | Bangalore | 3,632 | 3,579 | 53 | 1.5% |
| Belgium | Mumbai | 22,109 | 20,943 | 1,005 | 4.6% |
| Hungary | Mumbai | 9,491 | 8,873 | 557 | 5.9% |
| Denmark | New Delhi | 17,038 | 15,451 | 1,178 | 7.1% |
| France | Bangalore | 54,046 | 49,275 | 4,221 | 7.9% |
| France | Kolkata | 10,116 | 9,149 | 870 | 8.7% |
| Germany | New Delhi | 11,936 | 10,707 | 1,189 | 10% |
| Italy | Mumbai | 22,737 | 20,451 | 2,286 | 10.1% |
| Germany | Chennai | 4,477 | 3,998 | 470 | 10.5% |
| Germany | Mumbai | 130,562 | 116,183 | 14,055 | 10.8% |
| Portugal | Goa | 3,037 | 2,701 | 336 | 11.1% |
| Sweden | New Delhi | 32,536 | 28,564 | 3,723 | 11.5% |
| Spain | Mumbai | 50,389 | 43,953 | 5,830 | 11.7% |
| France | Mumbai | 64,765 | 56,877 | 7,613 | 11.8% |
| Italy | Bangalore | 9,159 | 8,022 | 1,137 | 12.4% |
| Italy | Kolkata | 6,182 | 5,355 | 827 | 13.4% |
| Switzerland | New Delhi | 226,044 | 195,369 | 30,630 | 13.6% |
| Finland | New Delhi | 17,564 | 15,132 | 2,450 | 13.9% |
| Germany | Kolkata | 2,572 | 2,207 | 359 | 14% |
| Belgium | New Delhi | 11,224 | 9,491 | 1,576 | 14.2% |
| Norway | New Delhi | 29,104 | 24,840 | 4,264 | 14.7% |
| Poland | New Delhi | 4,587 | 3,837 | 740 | 16.2% |
| Italy | New Delhi | 15,345 | 12,785 | 2,560 | 16.6% |
| Czechia | Mumbai | 71 | 59 | 12 | 16.9% |
| Poland | Mumbai | 5,086 | 4,185 | 900 | 17.7% |
| Romania | New Delhi | 1,931 | 1,574 | 350 | 18.2% |
| Latvia | New Delhi | 1,314 | 1,070 | 244 | 18.6% |
| France | Chennai | 28,780 | 23,076 | 5,626 | 19.6% |
| Spain | New Delhi | 40,331 | 31,953 | 7,995 | 20% |
| Czechia | New Delhi | 27,317 | 21,826 | 5,489 | 20.1% |
| Netherlands | New Delhi | 97,648 | 77,055 | 20,156 | 20.7% |
| Austria | New Delhi | 48,761 | 37,117 | 10,543 | 22.1% |
| Portugal | New Delhi | 12,385 | 9,583 | 2,802 | 22.6% |
| Luxembourg | New Delhi | 3,684 | 2,727 | 814 | 23% |
| Hungary | New Delhi | 6,760 | 5,151 | 1,549 | 23.1% |
| Slovakia | New Delhi | 1,437 | 988 | 303 | 23.5% |
| Iceland | New Delhi | 10,906 | 8,061 | 2,793 | 25.7% |
| France | New Delhi | 46,477 | 33,695 | 12,728 | 27.4% |
| Croatia | New Delhi | 2,615 | 1,721 | 709 | 29.2% |
| Estonia | New Delhi | 1,706 | 1,193 | 513 | 29.7% |
| Malta | New Delhi | 8,587 | 5,755 | 2,720 | 32.1% |
| Greece | New Delhi | 41,009 | 27,232 | 13,526 | 33.2% |
| Lithuania | New Delhi | 944 | 607 | 337 | 35.7% |
| Bulgaria | New Delhi | 3,435 | 2,082 | 1,270 | 37.9% |
| Slovenia | New Delhi | 3,910 | 2,075 | 1,803 | 46.5% |
Source: European Commission, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)