Schengen visa refusal rates by consulate: Russia 2025
Consulates in Russia: 679,425 applications, refusal rate 6.5%. Netherlands (Moscow): 0.9%.
| Schengen state | City | Applications | Visas issued | Refused | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | Moscow | 87 | 87 | 0 | 0% |
| Poland | Kaliningrad | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0% |
| Germany | St. Petersburg | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| Netherlands | Moscow | 11,959 | 11,637 | 109 | 0.9% |
| Hungary | St. Petersburg | 5,101 | 4,909 | 113 | 2.3% |
| Bulgaria | St. Petersburg | 6,294 | 6,058 | 174 | 2.8% |
| Luxembourg | Moscow | 1,048 | 732 | 27 | 3.1% |
| France | Moscow | 167,549 | 156,547 | 5,634 | 3.5% |
| Bulgaria | Moscow | 21,129 | 19,948 | 751 | 3.6% |
| Slovakia | Moscow | 1,203 | 1,149 | 49 | 3.6% |
| Norway | Moscow | 81 | 78 | 3 | 3.7% |
| Germany | Moscow | 24,676 | 20,025 | 987 | 4% |
| Slovenia | Moscow | 1,607 | 1,254 | 71 | 4.4% |
| Sweden | Moscow | 91 | 82 | 4 | 4.4% |
| Latvia | Moscow | 1,126 | 1,062 | 62 | 4.7% |
| Romania | St. Petersburg | 65 | 59 | 3 | 4.8% |
| Hungary | Kazan | 2,065 | 1,961 | 104 | 5% |
| Spain | St. Petersburg | 13,093 | 11,363 | 657 | 5.2% |
| Italy | Moscow | 148,612 | 140,508 | 8,104 | 5.4% |
| Italy | St. Petersburg | 21,899 | 20,613 | 1,286 | 5.9% |
| Lithuania | Sovetsk | 87 | 77 | 5 | 5.9% |
| Belgium | Moscow | 1,753 | 1,575 | 100 | 6% |
| Greece | Novorossiysk | 6,392 | 5,835 | 391 | 6.3% |
| Croatia | Moscow | 1,694 | 1,376 | 107 | 6.5% |
| Lithuania | Kaliningrad | 603 | 491 | 38 | 6.6% |
| Greece | St. Petersburg | 4,248 | 3,950 | 284 | 6.7% |
| Finland | Moscow | 4,148 | 3,369 | 288 | 7.1% |
| Hungary | Moscow | 18,317 | 16,646 | 1,492 | 8.2% |
| Hungary | Yekaterinburg | 3,057 | 2,776 | 263 | 8.7% |
| Switzerland | Moscow | 11,378 | 9,065 | 1,033 | 9.1% |
| Spain | Moscow | 126,503 | 111,996 | 12,044 | 9.7% |
| Portugal | Moscow | 6,966 | 6,289 | 677 | 9.7% |
| Austria | Moscow | 4,959 | 4,216 | 526 | 9.8% |
| Lithuania | Moscow | 1,106 | 899 | 117 | 10.9% |
| Czechia | Moscow | 175 | 155 | 19 | 10.9% |
| Greece | Moscow | 56,939 | 49,235 | 6,805 | 12.1% |
| Romania | Moscow | 143 | 121 | 22 | 15.3% |
| Estonia | Moscow | 2,363 | 1,934 | 429 | 17.4% |
| Malta | Moscow | 879 | 702 | 175 | 19.8% |
Source: European Commission, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)