Schengen visa refusal rates by consulate: South Africa 2025
Consulates in South Africa: 195,946 applications, refusal rate 5.3%. Greece (Cape Town): 0.5%.
| Schengen state | City | Applications | Visas issued | Refused | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | Cape Town | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sweden | Pretoria | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Greece | Cape Town | 5,209 | 5,164 | 26 | 0.5% |
| Slovakia | Pretoria | 102 | 101 | 1 | 1% |
| Netherlands | Cape Town | 73 | 67 | 1 | 1.5% |
| Italy | Cape Town | 11,891 | 11,614 | 277 | 2.3% |
| Spain | Cape Town | 11,002 | 10,572 | 246 | 2.3% |
| Spain | Pretoria | 10,448 | 9,999 | 244 | 2.4% |
| Greece | Johannesburg | 7,521 | 7,297 | 202 | 2.7% |
| Czechia | Pretoria | 2,673 | 2,602 | 71 | 2.7% |
| Netherlands | Pretoria | 21,549 | 20,564 | 636 | 3% |
| Italy | Johannesburg | 20,725 | 20,047 | 678 | 3.3% |
| Germany | Pretoria | 14,458 | 13,949 | 477 | 3.3% |
| Belgium | Cape Town | 1,732 | 1,636 | 60 | 3.5% |
| Germany | Cape Town | 10,259 | 9,870 | 376 | 3.7% |
| Austria | Pretoria | 5,699 | 5,293 | 201 | 3.7% |
| Portugal | Cape Town | 3,715 | 3,575 | 140 | 3.8% |
| Lithuania | Pretoria | 235 | 223 | 9 | 3.9% |
| Hungary | Pretoria | 1,918 | 1,814 | 91 | 4.8% |
| Finland | Pretoria | 1,845 | 1,735 | 97 | 5.3% |
| Romania | Pretoria | 742 | 701 | 39 | 5.3% |
| Norway | Pretoria | 3,829 | 3,610 | 219 | 5.7% |
| Italy | Pretoria | 916 | 864 | 52 | 5.7% |
| Belgium | Pretoria | 3,050 | 2,736 | 228 | 7.7% |
| Poland | Pretoria | 1,313 | 1,208 | 104 | 7.9% |
| France | Johannesburg | 32,785 | 29,622 | 2,742 | 8.5% |
| Portugal | Johannesburg | 7,072 | 6,433 | 639 | 9% |
| Switzerland | Pretoria | 8,223 | 7,228 | 908 | 11% |
| Bulgaria | Pretoria | 713 | 524 | 109 | 17.2% |
| Croatia | Pretoria | 6,124 | 4,745 | 1,330 | 21.9% |
Source: European Commission, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)