Schengen visa refusal rates by consulate: United States 2025

Consulates in United States: 187,033 applications, refusal rate 5.0%. Spain (Los Angeles, CA): 0%.

Schengen state	City	Applications	Visas issued	Refused	Refusal rate
Spain	Los Angeles, CA	2,271	2,225	1	0%
Spain	San Francisco, CA	1,556	1,495	0	0%
Greece	Houston, TX	642	638	0	0%
Greece	San Francisco, CA	627	610	0	0%
Greece	Boston, MA	556	553	0	0%
Spain	San Juan, PR	207	204	0	0%
Luxembourg	San Francisco, CA	80	77	0	0%
Romania	Washington, DC	60	60	0	0%
Bulgaria	Chicago, IL	45	44	0	0%
Malta	New York, NY	42	42	0	0%
Slovakia	New York, NY	27	26	0	0%
Netherlands	Miami, FL	2,015	1,960	4	0.2%
Czechia	Washington, DC	315	314	1	0.3%
Netherlands	San Francisco, CA	4,912	4,729	18	0.4%
Italy	Washington, DC	753	750	3	0.4%
Greece	Chicago, IL	706	695	3	0.4%
Greece	New York, NY	1,531	1,492	8	0.5%
Netherlands	Washington, DC	1,443	1,376	7	0.5%
Greece	Washington, DC	1,347	581	6	0.5%
Greece	Los Angeles, CA	405	394	2	0.5%
Italy	Boston, MA	1,833	1,823	10	0.6%
Switzerland	Atlanta, GA	1,655	1,643	10	0.6%
Greece	Tampa, FL	335	318	2	0.6%
Italy	Philadelphia, PA	1,536	1,525	11	0.7%
Netherlands	New York, NY	3,497	3,451	29	0.8%
Switzerland	Washington, DC	1,070	1,058	9	0.8%
Bulgaria	Washington, DC	267	239	3	0.8%
Poland	Washington, DC	248	245	2	0.8%
Croatia	Chicago, IL	124	123	1	0.8%
Hungary	Los Angeles, CA	235	229	2	0.9%
Bulgaria	Los Angeles, CA	125	117	1	0.9%
Germany	San Francisco, CA	4,870	4,810	46	1%
Netherlands	Chicago, IL	1,256	1,140	11	1%
Italy	San Francisco, CA	1,198	1,186	12	1%
Croatia	Washington, DC	107	102	1	1%
Spain	Houston, TX	2,457	2,380	27	1.1%
Bulgaria	New York, NY	99	86	1	1.2%
Italy	Detroit, MI	1,208	1,192	16	1.3%
Italy	Miami, FL	1,019	1,006	13	1.3%
Belgium	Los Angeles, CA	568	548	7	1.3%
Czechia	Los Angeles, CA	300	296	4	1.3%
Spain	Miami, FL	6,214	5,909	86	1.4%
Spain	Washington, DC	2,341	2,214	31	1.4%
Spain	Chicago, IL	2,295	2,167	32	1.5%
Italy	Los Angeles, CA	566	557	9	1.6%
Poland	Houston, TX	255	251	4	1.6%
Switzerland	New York, NY	3,426	3,350	59	1.7%
Portugal	New York, NY	758	745	13	1.7%
Poland	New York, NY	526	512	9	1.7%
Hungary	New York, NY	229	224	4	1.8%
Germany	New York, NY	4,992	4,870	92	1.9%
Croatia	New York, NY	434	416	8	1.9%
Hungary	Chicago, IL	156	152	3	1.9%
Germany	Chicago, IL	2,727	2,662	61	2.2%
Germany	Los Angeles, CA	2,625	2,561	57	2.2%
Italy	Houston, TX	897	877	20	2.2%
Greece	Atlanta, GA	181	170	4	2.2%
Austria	New York, NY	1,656	1,558	37	2.3%
Italy	New York, NY	3,484	3,402	82	2.4%
Italy	Chicago, IL	1,062	1,037	25	2.4%
Belgium	Atlanta, GA	602	526	13	2.4%
Hungary	Washington, DC	243	234	6	2.5%
Norway	New York, NY	3,846	3,721	125	3.3%
Slovakia	Washington, DC	99	95	4	4%
France	Washington, DC	54,021	51,134	2,377	4.2%
Portugal	Washington, DC	931	892	39	4.2%
Czechia	New York, NY	337	323	14	4.2%
Luxembourg	Washington, DC	71	66	3	4.3%
Portugal	Newark, NJ	868	830	38	4.4%
Romania	New York, NY	87	83	4	4.6%
Germany	Boston, MA	2,098	1,970	101	4.9%
Portugal	San Francisco, CA	970	923	47	4.9%
Spain	Boston, MA	951	859	44	4.9%
Croatia	Los Angeles, CA	279	251	13	4.9%
Finland	New York, NY	1,103	1,035	57	5.2%
Czechia	Chicago, IL	150	142	8	5.3%
Austria	Los Angeles, CA	1,179	1,068	61	5.4%
Austria	Washington, DC	750	671	41	5.7%
Germany	Washington, DC	1,372	1,274	79	5.8%
Luxembourg	New York, NY	153	143	10	6.5%
Portugal	Boston, MA	1,093	1,021	72	6.6%
Portugal	New Bedford, MA	305	284	21	6.9%
Lithuania	Chicago, IL	744	687	52	7%
Romania	Chicago, IL	37	34	3	8.1%
Germany	Houston, TX	1,984	1,787	160	8.2%
Germany	Atlanta, GA	1,535	1,385	132	8.7%
Poland	Los Angeles, CA	375	341	34	9%
Iceland	Washington, DC	7,688	6,982	705	9.2%
Switzerland	San Francisco, CA	3,438	3,089	332	9.7%
Belgium	Washington, DC	575	483	71	12.8%
Belgium	New York, NY	1,232	993	149	13.1%
Slovenia	Cleveland, OH	31	24	4	14.3%
Poland	Chicago, IL	203	173	29	14.4%
Denmark	New York, NY	4,758	3,684	644	14.9%
Germany	Miami, FL	919	766	143	15.7%
Latvia	Washington, DC	120	99	19	16%
Romania	Miami, FL	64	46	9	16.4%
Romania	Los Angeles, CA	99	81	18	18.2%
Malta	Washington, DC	72	58	13	18.3%
Spain	New York, NY	6,919	5,463	1,296	19.1%
Slovenia	Washington, DC	395	313	75	19.2%
Sweden	Washington, DC	5,325	4,018	1,036	20.5%
Finland	Los Angeles, CA	446	327	104	24.1%
Estonia	Washington, DC	195	113	82	42.1%

Source: European Commission, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)