Multiple-entry Schengen visas in 2025: which countries issue them most often

In 2025, 51.7% of the 10,265,942 uniform Schengen visas issued were multiple-entry visas (5,303,749), according to the European Commission's Visa statistics for consulates 2025 (file 2025-consulates-schengen-visa-statistics.xlsx, downloaded on 15 October 2026); Germany issued the highest share (89.1%) and Finland the lowest (20.6%).

Multiple-entry Schengen visas2025

All Schengen countries · all consulates · 2025: 51.7% of uniform visas issued were multiple-entry (5,303,749 of 10,265,942)

52.2%in 2024 (5,112,040 of 9,793,634)

−0.5 ptschange on 2024

Germanyhighest share: 89.1%

Finlandlowest share: 20.6%

By place of application (74 countries with at least 10,000 applications): highest shares in Saudi Arabia (92.5%), Bahrain (90.5%) and Oman (89.0%); lowest in Ethiopia (4.8%), Cuba (18.5%) and Cambodia (19.8%).

Source: European Commission, Visa statistics for consulates 2025 (XLSX, downloaded on 15 October 2026); European Commission, Visa statistics for consulates 2024 (XLSX, downloaded on 15 October 2026). Short-stay (Schengen) visas, calendar year. All years on the Commission website.

Statistics, not advice. A multiple-entry visa "allows several visits to the Schengen area for as long as the visa is valid"; a single-entry visa allows one entry (European Commission, checked on 30 October 2026). Every visit is still a short stay, of up to 90 days in any 180-day period. A multiple-entry visa is not a long-stay visa, a work permit or a residence permit. The Commission's file only says whether each visa allows multiple entries: it does not say how long the visas were valid for. The share describes visas issued in the past, not your chances: the consulate decides the number of entries and the validity of each visa.

Multiple-entry visas by Schengen country (2025)

All 28 Schengen countries that process visas, from the highest share of multiple-entry visas among the uniform visas they issued. Tap a column heading to sort. "Change" is in percentage points on 2024.


Germany	89.1%	89.8%	−0.7 pts	1,288,597	1,148,527
Croatia	77.7%	72.4%	+5.3 pts	34,053	26,475
Belgium	71.8%	65.9%	+5.8 pts	190,296	136,612
Slovenia	68.9%	68.1%	+0.8 pts	15,348	10,568
Switzerland	66.7%	72.9%	−6.2 pts	538,341	358,904
Luxembourg	65.2%	59.4%	+5.9 pts	11,244	7,335
Netherlands	62.5%	63.4%	−0.9 pts	607,324	379,315
Greece	61.6%	62.8%	−1.2 pts	596,646	367,474
Italy	60.7%	63.9%	−3.2 pts	1,182,665	717,585
Lithuania	55.2%	58.9%	−3.7 pts	35,585	19,634
Austria	53.9%	56.1%	−2.2 pts	213,694	115,162
Denmark	53.2%	42.1%	+11.1 pts	139,649	74,341
Bulgaria	52.5%	54.5%	−2.0 pts	152,236	79,937
Portugal	52.4%	50.2%	+2.2 pts	194,381	101,790
Romania	50.3%	46.1%	+4.3 pts	47,776	24,053
Estonia	48.6%	48.5%	+0.1 pts	8,886	4,319
Norway	46.4%	27.9%	+18.4 pts	152,671	70,830
Latvia	44.7%	55.2%	−10.5 pts	16,677	7,459
Malta	44.7%	48.9%	−4.1 pts	33,140	14,819
Poland	44.0%	45.5%	−1.5 pts	91,761	40,331
Hungary	43.9%	39.6%	+4.3 pts	228,385	100,237
Slovakia	39.4%	46.5%	−7.2 pts	15,988	6,292
France	38.1%	36.0%	+2.1 pts	2,646,866	1,008,875
Czech Republic	35.9%	34.7%	+1.2 pts	147,943	53,098
Iceland	35.3%	36.9%	−1.6 pts	57,743	20,398
Spain	25.9%	27.8%	−1.8 pts	1,396,760	362,350
Sweden	21.6%	21.7%	−0.1 pts	143,744	31,038
Finland	20.6%	16.6%	+4.0 pts	77,543	15,991

Multiple-entry visas by place of application (2025)

The 74 countries with at least 10,000 Schengen visa applications in 2025, from the highest share. The last column is the Schengen country with the highest share among those that issued at least 500 visas there. Tap a column heading to sort, or type to filter.

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Saudi Arabia	92.5%	92.6%	−0.1 pts	521,087	482,242	Germany (99.9%)
Bahrain	90.5%	91.5%	−1.0 pts	22,341	20,219	Italy (99.2%)
Oman	89.0%	88.7%	+0.3 pts	47,255	42,061	Germany (100.0%)
Kuwait	88.1%	89.0%	−0.9 pts	137,078	120,779	Germany (99.8%)
Cape Verde	87.0%	71.4%	+15.5 pts	21,576	18,762	Portugal (89.9%)
Belarus	85.0%	87.1%	−2.1 pts	152,571	129,672	Italy (98.9%)
Libya	77.8%	68.1%	+9.7 pts	36,356	28,287	Italy (88.4%)
Qatar	74.4%	73.5%	+0.9 pts	85,623	63,702	Switzerland (99.8%)
South Africa	73.1%	72.2%	+0.9 pts	183,798	134,338	Italy (100.0%)
DR Congo	71.9%	76.4%	−4.5 pts	30,272	21,757	Belgium (81.4%)
Philippines	69.2%	68.8%	+0.3 pts	218,096	150,902	Germany (100.0%)
Türkiye	68.7%	65.0%	+3.7 pts	1,072,054	736,556	Slovenia (99.9%)
India	57.6%	62.8%	−5.2 pts	966,529	556,870	Germany (99.6%)
Jordan	57.2%	58.0%	−0.8 pts	56,238	32,147	Austria (90.6%)
Ireland	55.9%	54.9%	+1.1 pts	29,395	16,444	Germany (99.7%)
United Arab Emirates	55.5%	55.2%	+0.3 pts	221,370	122,822	Slovenia (85.2%)
Morocco	55.2%	55.7%	−0.5 pts	480,354	265,244	Austria (99.9%)
Egypt	55.0%	58.0%	−2.9 pts	169,915	93,473	Germany (95.7%)
Mauritania	54.5%	52.3%	+2.2 pts	14,570	7,936	Germany (76.5%)
Mongolia	53.2%	55.5%	−2.3 pts	18,657	9,918	Germany (79.9%)
Indonesia	52.9%	41.2%	+11.7 pts	209,495	110,799	Germany (100.0%)
Tunisia	52.6%	57.8%	−5.3 pts	149,805	78,750	Switzerland (99.1%)
Thailand	52.4%	51.3%	+1.1 pts	247,816	129,830	Germany (100.0%)
United Kingdom	52.3%	49.4%	+2.9 pts	451,821	236,151	Netherlands (97.3%)
Australia	51.4%	49.1%	+2.4 pts	18,519	9,528	Switzerland (99.8%)
United States	51.1%	52.6%	−1.5 pts	173,907	88,878	Switzerland (99.8%)
Azerbaijan	49.7%	45.9%	+3.8 pts	93,381	46,439	Austria (94.8%)
Lebanon	49.3%	58.0%	−8.7 pts	96,436	47,549	Germany (98.9%)
Ecuador	48.1%	39.5%	+8.6 pts	71,387	34,335	Italy (99.9%)
Sri Lanka	48.0%	40.2%	+7.9 pts	17,980	8,638	Germany (99.8%)
Côte d'Ivoire	47.2%	43.0%	+4.2 pts	56,502	26,667	Germany (100.0%)
Hong Kong	47.1%	51.9%	−4.9 pts	15,397	7,247	Germany (99.9%)
Angola	45.3%	48.8%	−3.5 pts	39,362	17,823	Germany (99.7%)
Tanzania	43.6%	26.3%	+17.4 pts	13,016	5,678	Germany (99.5%)
Canada	43.5%	43.9%	−0.4 pts	39,619	17,245	Netherlands (84.0%)
Bangladesh	42.5%	41.1%	+1.5 pts	17,342	7,376	Germany (99.9%)
Kazakhstan	41.7%	40.1%	+1.6 pts	163,070	68,053	Germany (81.8%)
Suriname	41.3%	46.1%	−4.8 pts	18,616	7,694	–
Armenia	41.2%	46.0%	−4.8 pts	98,637	40,662	Lithuania (53.6%)
Pakistan	40.8%	46.8%	−6.0 pts	45,970	18,771	Germany (73.7%)
Iran	40.1%	44.6%	−4.4 pts	73,723	29,582	Germany (95.3%)
Kyrgyzstan	39.1%	28.3%	+10.8 pts	27,188	10,620	Hungary (61.0%)
Uganda	38.9%	42.7%	−3.8 pts	12,863	5,004	Germany (96.3%)
Singapore	38.7%	48.1%	−9.4 pts	36,868	14,264	Germany (74.2%)
Israel	38.3%	43.3%	−5.0 pts	24,112	9,240	Germany (83.9%)
Benin	37.7%	33.3%	+4.4 pts	10,757	4,051	–
Madagascar	37.0%	39.6%	−2.6 pts	11,813	4,375	France (37.2%)
Cyprus	36.5%	42.2%	−5.7 pts	11,756	4,292	Germany (99.5%)
Togo	36.2%	40.2%	−4.0 pts	6,157	2,229	Germany (62.1%)
Serbia	36.1%	36.8%	−0.6 pts	18,200	6,579	Greece (60.1%)
Algeria	36.0%	29.3%	+6.7 pts	302,181	108,795	Germany (98.2%)
Iraq	35.9%	45.6%	−9.7 pts	45,113	16,191	Germany (71.4%)
Cameroon	35.5%	33.0%	+2.5 pts	33,902	12,020	Germany (62.4%)
Kenya	35.1%	39.5%	−4.4 pts	50,517	17,749	Germany (96.6%)
Ghana	34.9%	39.5%	−4.6 pts	33,656	11,759	Germany (96.7%)
Dominican Republic	34.6%	28.3%	+6.3 pts	37,385	12,923	Italy (75.0%)
Mali	34.5%	41.2%	−6.7 pts	6,257	2,160	Germany (62.4%)
China	34.1%	34.1%	no change	1,827,866	622,601	Germany (97.4%)
Georgia	33.7%	33.9%	−0.2 pts	9,006	3,035	Switzerland (76.1%)
Japan	33.3%	36.8%	−3.5 pts	15,017	5,000	Italy (99.9%)
Senegal	32.7%	29.7%	+3.0 pts	34,233	11,205	Germany (58.9%)
Guinea	32.5%	27.3%	+5.2 pts	10,528	3,425	Germany (51.0%)
Gabon	31.5%	33.2%	−1.7 pts	12,238	3,857	Italy (36.5%)
Republic of the Congo	30.6%	29.6%	+1.0 pts	12,899	3,951	–
Nigeria	29.3%	35.5%	−6.2 pts	57,061	16,700	Italy (51.7%)
Russia	28.4%	41.3%	−12.9 pts	618,806	175,862	Luxembourg (94.9%)
Uzbekistan	28.4%	32.0%	−3.6 pts	50,513	14,327	Italy (68.8%)
Equatorial Guinea	28.3%	25.4%	+2.9 pts	6,113	1,731	France (39.6%)
Mozambique	27.5%	21.8%	+5.8 pts	18,505	5,097	Germany (75.6%)
Vietnam	24.7%	28.5%	−3.8 pts	104,649	25,814	Germany (77.4%)
Bolivia	23.9%	17.3%	+6.6 pts	9,396	2,246	Germany (100.0%)
Cambodia	19.8%	24.4%	−4.6 pts	11,599	2,297	Germany (61.7%)
Cuba	18.5%	19.5%	−1.0 pts	28,847	5,332	Germany (69.0%)
Ethiopia	4.8%	16.7%	−11.9 pts	16,542	793	Belgium (11.9%)

Questions people ask

Which Schengen country gives multiple-entry visas most often?

In 2025, Germany had the highest share: 89.1% of the 1,288,597 uniform visas it issued were multiple-entry visas. Next came Croatia (77.7%), Belgium (71.8%), Slovenia (68.9%). The lowest share was Finland's (20.6%). Each country's figure mixes applicants from many places, so compare countries in the place where you apply (see the table by place of application).

What does a multiple-entry Schengen visa mean?

The European Commission says a multiple-entry visa allows several visits to the Schengen area for as long as the visa is valid, while a single-entry visa allows you to enter the Schengen area once. Each visit is a short stay of up to 90 days in any 180-day period. It is not a long-stay visa or a residence permit.

Multiple-entry vs single-entry Schengen visa: what do the statistics count?

The Commission's file gives the total number of uniform visas issued and, within it, the number of multiple-entry visas (MEVs). The rest are single-entry or double-entry visas (Commission metadata). Visas with limited territorial validity are counted separately and are not in these shares.

How long is a multiple-entry Schengen visa valid?

The statistics do not say. The Commission's file records whether a visa allows multiple entries, not its validity, so we cannot tell how many were valid for a few months, one year or several years. The validity is printed on each visa and is decided by the consulate.

Can I get a multiple-entry Schengen visa the first time I apply?

These figures cannot answer that: they do not record whether applicants had visited the Schengen area before. The consulate decides the number of entries and the validity of each visa. What the figures show is that 51.7% of all uniform visas issued in 2025 were multiple-entry visas.

Multiple-entry Schengen visa requirements: is the passport rule different?

Yes, on one point. The European Commission says the passport's expiry date should be at least 3 months after you leave the Schengen area, and for multiple-entry visas at least 3 months after your departure from the last country visited (Applying for a Schengen visa, checked on 30 October 2026). Check the full list of documents with the consulate.

Multiple-entry Schengen visa for Indians: how many were issued in India?

In 2025, Schengen consulates in India issued 556,870 multiple-entry visas out of 966,529 uniform visas: 57.6% (62.8% in 2024). Among Schengen countries with at least 500 visas issued there, Germany had the highest share (99.6%) and Latvia the lowest (8.4%). The figures count visas issued in India, whatever the applicant's nationality. Details: India page.

Multiple-entry Schengen visa for Pakistani applicants: how many were issued in Pakistan?

In 2025, Schengen consulates in Pakistan issued 18,771 multiple-entry visas out of 45,970 uniform visas: 40.8% (46.8% in 2024). Among Schengen countries with at least 500 visas issued there, Germany had the highest share (73.7%) and Austria the lowest (12.9%). The figures count visas issued in Pakistan, whatever the applicant's nationality. Details: Pakistan page.

How often do Germany and Switzerland give multiple-entry Schengen visas?

In 2025, 89.1% of the 1,288,597 uniform visas issued by Germany were multiple-entry visas, and 66.7% of the 538,341 issued by Switzerland. The share in the place where you apply can be very different: see the country pages.

What these figures do not say

Where the visa was issued, not your passport. The Commission counts visas by the country where the application was made: the figures for "India" are visas issued in India, including visas issued to residents of other nationalities.
Share of multiple-entry visas = multiple-entry uniform visas issued ÷ all uniform visas issued (multiple-entry visas included), the same as the "Share of MEVs" column in the Commission's file. Refused applications are not in the share: for those, see the refusal rates.
No validity length. The file does not say how long each multiple-entry visa was valid for.
Minimum 500 visas. On the country pages we compare Schengen countries only where they issued at least 500 visas in that place; smaller numbers swing too much from year to year.
Where to apply. You must apply to the country of your main destination (or, for equal stays, the first you enter): see the European Commission page on applying for a Schengen visa.

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Official sources

Visa statistics for consulates 2025 – European Commission, XLSX (2025-consulates-schengen-visa-statistics.xlsx), downloaded on 15 October 2026; columns "Total uniform visas issued (including MEV)" and "Multiple entry uniform visas (MEVs) issued"
Visa statistics for consulates 2024 – European Commission, XLSX, downloaded on 15 October 2026
Visa statistics: quality and metadata reporting – European Commission, PDF, read on 30 October 2026
Applying for a Schengen visa – European Commission, checked on 30 October 2026

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