Belgium Schengen visa rejection rate 2025: by country where you apply

Short-stay visa applications decided by Belgium's consulates in 2025: how many were not issued, in each country where people applied. Official figures from the European Commission.

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Belgium · all consulates · 2025: 26.1% of decisions were visas not issued

263,617applications

190,296uniform visas issued

67,376not issued

27 of 28rank (1 = lowest rate)

In 2024: 24.6% (+1.5 pts). Highest rate among places with at least 500 decisions: Senegal (79.4%); lowest: Singapore (0.4%). Average for all Schengen countries in 2025: 14.6%.

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. These are official figures for all applications made in a past period. They cannot predict the decision on your application, and a lower rate does not make a visa easier for you: you must apply to the Schengen country where you will spend the most time (or, for equal stays, the one you enter first), at the consulate responsible for the place where you legally live. Always follow the consulate's official requirements.

Belgium visa rejection rate by country where people apply

Every country where Belgium decided applications in 2025. Tap a column heading to sort, or type to filter. * Fewer than 100 decisions.

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DR Congo	34.9%	22.3%	39,612	13,674
India	7.8%	8.8%	33,333	2,581
China	2.4%	2.3%	22,229	534
Morocco	38.4%	37.3%	17,042	6,396
Türkiye	16.1%	17.4%	14,393	2,292
United Kingdom	14.7%	19.4%	12,135	1,747
Algeria	32.1%	38.7%	8,935	2,829
Philippines	5.8%	5.6%	8,105	466
Senegal	79.4%	77.1%	7,651	5,811
Nigeria	60.9%	63.6%	7,461	4,502
United Arab Emirates	19.8%	18.0%	7,460	1,462
Cameroon	50.7%	48.0%	6,924	3,408
Egypt	23.3%	31.0%	6,718	1,555
Tunisia	40.8%	36.3%	5,318	2,112
Burundi	53.7%	40.5%	5,260	2,765
Burkina Faso	29.2%	28.6%	5,086	1,240
Pakistan	57.4%	61.1%	4,987	2,807
South Africa	6.2%	6.1%	4,782	288
Thailand	8.9%	11.9%	4,435	392
Kenya	41.7%	44.2%	3,509	1,426
Côte d'Ivoire	38.3%	32.6%	3,145	1,125
Kuwait	7.6%	12.7%	3,026	228
United States	8.6%	3.5%	2,977	240
Angola	56.7%	66.8%	2,165	1,081
Iran	36.9%	37.7%	2,119	770
Rwanda	40.2%	30.9%	1,967	745
Jordan	45.4%	43.2%	1,948	870
Russia	6.0%	5.9%	1,753	100
Lebanon	29.5%	43.5%	1,708	498
Saudi Arabia	22.6%	16.1%	1,673	370
Canada	21.3%	8.6%	1,668	334
Vietnam	15.1%	14.2%	1,565	233
Uganda	40.1%	41.5%	1,515	591
Tanzania	25.0%	18.8%	1,359	336
Qatar	10.0%	19.4%	1,228	120
Ethiopia	32.0%	42.1%	1,212	383
Ireland	8.9%	3.7%	1,006	87
Cuba	34.2%	31.7%	842	278
Hong Kong	5.1%	3.7%	805	40
Jamaica	32.7%	28.5%	758	215
Singapore	0.4%	1.2%	730	3
Israel	22.5%	31.4%	717	161
Australia	2.0%	4.1%	508	9
Serbia	4.4%	8.3%	399	17
Japan	4.7%	2.5%	372	17
South Korea	36.1%	9.6%	322	112
Indonesia	3.0%	1.8%	172	5
Malaysia	18.8%	14.6%	168	30
Peru	31.7%	21.8%	103	32
Brazil	53.2%*	40.0%	53	25
Mexico	0.0%*	2.4%	53	0
Chile	19.4%*	35.9%	36	7
Taiwan	2.9%*	5.9%	35	1
Poland	63.3%*	52.6%	33	19
Belgium	0.0%*	0.0%	24	0
Colombia	12.5%*	9.1%	17	2
Greece	0.0%*	0.0%	14	0
Argentina	9.1%*	12.5%	11	1
Panama	0.0%*	0.0%	7	0
Finland	25.0%*	50.0%	5	1
Italy	0.0%*	0.0%	5	0
Germany	0.0%*	0.0%	4	0
Bulgaria	0.0%*	7.1%	3	0
Netherlands	100.0%*	100.0%	3	3
Spain	0.0%*	0.0%	3	0
France	0.0%*	–	2	0
Hungary	0.0%*	0.0%	2	0
Croatia	–	–	1	0
Portugal	0.0%*	50.0%	1	0

Belgium's busiest consulates


Kinshasa	DR Congo	38.0%	33,869
Mumbai	India	4.6%	22,109
Rabat	Morocco	38.4%	17,042
Istanbul	Türkiye	16.1%	14,393
London	United Kingdom	14.7%	12,135
New Delhi	India	14.2%	11,224
Beijing	China	2.1%	10,508
Algiers	Algeria	32.1%	8,935
Shanghai	China	2.2%	8,279
Manila	Philippines	5.8%	8,105
Dakar	Senegal	79.4%	7,651
Abuja	Nigeria	60.9%	7,461
Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	19.8%	7,460
Yaonde	Cameroon	50.7%	6,924
Cairo	Egypt	23.3%	6,718
Lubumbashi	DR Congo	16.3%	5,743
Tunis	Tunisia	40.8%	5,318
Bujumbura	Burundi	53.7%	5,260
Ouagadougou	Burkina Faso	29.2%	5,086
Islamabad	Pakistan	57.4%	4,987
Bangkok	Thailand	8.9%	4,435
Nairobi	Kenya	41.7%	3,509
Guangzhou (Canton)	China	3.9%	3,442
Abidjan	Côte d'Ivoire	38.3%	3,145
Pretoria	South Africa	7.7%	3,050
Kuwait	Kuwait	7.6%	3,026
Luanda	Angola	56.7%	2,165
Teheran	Iran	36.9%	2,119
Kigali	Rwanda	40.2%	1,967
Amman	Jordan	45.4%	1,948

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

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