Sweden Schengen visa rejection rate 2025: by country where you apply
Short-stay visa applications decided by Sweden's consulates in 2025: how many were not issued, in each country where people applied. Official figures from the European Commission.
Sweden · all consulates · 2025: 23.3% of decisions were visas not issued
In 2024: 24.0% (−0.7 pts). Highest rate among places with at least 500 decisions: Bangladesh (74.5%); lowest: China (4.7%). 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.
Sweden visa rejection rate by country where people apply
Every country where Sweden decided applications in 2025. Tap a column heading to sort, or type to filter. * Fewer than 100 decisions.
| China | 4.7% | 6.4% | 50,590 | 2,388 |
| India | 11.5% | 14.5% | 32,536 | 3,723 |
| Türkiye | 26.7% | 30.5% | 21,661 | 5,742 |
| Thailand | 12.4% | 13.6% | 17,886 | 2,190 |
| Kenya | 40.0% | 33.1% | 15,699 | 6,143 |
| Bangladesh | 74.5% | 67.5% | 13,462 | 10,173 |
| Sweden | 28.5% | 13.0% | 9,432 | 2,251 |
| United Arab Emirates | 40.7% | 41.2% | 6,312 | 2,532 |
| United States | 20.5% | 18.1% | 5,325 | 1,036 |
| Egypt | 50.9% | 47.7% | 4,427 | 2,244 |
| Iran | 38.8% | 43.8% | 4,149 | 1,574 |
| Morocco | 48.9% | 42.0% | 3,881 | 1,893 |
| Saudi Arabia | 35.0% | 31.1% | 2,265 | 779 |
| Jordan | 39.3% | 37.9% | 1,163 | 440 |
| Cuba | 40.9% | 43.0% | 1,119 | 457 |
| Israel | 59.3% | 25.3% | 245 | 144 |
| Liberia | 0.0% | 0.8% | 160 | 0 |
| Lebanon | 1.1%* | 69.0% | 97 | 1 |
| Pakistan | 6.4%* | 1.9% | 97 | 6 |
| Spain | 25.0%* | 13.7% | 95 | 23 |
| North Macedonia | 24.1%* | 0.0% | 92 | 20 |
| Russia | 4.4%* | 21.0% | 91 | 4 |
| Italy | 53.3%* | 37.3% | 44 | 24 |
| Germany | 25.0%* | 10.0% | 10 | 2 |
| Ethiopia | 0.0%* | – | 9 | 0 |
| Greece | 57.1%* | 25.0% | 8 | 4 |
| Australia | 0.0%* | 0.0% | 7 | 0 |
| United Kingdom | 0.0%* | – | 6 | 0 |
| South Africa | 0.0%* | – | 5 | 0 |
| Nigeria | 0.0%* | – | 4 | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0%* | 16.7% | 2 | 0 |
| France | 0.0%* | 50.0% | 1 | 0 |
| Indonesia | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Colombia | 100.0%* | 45.1% | 0 | 1 |
| Serbia | 0.0%* | 14.3% | 0 | 0 |
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.
Sweden's busiest consulates
| Beijing | China | 5.6% | 33,052 |
| New Delhi | India | 11.5% | 32,536 |
| Istanbul | Türkiye | 26.7% | 21,661 |
| Bangkok | Thailand | 12.4% | 17,886 |
| Shanghai | China | 3.2% | 17,538 |
| Nairobi | Kenya | 40.0% | 15,699 |
| Dhaka | Bangladesh | 74.5% | 13,462 |
| Stockholm | Sweden | 28.5% | 9,432 |
| Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 40.7% | 6,312 |
| Washington, DC | United States | 20.5% | 5,325 |
| Cairo | Egypt | 50.9% | 4,427 |
| Teheran | Iran | 38.8% | 4,149 |
| Rabat | Morocco | 48.9% | 3,881 |
| Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | 35.0% | 2,265 |
| Amman | Jordan | 39.3% | 1,163 |
| Havana | Cuba | 40.9% | 1,119 |
| Jerusalem | Israel | 64.7% | 219 |
| Monrovia | Liberia | 0.0% | 160 |
| Beirut | Lebanon | 1.1%* | 97 |
| Islamabad | Pakistan | 6.4%* | 97 |
| Madrid | Spain | 25.0%* | 95 |
| Skopje | North Macedonia | 24.1%* | 92 |
| Moscow | Russia | 4.4%* | 91 |
| Rome | Italy | 53.3%* | 44 |
| Tel Aviv | Israel | 12.0%* | 26 |
| Berlin | Germany | 25.0%* | 10 |
| Addis Abeba | Ethiopia | 0.0%* | 9 |
| Athens | Greece | 57.1%* | 8 |
| Canberra | Australia | 0.0%* | 7 |
| London | United Kingdom | 0.0%* | 6 |
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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