Easiest Schengen visa from Türkiye (2025): countries with the lowest refusal rate

Which Schengen country has the lowest rejection rate for Turkish applicants? Official 2025 figures from the European Commission for every Schengen country and consulate that decided at least 500 applications made in Türkiye, ranked from the lowest not-issued rate to the highest. Rates describe past decisions, not your chances.

Easiest Schengen visaTürkiye · 2025

Lowest not-issued rate · applications made in Türkiye · 2025: Portugal: 3.5% not issued (136 of 3,921 decisions)

Lithuaniahighest rate: 35.5%

14.6%all Schengen countries, applications made in Türkiye

27countries with 500+ decisions

47consulates with 500+ decisions

Rates are by the country where the application was made, not by passport: these are all applications lodged in Türkiye. Full figures, consulate by consulate and the UK: Schengen visa rejection rate Türkiye 2025.

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.

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.

Lowest and highest refusal rates for Turkish applicants (2025)

The 5 Schengen countries with the lowest not-issued rate and the 3 with the highest, among the 27 that decided at least 500 applications made in Türkiye.

Lowest refusal rates

1Portugal3,921 decisions3.5%
2Slovakia2,995 decisions6.5%
3Romania25,690 decisions7.4%
4Spain52,305 decisions7.4%
5Luxembourg3,339 decisions8.8%

Highest refusal rates

1Lithuania3,287 decisions35.5%
2Malta8,055 decisions34.9%
3Estonia2,993 decisions30.6%

A lower rate is not a guarantee, and you cannot choose freely. You must apply to the country of your main destination (or, for equal stays, the first you enter), at the consulate responsible for where you legally live: the rule is on the European Commission page on applying for a Schengen visa (checked on 15 October 2026). Rates describe past decisions, not your chances.

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.

All Schengen countries ranked, applications made in Türkiye (2025)

Countries with at least 500 decisions, from the lowest not-issued rate. Tap a column heading to sort. "Change" is in percentage points on 2024.


1	Portugal	3.5%	2.9%	+0.6 pts	3,921	136
2	Slovakia	6.5%	6.7%	−0.2 pts	2,995	196
3	Romania	7.4%	3.9%	+3.4 pts	25,690	1,891
4	Spain	7.4%	6.8%	+0.6 pts	52,305	3,881
5	Luxembourg	8.8%	16.3%	−7.6 pts	3,339	293
6	Netherlands	9.0%	12.3%	−3.2 pts	109,773	9,925
7	Switzerland	9.8%	11.0%	−1.2 pts	23,072	2,258
8	Bulgaria	10.1%	10.3%	−0.2 pts	81,397	8,240
9	Greece	10.8%	10.6%	+0.1 pts	310,386	33,420
10	Latvia	12.8%	22.8%	−10.1 pts	1,817	232
11	Austria	12.8%	20.6%	−7.8 pts	14,938	1,911
12	Italy	14.8%	9.5%	+5.3 pts	79,523	11,734
13	France	15.5%	14.1%	+1.3 pts	141,283	21,837
14	Belgium	16.1%	17.4%	−1.3 pts	14,251	2,292
15	Slovenia	17.6%	27.8%	−10.3 pts	5,853	1,030
16	Czech Republic	17.6%	24.1%	−6.5 pts	24,042	4,234
17	Hungary	18.3%	19.0%	−0.7 pts	35,380	6,457
18	Denmark	21.0%	34.5%	−13.5 pts	40,406	8,491
19	Germany	21.2%	20.8%	+0.4 pts	217,312	46,008
20	Finland	22.0%	21.9%	+0.1 pts	5,616	1,234
21	Norway	24.7%	25.3%	−0.7 pts	15,532	3,833
22	Croatia	24.8%	28.8%	−4.0 pts	3,543	880
23	Sweden	26.7%	30.5%	−3.7 pts	21,478	5,742
24	Poland	29.3%	24.0%	+5.3 pts	7,337	2,148
25	Estonia	30.6%	29.9%	+0.6 pts	2,993	915
26	Malta	34.9%	27.9%	+7.0 pts	8,055	2,811
27	Lithuania	35.5%	31.7%	+3.8 pts	3,287	1,167

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.

Consulates in Türkiye with the lowest refusal rates

Each consulate or visa section that decided at least 500 applications in 2025, from the lowest rate. Where a Schengen country is represented by another, the applications appear under the country that decided them.


1	Bulgaria	Edirne	2.8%	20,367	564
2	Greece	Edirne	3.1%	49,909	1,530
3	Portugal	Ankara	3.5%	3,921	136
4	Slovakia	Istanbul	4.4%	2,123	93
5	Spain	Ankara	5.6%	15,851	883
6	Bulgaria	Bursa	6.2%	19,208	1,190
7	Romania	Istanbul	6.2%	13,466	835
8	Romania	Ankara	6.2%	8,612	537
9	Spain	Istanbul	8.2%	36,454	2,998
10	Netherlands	Istanbul	8.6%	70,826	6,115
11	Luxembourg	Ankara	8.8%	3,339	293
12	Italy	Izmir	8.8%	20,721	1,826
13	Netherlands	Ankara	9.8%	38,947	3,810
14	Switzerland	Istanbul	9.8%	23,072	2,258
15	Greece	Istanbul	11.2%	168,769	18,862
16	Czech Republic	Istanbul	11.4%	16,644	1,902
17	Greece	Izmir	11.5%	75,795	8,712
18	Slovakia	Ankara	11.8%	872	103
19	Latvia	Ankara	12.8%	1,817	232
20	Austria	Istanbul	12.8%	14,938	1,911
21	France	Ankara	14.1%	46,990	6,632
22	Bulgaria	Istanbul	14.1%	33,733	4,769
23	Romania	Izmir	14.4%	3,612	519
24	Germany	Istanbul	15.5%	133,042	20,633
25	Germany	Izmir	15.7%	41,506	6,500
26	Belgium	Istanbul	16.1%	14,251	2,292
27	France	Istanbul	16.1%	94,293	15,205
28	Italy	Ankara	16.2%	17,134	2,784
29	Italy	Istanbul	17.1%	41,668	7,124
30	Hungary	Istanbul	17.5%	29,194	5,095
31	Croatia	Ankara	17.5%	532	93
32	Slovenia	Ankara	17.6%	5,853	1,030
33	Poland	Istanbul	19.4%	2,178	422
34	Denmark	Ankara	21.0%	40,406	8,491
35	Bulgaria	Ankara	21.2%	8,089	1,717
36	Finland	Ankara	22.0%	5,616	1,234
37	Hungary	Ankara	22.0%	6,186	1,362
38	Norway	Ankara	24.7%	15,532	3,833
39	Croatia	Istanbul	26.1%	3,011	787
40	Sweden	Istanbul	26.7%	21,478	5,742
41	Greece	Ankara	27.1%	15,913	4,316
42	Estonia	Ankara	30.6%	2,993	915
43	Czech Republic	Ankara	31.5%	7,398	2,332
44	Poland	Ankara	33.5%	5,159	1,726
45	Malta	Istanbul	34.9%	8,055	2,811
46	Lithuania	Ankara	35.5%	3,287	1,167
47	Germany	Ankara	44.1%	42,764	18,875

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.

Questions people ask

Which Schengen country has the lowest rejection rate for Turkish applicants?

In 2025, Portugal had the lowest not-issued rate (3.5%) among the 27 Schengen countries that decided at least 500 applications made in Türkiye. The next lowest were Slovakia (6.5%), Romania (7.4%), Spain (7.4%).

Which Schengen country rejects the most applications from Türkiye?

Lithuania, with 35.5% of 3,287 decisions not issued in 2025, followed by Malta (34.9%), Estonia (30.6%).

Which Schengen visa is easiest to get from Türkiye?

There is no 'easy' Schengen visa: every country applies the same Visa Code, and you must apply to the country of your main destination. The figures show that in 2025 consulates of Portugal in Türkiye issued visas to a larger share of applicants than consulates of Lithuania, but each rate mixes different travellers, purposes and documents. Rates describe past decisions, not your chances.

Can I apply to the country with the lowest refusal rate?

Only if it is your main destination (where you will spend the most time) or, for equal stays, the first Schengen country you enter. Applying to a country you do not plan to visit mainly can itself lead to a refusal.

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What "easiest" means here

Where you apply, not your passport. The Commission counts applications by the country where they were lodged: the figures for Türkiye include residents of other nationalities, and leave out nationals of Türkiye who applied elsewhere.
Not issued = refused plus applications whose examination was discontinued, ÷ (uniform visas issued + visas with limited territorial validity + not issued): the formula in the Commission's file.
Minimum 500 decisions. A consulate that decided 40 applications can swing from 5% to 30% in a year without anything changing; we rank only countries and consulates with enough decisions.
If you are refused, the consulate must tell you why and how to appeal (European Commission). Full method: how we calculate the rates.

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