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Netherlands Schengen Visa Statistics
Schengen short-stay visas allow travel to 27 European countries for up to 90 days. Statistics from the European Commission.
Verified from European Commission on 2026-04-20
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Overall Refusal Rate
15.6%
728,656
Applications
602,158
Issued
111,209
Refused
81
Countries
Refusal Rates by Country
| Country | Applications | Issued | Refused | Refusal Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey(2 consulates) | 97,006 | 84,240 | 11,792 | 12.3% |
| India | 91,003 | 75,727 | 14,569 | 16.1% |
| China(3 consulates) | 72,595 | 70,203 | 1,764 | 2.5% |
| Indonesia | 54,888 | 51,103 | 3,041 | 5.6% |
| Philippines | 48,556 | 46,500 | 1,384 | 2.9% |
| Morocco | 38,461 | 25,328 | 12,398 | 32.9% |
| United Arab Emirates | 29,473 | 22,427 | 5,939 | 20.9% |
| United Kingdom | 27,726 | 26,700 | 414 | 1.5% |
| South Africa(2 consulates) | 24,333 | 22,747 | 690 | 2.9% |
| Saudi Arabia | 22,324 | 20,224 | 1,686 | 7.7% |
| Suriname | 20,565 | 16,879 | 3,445 | 17.0% |
| Egypt | 15,386 | 7,535 | 7,174 | 48.8% |
| Ghana | 14,466 | 5,675 | 8,394 | 59.7% |
| United States(4 consulates) | 13,339 | 12,743 | 169 | 1.3% |
| Kuwait | 13,136 | 11,887 | 905 | 7.1% |
| Iran | 11,853 | 8,374 | 3,291 | 28.2% |
| Thailand | 11,284 | 10,165 | 981 | 8.8% |
| Russia | 10,958 | 9,734 | 60 | 0.6% |
| Pakistan | 10,158 | 4,741 | 5,005 | 51.4% |
| Oman | 8,692 | 7,569 | 900 | 10.6% |
| Jordan | 7,368 | 4,829 | 2,233 | 31.6% |
| Qatar | 7,050 | 4,758 | 1,987 | 29.5% |
| Tunisia | 6,655 | 4,686 | 1,754 | 27.2% |
| Senegal | 5,525 | 912 | 4,478 | 83.1% |
| Vietnam(2 consulates) | 5,289 | 4,651 | 525 | 10.1% |
| Canada(3 consulates) | 5,231 | 5,008 | 60 | 1.2% |
| Kenya | 5,113 | 3,581 | 1,249 | 25.9% |
| Dominican Republic | 4,475 | 2,900 | 1,471 | 33.7% |
| Algeria | 4,388 | 1,449 | 2,782 | 65.8% |
| Mali | 4,275 | 1,499 | 2,600 | 63.4% |
| Ireland | 4,207 | 4,075 | 38 | 0.9% |
| Uganda | 3,326 | 1,545 | 1,662 | 51.8% |
| Iraq(2 consulates) | 2,972 | 2,083 | 785 | 27.4% |
| Lebanon | 2,894 | 1,916 | 782 | 29.0% |
| Singapore | 2,672 | 2,468 | 135 | 5.2% |
| Ethiopia | 2,501 | 1,524 | 836 | 35.4% |
| Angola | 1,759 | 841 | 853 | 50.4% |
| Australia | 1,701 | 1,376 | 217 | 13.6% |
| Myanmar | 1,618 | 1,378 | 211 | 13.3% |
| Cuba | 1,616 | 943 | 637 | 40.3% |
| Tanzania | 1,331 | 990 | 262 | 20.9% |
| Zimbabwe | 1,197 | 729 | 435 | 37.4% |
| Georgia | 1,151 | 1,022 | 44 | 4.1% |
| Netherlands(3 consulates) | 1,076 | 966 | 71 | 6.8% |
| Malaysia | 1,016 | 600 | 363 | 37.7% |
| Japan | 830 | 680 | 99 | 12.7% |
| Mozambique | 769 | 640 | 113 | 15.0% |
| Hong Kong S.A.R. | 673 | 646 | 9 | 1.4% |
| New Zealand | 578 | 499 | 52 | 9.4% |
| Benin | 542 | 379 | 154 | 28.9% |
| South Korea | 445 | 386 | 41 | 9.6% |
| Palestine | 444 | 217 | 118 | 35.2% |
| Serbia | 328 | 305 | 1 | 0.3% |
| Mexico | 223 | 200 | 16 | 7.4% |
| Israel | 199 | 148 | 33 | 18.2% |
| Brazil(2 consulates) | 158 | 119 | 19 | 13.8% |
| Peru | 138 | 118 | 17 | 12.6% |
| Taiwan | 135 | 113 | 9 | 7.4% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 94 | 88 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Romania | 80 | 65 | 5 | 7.1% |
| Chile | 58 | 46 | 9 | 16.4% |
| Colombia | 55 | 39 | 15 | 27.8% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 40 | 33 | 4 | 10.8% |
| Bulgaria | 37 | 29 | 5 | 14.7% |
| Argentina | 34 | 30 | 3 | 9.1% |
| Costa Rica | 31 | 29 | 1 | 3.3% |
| Congo (Democratic Republic) | 24 | 17 | 6 | 26.1% |
| Sri Lanka | 23 | 13 | 2 | 13.3% |
| North Macedonia | 23 | 20 | 3 | 13.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 20 | 19 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Sweden | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Rwanda | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Greece | 8 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% |
| Hungary | 8 | 7 | 1 | 12.5% |
| Bangladesh | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16.7% |
| Finland | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Croatia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| France | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Netherlands Schengen visa refusal rate?
The overall Netherlands Schengen visa refusal rate is 15.6%, based on 728,656 applications across 81 countries. Data from the European Commission.
How many Netherlands Schengen visa applications were there?
There were 728,656 total uniform visa applications for Netherlands, of which 602,158 were issued and 111,209 were refused.
Which country has the lowest Netherlands Schengen visa refusal rate?
Applicants from Trinidad and Tobago have the lowest refusal rate for Netherlands Schengen visas at 0.0%.
Source: WaitVisa.com — European Commission, updated 2026-04-20