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Every year, Schengen states issue millions of Schengen visas, with some countries demonstrating higher approval rates than others.
Statistics from SchengenVisaInfo reveal that approval rates for visas can vary based on social, cultural, or economic connections between countries.
Based on 2023 data, SchengenNews has identified which Schengen countries are most likely to grant visas to applicants from various nationalities.
For Chinese Citizens
Germany is the most generous Schengen state for Chinese nationals. In 2023, Germany approved 97.05% of the 160,479 visa applications it received from Chinese citizens, totaling 155,950 approved visas.
The top five Schengen countries with the highest approval rates for Chinese nationals are:
Germany – 97.05%
Netherlands – 96.31%
Switzerland – 94.78%
Italy – 94.02%
Norway – 93.68%
For Turkish Citizens
Turkish passport holders see varying approval rates across Schengen countries. In 2023, the countries with the highest approval rates for Turkish visa applicants were:
Portugal – 93%
Italy – 91.08%
Slovakia – 88.77%
Poland – 86.56%
Spain – 86.50%
For Indian Citizens
Iceland had the highest approval rate for Indian visa applicants in 2023. India, the third-largest source of Schengen visa applications after China and Turkey, filed 966,687 applications.
The five Schengen countries most likely to approve visas for Indian nationals are:
Iceland – 95.43%
Germany – 89.53%
Switzerland – 88.02%
Belgium – 85.81%
Luxembourg – 85.79%
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For Moroccan Citizens
Moroccan passport holders received 437,029 visas out of 591,401 applications in 2023, resulting in a 73.90% approval rate. The countries with the highest approval rates for Moroccan applicants are:
Switzerland – 83.89%
Poland – 83.12%
France – 81.26%
Portugal – 80.05%
Czechia – 75.60%
For Russian Citizens
Russian applicants had a high approval rate in 2023, with 448,890 out of 520,387 visa applications approved, translating to an 86.26% approval rate. The top countries for Russian visa approvals were:
Poland – 99.61%
Iceland – 97.50%
Slovakia – 93.65%
Italy – 93.47%
Czechia – 92.58%
For Algerian Citizens
Algerian passport holders had an approval rate of 63.01% in 2023, with 298,691 visas granted out of 474,032 applications. The EU countries with the highest approval rates for Algerian nationals were:
Czechia – 69.06%
France – 66.61%
Finland – 63.16%
Germany – 62.27%
Switzerland – 60.61%
For Saudi Citizens
Saudi nationals, the seventh-largest group filing Schengen visa applications in 2023, experienced high approval rates. The countries most likely to grant Schengen visas to Saudi applicants were:
Slovakia – 100%
Switzerland – 97.06%
Austria – 96.97%
Italy – 96.30%
Spain – 94.32%
For UK Residents Needing a Schengen Visa
UK residents filed 405,631 visa applications in 2023. The countries most likely to approve these visas, based on application numbers, were:
Iceland – 98.50%
Czechia – 98.35%
Poland – 97.18%
Netherlands – 96.37%
Portugal – 96.21%
For Thai Citizens
Thai nationals had a 93.16% approval rate in 2023, with 252,013 out of 270,504 visa applications approved. The top five Schengen countries for Thai visa approvals were:
Austria – 97.46%
Switzerland – 97.26%
Czechia – 96.14%
Italy – 96.08%
Portugal – 96.01%
For UAE Residents Needing a Schengen Visa
Although UAE and UK citizens do not need a visa to enter the Schengen Area, UAE residents from countries without visa liberalization agreements must apply. The EU countries with the highest approval rates for UAE residents in 2023 were:
Poland – 87.45%
Italy – 86.45%
Portugal – 84.76%
Switzerland – 82.01%
Belgium – 81.22%