Schengen visa applications filed in Congo - Kinshasa

52,048 applications · 41.8% refused · 2025

In 2025, 52,048 short-stay Schengen visa applications were filed at consulates in Congo - Kinshasa. 41.8% of them were refused.

These are the consulates located in Congo - Kinshasa, so the figures cover everyone who applied there — residents of any nationality. The data says nothing about applicants' passports.

Applications
52,048
Filed in 2025
Visas issued
30,272
Including multiple-entry and limited-validity visas
Refused
41.8%
21,776 applications not issued
Multiple-entry share
71.9%
21,757 of the visas issued
Consulate posts
9
Across 2 cities
Schengen states present
8
Issuing states with a consulate here

Consulates in Congo - Kinshasa, 2025

9 consulate posts run by 8 Schengen states across 2 cities, in 2025.

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Schengen stateBelgium
CityKinshasa
Applications33,869
Issued20,798
Multiple-entry16,423
Refused38.6%
Schengen stateBelgium
CityLubumbashi
Applications5,743
Issued4,756
Multiple-entry4,385
Refused17.2%
Schengen stateGreece
CityKinshasa
Applications5,290
Issued2,391
Multiple-entry393
Refused54.8%
Schengen stateSpain
CityKinshasa
Applications4,125
Issued1,341
Multiple-entry148
Refused67.5%
Schengen stateSwitzerland
CityKinshasa
Applications2,630
Issued684
Multiple-entry235
Refused74.0%
Schengen stateGermany
CityKinshasa
Applications305
Issued229
Multiple-entry166
Refused24.9%
Schengen stateFrance
CityKinshasa
Applications80
Issued68
Multiple-entry4
Refused15.0%
Schengen stateNetherlands
CityKinshasa
Applications5
Issued5
Multiple-entry3
Refused0.0%
Schengen stateItaly
CityKinshasa
Applications1
Issued0
Multiple-entry0
Refused100.0%

Applications filed in Congo - Kinshasa over time

Every year the European Commission has published, 2009–2025.

Visas issuedApplications refused
Year2025
Applications52,048
Issued30,272
Refused41.8%
Year2024
Applications60,922
Issued40,176
Refused34.1%
Year2023
Applications41,317
Issued28,207
Refused31.7%
Year2022
Applications33,817
Issued20,102
Refused40.6%
Year2021
Applications8,747
Issued5,150
Refused41.1%
Year2020
Applications7,421
Issued4,263
Refused42.5%
Year2019
Applications30,440
Issued20,387
Refused33.0%
Year2018
Applications9,122
Issued5,203
Refused43.0%
Year2017
Applications31,117
Issued18,502
Refused40.5%
Year2016
Applications29,344
Issued18,259
Refused37.8%
Year2015
Applications28,492
Issued16,423
Refused42.4%
Year2014
Applications32,396
Issued16,207
Refused49.9%
Year2013
Applications35,023
Issued16,402
Refused53.2%
Year2012
Applications26,715
Issued15,991
Refused40.1%
Year2011
Applications24,195
Issued15,386
Refused36.4%
Year2010
Applications23,164
Issued12,763
Refused44.8%
Year2009
Applications16,887
Issued9,566
Refused42.7%

What these numbers show — and what they do not

The European Commission publishes one row per consulate: the Schengen state that runs it, the country and city it sits in, and how many uniform short-stay (type C) visas were applied for, issued and refused there in a calendar year.

The country dimension is where an application was filed, which is roughly where the applicant lives. It is not the applicant's nationality — the dataset contains no nationality information at all. So these figures cannot say how often citizens of a given country are refused, and they cannot predict how any individual application will be decided.

Read the Commission's methodology note

Questions about this data

No. These are applications filed at consulates in Congo - Kinshasa, by residents of any nationality. The European Commission's data does not record what passport applicants hold, so it cannot say anything about the refusal rate for a particular nationality.

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Data: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs — short-stay visas issued by the Schengen countries. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU. Figures are consulate aggregates for a completed calendar year and are not a guide to individual applications.