Schengen visa applications filed in Congo - Brazzaville

25,693 applications · 49.8% refused · 2025

In 2025, 25,693 short-stay Schengen visa applications were filed at consulates in Congo - Brazzaville. 49.8% of them were refused.

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

Applications
25,693
Filed in 2025
Visas issued
12,899
Including multiple-entry and limited-validity visas
Refused
49.8%
12,794 applications not issued
Multiple-entry share
30.6%
3,951 of the visas issued
Consulate posts
3
Across 2 cities
Schengen states present
2
Issuing states with a consulate here

Consulates in Congo - Brazzaville, 2025

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

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Schengen stateFrance
CityBrazzaville
Applications19,254
Issued9,852
Multiple-entry3,291
Refused48.8%
Schengen stateFrance
CityPointe Noire
Applications4,782
Issued2,666
Multiple-entry510
Refused44.2%
Schengen stateItaly
CityBrazzaville
Applications1,657
Issued381
Multiple-entry150
Refused77.0%

Applications filed in Congo - Brazzaville over time

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

Visas issuedApplications refused
Year2025
Applications25,693
Issued12,899
Refused49.8%
Year2024
Applications25,774
Issued14,916
Refused42.1%
Year2023
Applications21,778
Issued13,257
Refused39.1%
Year2022
Applications15,886
Issued10,368
Refused34.7%
Year2021
Applications5,627
Issued4,148
Refused26.3%
Year2020
Applications3,792
Issued2,422
Refused36.1%
Year2019
Applications16,379
Issued10,081
Refused38.5%
Year2018
Applications15,389
Issued10,042
Refused34.7%
Year2017
Applications14,206
Issued10,008
Refused29.6%
Year2016
Applications14,616
Issued10,389
Refused28.9%
Year2015
Applications15,612
Issued11,113
Refused28.8%
Year2014
Applications14,673
Issued10,922
Refused25.6%
Year2013
Applications13,453
Issued9,696
Refused27.9%
Year2012
Applications12,628
Issued9,006
Refused28.7%
Year2011
Applications13,218
Issued9,606
Refused27.3%
Year2010
Applications11,777
Issued9,081
Refused22.9%
Year2009
Applications5,238
Issued1,884
Refused64.0%

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 - Brazzaville, 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.