Schengen visa applications filed in Hong Kong SAR China

15,954 applications · 3.5% refused · 2025

In 2025, 15,954 short-stay Schengen visa applications were filed at consulates in Hong Kong SAR China. 3.5% of them were refused.

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

Applications
15,954
Filed in 2025
Visas issued
15,397
Including multiple-entry and limited-validity visas
Refused
3.5%
557 applications not issued
Multiple-entry share
47.1%
7,247 of the visas issued
Consulate posts
12
Across 1 city
Schengen states present
12
Issuing states with a consulate here

Consulates in Hong Kong SAR China, 2025

12 consulate posts run by 12 Schengen states across 1 city, in 2025.

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Schengen stateFrance
CityHong Kong
Applications3,770
Issued3,593
Multiple-entry665
Refused4.7%
Schengen stateItaly
CityHong Kong
Applications2,901
Issued2,848
Multiple-entry2,706
Refused1.8%
Schengen stateGermany
CityHong Kong
Applications2,205
Issued2,183
Multiple-entry2,181
Refused1.0%
Schengen stateSpain
CityHong Kong
Applications1,993
Issued1,961
Multiple-entry315
Refused1.6%
Schengen stateFinland
CityHong Kong
Applications1,624
Issued1,566
Multiple-entry109
Refused3.6%
Schengen stateSwitzerland
CityHong Kong
Applications939
Issued885
Multiple-entry205
Refused5.8%
Schengen stateBelgium
CityHong Kong
Applications805
Issued749
Multiple-entry700
Refused7.0%
Schengen stateNetherlands
CityHong Kong
Applications654
Issued639
Multiple-entry255
Refused2.3%
Schengen stateAustria
CityHong Kong
Applications630
Issued547
Multiple-entry27
Refused13.2%
Schengen stateCzechia
CityHong Kong
Applications260
Issued260
Multiple-entry10
Refused0.0%
Schengen statePoland
CityHong Kong
Applications149
Issued145
Multiple-entry74
Refused2.7%
Schengen stateRomania
CityHong Kong
Applications24
Issued21
Multiple-entry0
Refused12.5%

Applications filed in Hong Kong SAR China over time

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

Visas issuedApplications refused
Year2025
Applications15,954
Issued15,397
Refused3.5%
Year2024
Applications13,345
Issued12,916
Refused3.2%
Year2023
Applications12,908
Issued12,418
Refused3.8%
Year2022
Applications6,195
Issued5,758
Refused7.1%
Year2021
Applications929
Issued798
Refused14.1%
Year2020
Applications1,692
Issued1,547
Refused8.6%
Year2019
Applications16,542
Issued16,008
Refused3.2%
Year2018
Applications15,485
Issued15,027
Refused3.0%
Year2017
Applications14,244
Issued13,914
Refused2.3%
Year2016
Applications13,553
Issued13,234
Refused2.3%
Year2015
Applications11,878
Issued11,621
Refused2.2%
Year2014
Applications11,508
Issued11,287
Refused1.9%
Year2013
Applications10,640
Issued10,339
Refused2.7%
Year2012
Applications9,365
Issued9,254
Refused1.1%
Year2011
Applications8,803
Issued8,658
Refused1.6%
Year2010
Applications8,100
Issued7,945
Refused1.9%
Year2009
Applications7,235
Issued7,062
Refused2.4%

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 Hong Kong SAR China, 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.