Schengen visa applications filed in Mozambique

21,695 applications · 14.7% refused · 2025

In 2025, 21,695 short-stay Schengen visa applications were filed at consulates in Mozambique. 14.7% of them were refused.

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

Applications
21,695
Filed in 2025
Visas issued
18,505
Including multiple-entry and limited-validity visas
Refused
14.7%
3,190 applications not issued
Multiple-entry share
27.5%
5,097 of the visas issued
Consulate posts
8
Across 2 cities
Schengen states present
7
Issuing states with a consulate here

Consulates in Mozambique, 2025

8 consulate posts run by 7 Schengen states across 2 cities, in 2025.

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Schengen statePortugal
CityMaputo
Applications13,000
Issued11,288
Multiple-entry2,437
Refused13.2%
Schengen stateItaly
CityMaputo
Applications2,057
Issued1,656
Multiple-entry1,011
Refused19.5%
Schengen stateFrance
CityMaputo
Applications1,696
Issued1,344
Multiple-entry376
Refused20.8%
Schengen stateSpain
CityMaputo
Applications1,583
Issued1,428
Multiple-entry175
Refused9.8%
Schengen statePortugal
CityBeira
Applications1,574
Issued1,335
Multiple-entry354
Refused15.2%
Schengen stateGermany
CityMaputo
Applications956
Issued791
Multiple-entry598
Refused17.3%
Schengen stateNetherlands
CityMaputo
Applications702
Issued545
Multiple-entry116
Refused22.4%
Schengen stateFinland
CityMaputo
Applications127
Issued118
Multiple-entry30
Refused7.1%

Applications filed in Mozambique over time

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

Visas issuedApplications refused
Year2025
Applications21,695
Issued18,505
Refused14.7%
Year2024
Applications23,404
Issued20,933
Refused10.6%
Year2023
Applications20,313
Issued18,511
Refused8.9%
Year2022
Applications16,177
Issued14,626
Refused9.6%
Year2021
Applications3,884
Issued3,514
Refused9.5%
Year2020
Applications3,167
Issued2,712
Refused14.4%
Year2019
Applications18,402
Issued16,966
Refused7.8%
Year2018
Applications16,679
Issued15,336
Refused7.9%
Year2017
Applications15,197
Issued14,242
Refused6.3%
Year2016
Applications14,306
Issued13,626
Refused4.7%
Year2015
Applications15,733
Issued14,973
Refused4.8%
Year2014
Applications13,784
Issued13,260
Refused3.8%
Year2013
Applications12,388
Issued11,825
Refused4.5%
Year2012
Applications10,990
Issued10,647
Refused3.1%
Year2011
Applications10,516
Issued10,181
Refused3.2%
Year2010
Applications8,412
Issued8,083
Refused3.9%
Year2009
Applications6,945
Issued6,591
Refused5.1%

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 Mozambique, 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.