Schengen visa applications filed in Pakistan

89,270 applications · 48.5% refused · 2025

In 2025, 89,270 short-stay Schengen visa applications were filed at consulates in Pakistan. 48.5% of them were refused.

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

Applications
89,270
Filed in 2025
Visas issued
45,970
Including multiple-entry and limited-validity visas
Refused
48.5%
43,300 applications not issued
Multiple-entry share
40.8%
18,771 of the visas issued
Consulate posts
19
Across 2 cities
Schengen states present
17
Issuing states with a consulate here

Consulates in Pakistan, 2025

19 consulate posts run by 17 Schengen states across 2 cities, in 2025.

Sort by
Schengen stateNetherlands
CityIslamabad
Applications13,108
Issued5,952
Multiple-entry1,064
Refused54.6%
Schengen stateSpain
CityIslamabad
Applications12,296
Issued4,269
Multiple-entry803
Refused65.3%
Schengen stateFrance
CityIslamabad
Applications9,503
Issued5,975
Multiple-entry2,078
Refused37.1%
Schengen stateGermany
CityIslamabad
Applications9,411
Issued7,193
Multiple-entry6,665
Refused23.6%
Schengen stateGermany
CityKarachi
Applications9,381
Issued6,847
Multiple-entry3,689
Refused27.0%
Schengen stateItaly
CityKarachi
Applications6,846
Issued4,133
Multiple-entry1,259
Refused39.6%
Schengen stateDenmark
CityIslamabad
Applications5,539
Issued1,173
Multiple-entry362
Refused78.8%
Schengen stateBelgium
CityIslamabad
Applications4,987
Issued2,032
Multiple-entry517
Refused59.3%
Schengen stateSwitzerland
CityIslamabad
Applications4,682
Issued2,253
Multiple-entry320
Refused51.9%
Schengen stateItaly
CityIslamabad
Applications3,963
Issued2,306
Multiple-entry916
Refused41.8%
Schengen stateAustria
CityIslamabad
Applications2,543
Issued636
Multiple-entry82
Refused75.0%
Schengen statePortugal
CityIslamabad
Applications2,300
Issued1,181
Multiple-entry431
Refused48.7%
Schengen stateHungary
CityIslamabad
Applications1,701
Issued544
Multiple-entry113
Refused68.0%
Schengen stateRomania
CityIslamabad
Applications801
Issued238
Multiple-entry44
Refused70.3%
Schengen statePoland
CityIslamabad
Applications690
Issued206
Multiple-entry44
Refused70.1%
Schengen stateGreece
CityIslamabad
Applications631
Issued398
Multiple-entry118
Refused36.9%
Schengen stateCzechia
CityIslamabad
Applications398
Issued350
Multiple-entry183
Refused12.1%
Schengen stateBulgaria
CityIslamabad
Applications393
Issued196
Multiple-entry60
Refused50.1%
Schengen stateSweden
CityIslamabad
Applications97
Issued88
Multiple-entry23
Refused9.3%

Applications filed in Pakistan over time

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

Visas issuedApplications refused
Year2025
Applications89,270
Issued45,970
Refused48.5%
Year2024
Applications78,362
Issued38,097
Refused51.4%
Year2023
Applications86,698
Issued40,843
Refused52.9%
Year2022
Applications76,080
Issued39,748
Refused47.8%
Year2021
Applications26,392
Issued13,174
Refused50.1%
Year2020
Applications18,545
Issued9,518
Refused48.7%
Year2019
Applications88,782
Issued54,728
Refused38.4%
Year2018
Applications89,256
Issued55,239
Refused38.1%
Year2017
Applications80,807
Issued50,045
Refused38.1%
Year2016
Applications72,911
Issued44,383
Refused39.1%
Year2015
Applications70,280
Issued44,750
Refused36.3%
Year2014
Applications60,125
Issued40,080
Refused33.3%
Year2013
Applications51,337
Issued34,192
Refused33.4%
Year2012
Applications54,617
Issued37,055
Refused32.2%
Year2011
Applications58,976
Issued37,345
Refused36.7%
Year2010
Applications51,233
Issued36,403
Refused28.9%
Year2009
Applications46,981
Issued32,305
Refused31.2%

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 Pakistan, 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.

Do you need a Schengen visa at all?

Check your passport against all 29 Schengen countries and see what you need before you book anything.

Check visa requirements
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.