Public Schengen visa statistics

Belgium Schengen visa statistics

Belgium hub page for public Schengen visa application volume, issued visas, not-issued visas, and weighted rejection rates by applicant country.

Explore Belgium Schengen visa statistics by applicant country and year, including 263,617 applications in 2025 and a 25.6% weighted rejection rate.

Applications
263,617
Visas issued
190,296
Not issued
67,376
Weighted rejection rate
25.6%
Latest year
2025
Confidence
High confidence

How this rate is calculated

Weighted rejection rate is calculated as total not-issued uniform visa applications divided by total uniform applications for the rows on this page. It is historical context, not an official decision or a legal prediction.

Yearly trend

YearApplicationsNot issuedRejection rate
2018219,82736,90616.8%
2019248,02146,64918.8%
202050,05811,07222.1%
202150,7968,97117.7%
2022171,96646,56927.1%
2023225,95160,14826.6%
2024255,56461,72424.2%
2025263,61767,37625.6%

Frequently asked questions

What is the Belgium Schengen visa rejection rate in 2025?
In 2025, consulates recorded about 263,617 Belgium Schengen visa applications, of which 67,376 were not issued — a weighted rejection rate of 25.6%. This is a historical average across all applicant countries and does not predict an individual decision.
How many Belgium Schengen visa applications were recorded?
About 263,617 Belgium Schengen visa applications were recorded in 2025, of which 67,376 were not issued.
Do these statistics guarantee my Belgium visa outcome?
No. These are historical, aggregate statistics from official sources. Every application is decided individually on its own merits by the relevant consulate, so a high or low rejection rate does not guarantee any specific result.

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