Schengen visas: Algeria records 31.3% rejection rate in 2025
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Algérie 360
Schengen consulates in Algeria rejected 137,860 short-stay visa applications in 2025, representing 31.3% of decisions on 444,577 applications. The rate, down from 35% in 2024, exceeded those of Morocco and Tunisia, according to statistics published by the European Commission on 28 May 2026.
Consulates of countries in the Schengen area in Algeria rejected 31.3% of the 444,577 short-stay visa applications submitted in 2025, a rate significantly higher than those recorded in Morocco and Tunisia, which were below 20%, reports Algérie 360, citing statistics published by the European Commission.
The rejection rate varied widely depending on the country applied to, from less than 25% for Romania to 81.9% for Malta. Worldwide, Schengen consulates received nearly 12 million applications and rejected 14.6% of them, compared with 14.8% in 2024, according to the European Commission.
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