Schengen visa statistics 2009
The earliest year on record, compiled before the 2010 Visa Code standardised Schengen visa rules.
Every Schengen short-stay visa application and decision for 2009, as reported by Member States to the European Commission. Browse by destination country or by applicant nationality.
Data released by the European Commission in April 2010.
⚠ Figures before 2013 are drawn from the European Commission's pre-Visa-Code compilations. They cover the comparable C (uniform short-stay) visas, but were reported on a different basis and aggregated from consulate-level data, so they are indicative rather than directly comparable with later years.
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Where applicants applied to go
| Schengen state | Applications | Issued | Refusal rate | Multiple-entry share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,616,909 | 1,469,401 | 9.2% | 0.0% |
| France | 1,592,715 | 1,395,704 | 12.5% | 0.0% |
| Italy | 1,087,916 | 1,032,616 | 5.1% | 0.0% |
| Spain | 854,674 | 730,832 | 10.2% | 0.0% |
| Finland | 795,554 | 782,965 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Greece | 616,181 | 587,454 | 4.8% | 0.0% |
| Poland | 586,115 | 562,793 | 3.4% | 0.0% |
| Czech Republic | 456,503 | 439,419 | 3.8% | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 384,595 | 351,108 | 8.7% | 0.0% |
| Netherlands | 334,177 | 305,243 | 7.6% | 0.0% |
| Austria | 300,436 | 284,686 | 5.2% | 0.0% |
| Hungary | 273,325 | 257,806 | 4.4% | 0.0% |
| Lithuania | 208,029 | 204,102 | 2.1% | 0.0% |
| Sweden | 196,257 | 170,983 | 7.6% | 0.0% |
| Belgium | 194,029 | 158,973 | 17.9% | 0.0% |
| Latvia | 120,379 | 116,374 | 3.6% | 0.0% |
| Portugal | 117,275 | 105,471 | 7.0% | 0.0% |
| Norway | 103,795 | 102,471 | 1.8% | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 101,435 | 97,166 | 4.2% | 0.0% |
| Estonia | 95,837 | 93,276 | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| Denmark | 82,542 | 76,350 | 5.5% | 0.0% |
| Slovakia | 64,953 | 61,118 | 3.9% | 0.0% |
| Malta | 31,730 | 28,764 | 9.4% | 0.0% |
| Luxembourg | 5,493 | 5,362 | 2.4% | 0.0% |
| Iceland | 493 | 459 | 6.9% | 0.0% |
Where applicants applied from
| Country of application | Applications | Issued | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russian Federation | 3,241,940 | 3,170,652 | 1.8% |
| Ukraine | 854,209 | 805,159 | 5.3% |
| China | 597,430 | 555,035 | 6.7% |
| Turkey | 484,209 | 444,511 | 8.0% |
| Serbia | 421,748 | 406,556 | 3.3% |
| Belarus | 369,842 | 365,146 | 1.3% |
| India | 364,408 | 335,340 | 7.8% |
| Morocco | 269,875 | 223,349 | 15.8% |
| Algeria | 267,460 | 170,556 | 34.9% |
| United Kingdom | 191,178 | 184,673 | 2.9% |
| Taiwan | 170,759 | 170,475 | 0.2% |
| South Africa | 147,178 | 144,932 | 1.1% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic Of | 145,303 | 127,484 | 11.1% |
| Thailand | 143,238 | 131,473 | 8.0% |
| Saudi Arabia | 137,548 | 133,175 | 2.5% |
| United Arab Emirates | 128,985 | 120,213 | 6.4% |
| Bosnia And Herzegovina | 118,104 | 109,580 | 7.1% |
| United States | 116,849 | 113,194 | 2.6% |
| Albania | 116,464 | 94,398 | 18.8% |
| Egypt | 109,418 | 95,086 | 12.0% |
| Tunisia | 103,214 | 88,788 | 13.8% |
| Kazakhstan | 93,409 | 89,696 | 3.9% |
| Colombia | 84,067 | 71,825 | 14.5% |
| Kuwait | 74,780 | 72,289 | 2.9% |
| Indonesia | 68,330 | 65,649 | 3.3% |
| Nigeria | 67,094 | 42,914 | 34.6% |
| Lebanon | 62,891 | 58,154 | 7.0% |
| Georgia | 62,172 | 51,364 | 17.3% |
| Pakistan | 46,623 | 32,009 | 29.0% |
| Angola | 45,593 | 42,417 | 6.7% |
| Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic Of | 44,725 | 32,769 | 19.1% |
| Viet Nam | 42,899 | 38,237 | 9.6% |
| Kosovo | 40,974 | 25,922 | 36.3% |
| Peru | 40,471 | 33,877 | 14.7% |
| Philippines | 39,975 | 34,599 | 13.5% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 39,713 | 30,527 | 20.3% |
| Moldova, Republic Of | 37,492 | 33,075 | 10.4% |
| Senegal | 37,157 | 17,533 | 49.9% |
| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 36,165 | 32,255 | 8.5% |
| Jordan | 32,118 | 28,234 | 8.7% |
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs — Schengen visa statistics 2009. Figures cover uniform (type C) short-stay visas.