Greece Expected to Decline Schengen Visas for These Nationalities
Summary
1. Highest Rejection Rates: Greek authorities denied the most Schengen visas to applicants from Pakistan and Algeria.
2. Over Half Rejected: More than 50% of Schengen visa applications from these nationalities were declined by Greece in 2023.
3. High Approval for Kazakhs: Applicants from Kazakhstan had one of the highest Schengen visa approval rates in Greece.
In 2023, Greece ranked sixth in the Schengen Area for the highest number of visa applications, with over 627,000 requests submitted. According to SchengenVisaInfo, Greece received more than 6% of all Schengen visa applications, with the largest numbers coming from Turkey (254,377), followed by Russia (62,959) and China (35,931).
5 Nationalities with the Highest Visa Rejection Rates by Greece in 2023
Data shows that applicants from Pakistan, Algeria, Tunisia, Senegal, and Iraq faced the most visa rejections in Greece:
- Pakistan: Filed 560 applications; 65.54% rejected.
- Algeria: Filed 2,066 applications; 59.54% rejected.
- Tunisia: Filed 1,564 applications; 56.36% rejected.
- Senegal: Filed 240 applications; 56.25% rejected.
- Iraq: Filed 3,568 applications; 49.22% rejected.
Nationalities with the Highest Visa Approval Rates
Conversely, applicants from Kazakhstan, Indonesia, and Thailand saw over 90% of their applications approved:
- Kazakhstan: Filed 9,674 applications; 97.78% approved.
- Indonesia: Filed 4,326 applications; 97.27% approved.
- Thailand: Filed 1,903 applications; 94.75% approved.
These approval trends highlight the differences in visa acceptance rates by nationality among Schengen applicants to Greece.