Europe rejected more than 1 lac Indian visa request last year: Reports
According to Schengen Statistics, Algerian nationals were refused Schengen visa applications the most in 2022, with a total of 179,409 visas not being issued with the total rate of not issued uniform visas reaching 45.8 per cent. The list of top ten countries with the highest Schengen visa rejection rates for 2022 also included countries like Turkey, Morocco and Russia, which had 120,876, 119,346 and 68,753 visa applications rejected, respectively.
In addition, the not-issued rate for uniform visas among these two countries was 15.2, 15.5 and 28.2 rejections, respectively. Tunisia visa applications were rejected 48,909 times followed by the UAE at 42, 105.
The last three countries with the most rejections are Nigeria, Iran and Egypt, who had around 30,000 applications denied. More specifically, 39,189 visa applications were rejected from applicants from Nigeria, followed by 33,679 from Iran and another 31,271 in Egypt.
A total of 76,have applied for a Schengen Visa in India throughout 2022, taking the total amount of expenses for India’s Schengen visa application fees to more than €6.1 million. According to the Schengen Statistics, 76,352 people have paid an €80 fee for their visa application to Germany, with the highest amount being spent at the Mumbai consulate – a total of €4.4 million followed by New Delhi and Bangalore consulates with almost €1.1 million and €508,000 spent on visa application fees, respectively, while the number of applicants to these consulates is 13,341 in New Delhi and 6,345 in Bangalore.
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