Schengen visa rejection costed Indians almost ₹90 crore in 2022
Schengen Visa Info reveals that India still had the second-highest number of Schengen visa rejections worldwide. Over 100,000 visas were refused, amounting to an estimated loss of Rs87 crore on canceled trips.
India received 671,928 visa applications last year, with 18% (121,188) being rejected. Although this rejection rate is lower than India's 2021 rate of 23.3%, it remains higher than the global average rejection rate of 17.9% in 2022.
Now, In India, the visa application fee for Indian citizens aged 12 and above with an ordinary passport is €80 or Rs7,200. The fee varies for children below 12, students, representatives of non-profit organisations, and citizens of other countries.
On an average, India likely invested around ₹480 crores in visa applications last year, with approximately ₹87 crore lost due to 121,188 rejected applications. In 2022, the Schengen visa application process witnessed a considerable number of rejections, with Algerian nationals experiencing the highest refusal rate.
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