Schengen Visa from Azerbaijan
In 2025, Schengen consulates in Azerbaijan took 103,626 short-stay decisions and refused 9.8% — below the worldwide rate of 14.6%.
Refusal rate by Schengen state in Azerbaijan (2025)
| # | Schengen state | Refusal rate | Decisions | Consulates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 3.0% | 5,222 | Baku |
| 2 | Austria | 3.5% | 4,409 | Baku |
| 3 | Czechia | 5.2% | 6,618 | Baku |
| 4 | France | 6.2% | 24,137 | Baku |
| 5 | Romania | 6.7% | 1,057 | Baku |
| 6 | Italy | 7.4% | 17,958 | Baku |
| 7 | Latvia | 11.3% | 2,569 | Baku |
| 8 | Poland | 11.4% | 3,319 | Baku |
| 9 | Germany | 14.3% | 22,796 | Baku |
| 10 | Hungary | 15.5% | 6,694 | Baku |
| 11 | Lithuania | 15.5% | 3,352 | Baku |
| 12 | Switzerland | 16.3% | 1,860 | Baku |
| 13 | Croatia | 16.9% | 815 | Baku |
| 14 | Slovakia | 19.0% | 1,565 | Baku |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 26.1% | 1,255 | Baku |
What the 2025 numbers show
- The gap between the lowest and highest refusal rate in Azerbaijan is 23.1 percentage points — Greece refused 3.0% of the decisions it took, Bulgaria refused 26.1%.
- Azerbaijan refuses 32.9% less often than the worldwide average — 9.8% against 14.6%.
- France handles the most applications in Azerbaijan — 23.3% of all decisions (24,137 of 103,626).
These are aggregate outcomes for 2025. They describe what consulates decided across all applicants and do not predict the outcome of any individual application.
More from the same dataset
See the full interactive ranking or browse the refusal-rate index for every country.
Source: European Commission — Schengen visa statistics for consulates, 2025. Refusal rate = not issued ÷ decisions taken (uniform visas issued + LTVs issued + not issued). Short-stay (uniform) Schengen visas only. Excludes national long-stay visas. Figures are keyed by country of application — where the consulate sits — not applicant nationality.