Schengen Visa from Bolivia
In 2025, Schengen consulates in Bolivia took 16,588 short-stay decisions and refused 43.4% — above the worldwide rate of 14.6%.
Refusal rate by Schengen state in Bolivia (2025)
| # | Schengen state | Refusal rate | Decisions | Consulates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 12.7% | 1,225 | LA PAZ |
| 2 | Italy | 41.8% | 1,067 | LA PAZ |
| 3 | Spain | 46.6% | 14,153 | LA PAZ, Santa Cruz DE LA Sierra |
Posts with too few decisions to rank (1)
- France143 decisions
Fewer than 500 decisions in 2025 — a rate from this few cases is not meaningful.
What the 2025 numbers show
- The gap between the lowest and highest refusal rate in Bolivia is 33.9 percentage points — Germany refused 12.7% of the decisions it took, Spain refused 46.6%.
- Bolivia refuses 197.3% more often than the worldwide average — 43.4% against 14.6%.
- Spain handles the most applications in Bolivia — 85.3% of all decisions (14,153 of 16,588).
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.