Schengen Visa from Cuba
In 2025, Schengen consulates in Cuba took 37,226 short-stay decisions and refused 21.8% — above the worldwide rate of 14.6%.
Refusal rate by Schengen state in Cuba (2025)
| # | Schengen state | Refusal rate | Decisions | Consulates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 11.6% | 18,764 | Havana |
| 2 | Switzerland | 13.9% | 944 | Havana |
| 3 | Portugal | 17.0% | 1,074 | Havana |
| 4 | Belgium | 34.2% | 813 | Havana |
| 5 | Italy | 34.3% | 5,076 | Havana |
| 6 | France | 34.9% | 2,973 | Havana |
| 7 | Netherlands | 38.7% | 1,936 | Havana |
| 8 | Sweden | 40.9% | 1,117 | Havana |
| 9 | Germany | 42.9% | 2,551 | Havana |
Posts with too few decisions to rank (8)
- Romania489 decisions
- Austria322 decisions
- Greece296 decisions
- Czechia218 decisions
- Hungary216 decisions
- Bulgaria185 decisions
- Poland175 decisions
- Slovakia77 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 Cuba is 31.3 percentage points — Spain refused 11.6% of the decisions it took, Germany refused 42.9%.
- Cuba refuses 49.3% more often than the worldwide average — 21.8% against 14.6%.
- Spain handles the most applications in Cuba — 50.4% of all decisions (18,764 of 37,226).
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.