Schengen Visa from Iraq
In 2025, Schengen consulates in Iraq took 69,123 short-stay decisions and refused 34.3% — above the worldwide rate of 14.6%.
Refusal rate by Schengen state in Iraq (2025)
| # | Schengen state | Refusal rate | Decisions | Consulates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 25.0% | 16,899 | Baghdad, Erbil |
| 2 | Spain | 25.5% | 4,185 | Baghdad |
| 3 | Czechia | 27.3% | 1,327 | Erbil, Baghdad |
| 4 | Romania | 34.1% | 818 | Baghdad, Erbil |
| 5 | Netherlands | 34.2% | 3,176 | Erbil, Baghdad |
| 6 | Germany | 36.9% | 13,464 | Erbil, Baghdad |
| 7 | France | 37.7% | 20,515 | Erbil, Baghdad |
| 8 | Greece | 40.0% | 6,213 | Erbil, Baghdad |
| 9 | Poland | 45.2% | 1,082 | Erbil |
| 10 | Hungary | 84.2% | 1,059 | Erbil |
Posts with too few decisions to rank (1)
- Croatia385 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 Iraq is 59.2 percentage points — Italy refused 25.0% of the decisions it took, Hungary refused 84.2%.
- Iraq refuses 134.9% more often than the worldwide average — 34.3% against 14.6%.
- France handles the most applications in Iraq — 29.7% of all decisions (20,515 of 69,123).
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.