Schengen Visa from Montenegro
In 2025, Schengen consulates in Montenegro took 4,668 short-stay decisions and refused 9.1% — below the worldwide rate of 14.6%.
Refusal rate by Schengen state in Montenegro (2025)
| # | Schengen state | Refusal rate | Decisions | Consulates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 3.4% | 552 | Podgorica |
| 2 | Slovenia | 12.2% | 1,698 | Podgorica |
| 3 | Croatia | 14.1% | 849 | Kotor, Podgorica |
Posts with too few decisions to rank (5)
- Greece494 decisions
- Bulgaria320 decisions
- Romania311 decisions
- Poland262 decisions
- Italy182 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 Montenegro is 10.7 percentage points — Germany refused 3.4% of the decisions it took, Croatia refused 14.1%.
- Montenegro refuses 37.7% less often than the worldwide average — 9.1% against 14.6%.
- Slovenia handles the most applications in Montenegro — 36.4% of all decisions (1,698 of 4,668).
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.