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Schengen Visa from Namibia

In 2025, Schengen consulates in Namibia took 4,502 short-stay decisions and refused 3.0% below the worldwide rate of 14.6%.

Refusal rate by Schengen state in Namibia (2025)

Schengen states ranked by 2025 refusal rate for applications submitted in Namibia. Posts with at least 500 decisions only.
#Schengen stateRefusal rateDecisionsConsulates
1Germany2.9%2,269Windhoek
2Spain3.0%1,385Windhoek
3Finland3.5%848Windhoek

What the 2025 numbers show

  • The gap between the lowest and highest refusal rate in Namibia is 0.6 percentage points — Germany refused 2.9% of the decisions it took, Finland refused 3.5%.
  • Namibia refuses 79.5% less often than the worldwide average — 3.0% against 14.6%.
  • Germany handles the most applications in Namibia — 50.4% of all decisions (2,269 of 4,502).

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.