Schengen Visa from Palestinian Authority
In 2025, Schengen consulates in Palestinian Authority took 5,027 short-stay decisions and refused 16.7% — above the worldwide rate of 14.6%.
Refusal rate by Schengen state in Palestinian Authority (2025)
| # | Schengen state | Refusal rate | Decisions | Consulates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 11.8% | 3,155 | Ramallah |
| 2 | Switzerland | 13.5% | 652 | Ramallah |
| 3 | Netherlands | 41.0% | 534 | Ramallah |
Posts with too few decisions to rank (2)
- Bulgaria372 decisions
- Portugal314 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 Palestinian Authority is 29.2 percentage points — Germany refused 11.8% of the decisions it took, Netherlands refused 41.0%.
- Palestinian Authority refuses 14.4% more often than the worldwide average — 16.7% against 14.6%.
- Germany handles the most applications in Palestinian Authority — 62.8% of all decisions (3,155 of 5,027).
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.