Statistics on issuing Schengen visas to Belarusians in 2023 have become known

Dreaming of traveling around Europe? Are you planning a business trip, business trip or business trip to the EU?

And today we share with you official statistics on the issuance of Schengen visas to Belarusians in 2023. Which countries issued the most visas? How many of them are multiple? How have the statistics changed compared to 2022? And, most importantly, how to increase your chances of receiving the coveted Schengen in 2024?

The answers to these questions are in our new article!

Official details:

Take into account: Schengen visas type C (short-term) for Belarusians and foreigners with a residence permit/TRP in the Republic of Belarus.
They do not take into account: national visas type D, purposes of travel (tourism, business, etc.), details of cases (who was refused, why).
Divided: by countries issuing visas, but not by the countries they represent (for example, the Hungarian Embassy also issues visas for Switzerland).

So, the top 5 countries by the number of Schengen visas issued to Belarusians in 2023:

1. Germany:

Total: 51,865 visas.
Multiple entries: 49,636 (95.7%).
Failures: 414 (0.8%).
2.Italy:
Total: 40,175 visas.
Multiple entries: 34,316 (85.4%).
Refusals: 82 (0.2%).

3. Poland:

Embassy in Minsk :

Total: 13,892 visas.
Multiple entries: 12,114 (87.2%).
Refusals: 1,551 (10%).

Consulate General in Grodno:

Total: 8,980 visas.
Multiple entries: 8,234 (91.7%).
Refusals: 1,378 (15.3%).

Consulate in Brest:

Total: 8,564 visas.
Multiples: 7,769 (90.7%).
Refusals: 1,168 (12%).

4. Hungary:

Total: 14,392 visas.
Multiples: 10,525 (73.1%).
Failures: 219 (1.5%).

5. France:

Total: 11,848 visas.
Multiple: 7,947 (67.1%).
Failures: 278 (2.3%).

Disclaimers:

On average for Schengen: 3.4% in 2023 versus 1.9% in 2022. Leaders in reducing refusals: leaders in issuing visas (Germany, Italy) - 3-4 times less refusals! Increase in refusals: mainly Poland (3 times), France (4 times), as well as Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia (not indicative due to the limited purposes of issuing visas).

Important: There is no data for a number of popular countries (Greece, Spain, Croatia) - embassies in Russia process applications.

What does this mean for travelers?

The chances of obtaining a Schengen visa in 2023 are higher than ever, especially when contacting the specialists in the visa department of our company . So we will take care of all the worries about obtaining your EU visa, and you can focus on organizing a business trip, or booking air tickets, hotel reservations and transfers for your trip.