Italy consulate, Kolkata: refusal rate for Schengen visa applicants
In 2025 this consulate decided 6,182 uniform visa applications lodged in Kolkata, issued 5,355 and refused 827. That is a refusal rate of 13.4% against an all-India average of 15.7% the same year. The year before it refused 12.5%.
827 refusals out of 6,182 applications, 2025
How to apply at the Italy consulate in Kolkata
Facts below were read on the mission's or its outsourcer's official page on 2026-08-17; each carries its source. Anything we could not verify is not shown.
Who this consulate covers
Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Sikkim, Tripura, West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, plus Nepal (via VFS Kathmandu).
Source (official) →Where to lodge the file
VFS Global with centres in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Hyderabad, Jalandhar, Kolkata, Mumbai-south, New Delhi, Pune. Article 43 of the Visa Code: the provider collects the file and biometrics; the consulate decides.
Official application portal →The mission's own visa page
Embassy of Italy in New Delhi, 'Visas' (also lists the jurisdictions of the Consulates General in Kolkata, Mumbai and Bangalore); each consulate has its own 'Visas' page (URLs in the consulate entries)
Open the official page →If you are refused
Judicial appeal to the T.A.R. of the Latium Region (Regional Administrative Court of Lazio, Rome) through a lawyer acting on the applicant's behalf, notified to the competent Avvocatura dello Stato under penalty of nullity; no administrative reconsideration step is offered by the mission (applicants may otherwise re-apply). Family-reunion visas only: ordinary court (Section specialised in immigration of the Tribunale ordinario di Roma per the Embassy page; Tribunale ordinario of the family member's place of residence per the Bangalore page). Deadline: 60 days of the serving of the refusal decision.
Source (official) →Address (as published)
Consolato Generale d'Italia Calcutta, 5G, Rev. Lalbehari Shah Sarani (già New Road), Alipore, Kolkata – 700027 (VFS Kolkata: 5th Floor, Rudramani Building, 1720 Eastern Metropolitan Bypass, Kasba, Kolkata 700039; VFS Bhubaneswar; VFS Kathmandu)
17 years at this consulate
| Year | Applied | Issued | Multi-entry | Refused | Refusal rate | India avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6,182 | 5,355 | 5,347 (100%) | 827 | 13.4% | 15.7% |
| 2024 | 10,091 | 8,830 | 8,828 (100%) | 1,261 | 12.5% | 14.9% |
| 2023 | 11,749 | 10,331 | 10,326 (100%) | 1,418 | 12.1% | 15.7% |
| 2022 | 6,909 | 6,115 | 6,078 (99%) | 794 | 11.5% | 18.0% |
| 2021 | 689 | 536 | 536 (100%) | 153 | 22.2% | 22.8% |
| 2020 | 957 | 574 | 571 (99%) | 383 | 40.0% | 16.9% |
| 2019 | 10,186 | 8,952 | 8,930 (100%) | 1,234 | 12.1% | 10.8% |
| 2018 | 8,938 | 7,927 | 7,913 (100%) | 1,011 | 11.3% | 9.3% |
| 2017 | 8,104 | 7,544 | 7,533 (100%) | 560 | 6.9% | 8.5% |
| 2016 | 8,536 | 7,779 | 6,932 (89%) | 757 | 8.9% | 8.2% |
| 2015 | 9,225 | 8,306 | 5,447 (66%) | 917 | 9.9% | 6.5% |
| 2014 | 5,540 | 5,330 | 5,312 (100%) | 210 | 3.8% | 0.0% |
| 2013 | 3,390 | 3,320 | 978 (29%) | 70 | 2.1% | 6.2% |
| 2012 | 3,963 | 3,891 | 825 (21%) | 72 | 1.8% | 6.1% |
| 2011 | 2,896 | 2,820 | 1,027 (36%) | 76 | 2.6% | 6.9% |
| 2010 | 439 | 414 | 118 (29%) | 25 | 5.7% | 6.5% |
| 2009 | 186 | 180 | n/a (n/a) | 6 | 3.2% | 7.8% |
Multi-entry share is the share of issued visas that were multiple-entry. Airport transit visas (rare in India) are excluded from these figures. Rates are computed from the counts.
What the record says
Applications at this consulate went from 186 in 2009 to 6,182 in 2025 (3,224% over the period). The refusal rate moved from 3.2% to 13.4%. Among the 43 Schengen consulates in India that decided at least 1,000 applications in 2025, it ranks #16 for best odds (1 = lowest refusal rate). Italy also decides files lodged in Bengaluru (12.4% refused in 2025), Mumbai (10.1% refused in 2025), New Delhi (16.7% refused in 2025); which one handles you depends on your state of residence, not your choice.
Read this before you compare consulatesUnder Article 5 of the Visa Code you apply to the state that is your main destination (or first entry when no main destination exists), at the consulate responsible for where you legally reside. You do not get to pick the consulate with the best number on this page. Use the which-consulate tool to work out which one that is, then come back here to see its record.
Questions this page answers
What is the Schengen visa refusal rate at the Italy consulate in Kolkata?
In 2025 it refused 827 of 6,182 uniform (short-stay) visa applications, a rate of 13.4%. The all-India average that year was 15.7%.
How many Indians applied for a Italy visa in Kolkata in 2025?
6,182 applications were lodged at this consulate in 2025, of which 5,355 visas were issued.
Does the Italy consulate in Kolkata issue multiple-entry Schengen visas?
In 2025, 5,347 of the 5,355 visas it issued were multiple-entry, a share of 99.9%.
Source: European Commission, "Visa statistics for consulates", 2009 to 2025 annual releases; figures cover uniform (short-stay, type C) visas applied for at consulates located in India, regardless of applicant nationality; airport-transit visas excluded from headline figures. Refusal rate = visas not issued / visas applied for, computed by us from the counts. Rankings use a floor of 1,000 applications. Last verified 2026-08-18. Full methodology. Download the CSV.