Austria Schengen visa refusal rate for applicants in India (2025)
Austria decided 48,761 uniform visa applications lodged in India in 2025 (4.2% of India's total), issued 37,117 and refused 10,543, a refusal rate of 21.6%. The all-India average across all Schengen states was 15.7%; Austria's worldwide refusal rate for all applicants was 11.9%.
10,543 refusals out of 48,761 applications, 2025
Austria's consulates in India, 2025
Each consulate decides its own files. Where you apply is set by your state of residence, so this table tells you what to expect, not where to shop.
| # | Consulate | Applied | Issued | Refused | Refusal rate | Multi-entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Delhi | 48,761 | 37,117 | 10,543 | 21.6% | 28.4% |
17-year record
| Year | Applied | Issued | Multi-entry share | Refused | Refusal rate | India avg | Consulates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48,761 | 37,117 | 28.4% | 10,543 | 21.6% | 15.7% | 1 |
| 2024 | 43,504 | 33,896 | 46.3% | 9,579 | 22.0% | 14.9% | 1 |
| 2023 | 39,558 | 31,926 | 81.7% | 7,603 | 19.2% | 15.7% | 1 |
| 2022 | 24,791 | 18,835 | 94.0% | 5,945 | 24.0% | 18.0% | 1 |
| 2021 | 1,416 | 1,076 | 87.1% | 338 | 23.9% | 22.8% | 1 |
| 2020 | 4,251 | 3,611 | 99.5% | 640 | 15.1% | 16.9% | 1 |
| 2019 | 36,488 | 34,287 | 99.9% | 2,199 | 6.0% | 10.8% | 1 |
| 2018 | 36,820 | 34,792 | 100.1% | 2,002 | 5.4% | 9.3% | 1 |
| 2017 | 31,045 | 28,892 | 99.9% | 2,129 | 6.9% | 8.5% | 1 |
| 2016 | 26,844 | 25,443 | 100.0% | 1,379 | 5.1% | 8.2% | 1 |
| 2015 | 19,368 | 18,629 | 99.9% | 728 | 3.8% | 6.5% | 1 |
| 2014 | 15,062 | 14,244 | 98.2% | 812 | 5.4% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2013 | 14,518 | 13,691 | 85.8% | 792 | 5.5% | 6.2% | 1 |
| 2012 | 13,138 | 12,476 | 59.7% | 662 | 5.0% | 6.1% | 1 |
| 2011 | 12,494 | 11,491 | 65.2% | 1,003 | 8.0% | 6.9% | 1 |
| 2010 | 9,601 | 8,244 | 60.3% | 1,356 | 14.1% | 6.5% | 1 |
| 2009 | 10,238 | 8,731 | 0.0% | 1,507 | 14.7% | 7.8% | 1 |
Reading Austria's numbers
Between 2009 and 2025 demand for Austria visas from India went from 10,238 to 48,761 applications, and the refusal rate from 14.7% to 21.6%. In 2025 Austria ranked #19 of 27 Schengen states on refusal rate for applications lodged in India (1 = lowest) and #7 on volume. 28.4% of the visas it issued were multiple-entry, which under Article 24 of the Visa Code is the reward for a clean prior travel record and the difference between a sticker you can reuse and one that expires when you leave.
Not covered here National (type D) visas for study, work or family reunification are decided under Austrian national law and do not appear in the European Commission's uniform-visa statistics. Student-visa refusal rates for Austria are a different dataset; if a page quotes one without a source, treat it with suspicion.
Which Austria consulate covers your state of residence
Consular districts as published by the mission (read 2026-08-17). Under Article 6 of the Visa Code you apply at the consulate responsible for where you legally reside.
| Consulate | Covers | Source |
|---|---|---|
| New Delhi | all of India (habitual residence in India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal or Sri Lanka) | official page |
Applications are lodged through VFS Global (centres: Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Goa, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jalandhar, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, New Delhi, Puducherry, Pune): official portal.
Questions this page answers
What is the Austria Schengen visa rejection rate for Indians?
In 2025, Austria refused 21.6% of the 48,761 short-stay visa applications lodged by Indians at its consulates in India (India-wide average across all Schengen states: 15.7%).
Which Austria consulate in India has the lowest refusal rate?
In 2025, the Austria consulate in New Delhi had the lowest refusal rate at 21.6%.
Does Austria give multiple-entry Schengen visas to Indians?
In 2025, 28.4% of the visas Austria issued in India were multiple-entry (10,531 of 37,117).
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.