Belgium Schengen visa refusal rate for applicants in India (2025)
Belgium decided 33,333 uniform visa applications lodged in India in 2025 (2.9% of India's total), issued 30,434 and refused 2,581, a refusal rate of 7.7%. The all-India average across all Schengen states was 15.7%; Belgium's worldwide refusal rate for all applicants was 26.1%.
2,581 refusals out of 33,333 applications, 2025
Belgium'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.
17-year record
| Year | Applied | Issued | Multi-entry share | Refused | Refusal rate | India avg | Consulates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33,333 | 30,434 | 89.6% | 2,581 | 7.7% | 15.7% | 2 |
| 2024 | 29,322 | 26,556 | 88.5% | 2,557 | 8.7% | 14.9% | 2 |
| 2023 | 23,986 | 20,582 | 71.9% | 3,654 | 15.2% | 15.7% | 2 |
| 2022 | 18,467 | 15,302 | 67.1% | 2,784 | 15.1% | 18.0% | 2 |
| 2021 | 6,388 | 5,292 | 88.1% | 560 | 8.8% | 22.8% | 2 |
| 2020 | 4,994 | 4,424 | 81.8% | 409 | 8.2% | 16.9% | 2 |
| 2019 | 24,649 | 22,640 | 81.0% | 1,613 | 6.5% | 10.8% | 2 |
| 2018 | 26,279 | 24,412 | 81.6% | 1,439 | 5.5% | 9.3% | 2 |
| 2017 | 22,510 | 20,359 | 78.2% | 1,679 | 7.5% | 8.5% | 2 |
| 2016 | 20,661 | 18,563 | 67.2% | 1,690 | 8.2% | 8.2% | 2 |
| 2015 | 24,630 | 22,577 | 67.3% | 1,522 | 6.2% | 6.5% | 2 |
| 2014 | 25,983 | 24,016 | 73.3% | 1,968 | 7.6% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2013 | 36,466 | 34,531 | 80.1% | 1,576 | 4.3% | 6.2% | 2 |
| 2012 | 38,520 | 36,640 | 77.9% | 1,430 | 3.7% | 6.1% | 2 |
| 2011 | 49,967 | 48,036 | 69.3% | 1,931 | 3.9% | 6.9% | 2 |
| 2010 | 39,155 | 37,499 | 71.6% | 1,661 | 4.2% | 6.5% | 2 |
| 2009 | 25,599 | 24,017 | 0.0% | 1,692 | 6.6% | 7.8% | 2 |
Reading Belgium's numbers
Between 2009 and 2025 demand for Belgium visas from India went from 25,599 to 33,333 applications, and the refusal rate from 6.6% to 7.7%. In 2025 Belgium ranked #2 of 27 Schengen states on refusal rate for applications lodged in India (1 = lowest) and #9 on volume. 89.6% 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 Belgian national law and do not appear in the European Commission's uniform-visa statistics. Student-visa refusal rates for Belgium are a different dataset; if a page quotes one without a source, treat it with suspicion.
Which Belgium consulate covers your state of residence
Consular districts as published by the mission (read 2026-08-18). Under Article 6 of the Visa Code you apply at the consulate responsible for where you legally reside.
| Consulate | Covers | Source |
|---|---|---|
| New Delhi | Andaman and Nicobar, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, plus Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bangladesh | official page |
| Mumbai | Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Telangana | official page |
Applications are lodged through VFS Global (centres: Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Goa, Hyderabad, Jalandhar, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, New Delhi, Puducherry, Pune): official portal.
Questions this page answers
What is the Belgium Schengen visa rejection rate for Indians?
In 2025, Belgium refused 7.7% of the 33,333 short-stay visa applications lodged by Indians at its consulates in India (India-wide average across all Schengen states: 15.7%).
Which Belgium consulate in India has the lowest refusal rate?
In 2025, the Belgium consulate in Mumbai had the lowest refusal rate at 4.5%.
Does Belgium give multiple-entry Schengen visas to Indians?
In 2025, 89.6% of the visas Belgium issued in India were multiple-entry (27,259 of 30,434).
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.