Czech Republic Schengen visa refusal rate for applicants in India (2025)
Czech Republic decided 27,388 uniform visa applications lodged in India in 2025 (2.4% of India's total), issued 21,885 and refused 5,501, a refusal rate of 20.1%. The all-India average across all Schengen states was 15.7%; Czech Republic's worldwide refusal rate for all applicants was 14.2%.
5,501 refusals out of 27,388 applications, 2025
Czech Republic'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 | 27,388 | 21,885 | 24.1% | 5,501 | 20.1% | 15.7% | 2 |
| 2024 | 19,947 | 15,659 | 24.9% | 4,280 | 21.5% | 14.9% | 1 |
| 2023 | 15,051 | 10,853 | 19.6% | 4,197 | 27.9% | 15.7% | 1 |
| 2022 | 5,396 | 3,455 | 16.8% | 1,840 | 34.1% | 18.0% | 1 |
| 2021 | 273 | 165 | 49.1% | 107 | 39.2% | 22.8% | 1 |
| 2020 | 3,879 | 2,683 | 40.6% | 1,196 | 30.8% | 16.9% | 1 |
| 2019 | 29,126 | 23,113 | 22.2% | 6,012 | 20.6% | 10.8% | 1 |
| 2018 | 26,683 | 20,449 | 10.0% | 6,219 | 23.3% | 9.3% | 1 |
| 2017 | 23,987 | 20,779 | 12.3% | 3,203 | 13.4% | 8.5% | 1 |
| 2016 | 13,076 | 12,085 | 11.5% | 988 | 7.6% | 8.2% | 1 |
| 2015 | 12,744 | 11,682 | 8.7% | 1,060 | 8.3% | 6.5% | 1 |
| 2014 | 8,982 | 8,439 | 20.2% | 539 | 6.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2013 | 7,524 | 6,650 | 43.4% | 865 | 11.5% | 6.2% | 1 |
| 2012 | 8,429 | 7,616 | 56.6% | 813 | 9.6% | 6.1% | 1 |
| 2011 | 6,734 | 5,799 | 61.6% | 935 | 13.9% | 6.9% | 1 |
| 2010 | 7,591 | 6,462 | 45.6% | 1,129 | 14.9% | 6.5% | 2 |
| 2009 | 5,193 | 4,235 | 0.0% | 959 | 18.5% | 7.8% | 2 |
Reading Czech Republic's numbers
Between 2009 and 2025 demand for Czech Republic visas from India went from 5,193 to 27,388 applications, and the refusal rate from 18.5% to 20.1%. In 2025 Czech Republic ranked #15 of 27 Schengen states on refusal rate for applications lodged in India (1 = lowest) and #12 on volume. 24.1% 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 Czech national law and do not appear in the European Commission's uniform-visa statistics. Student-visa refusal rates for Czech Republic are a different dataset; if a page quotes one without a source, treat it with suspicion.
Which Czech Republic 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 | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh | official page |
| Mumbai | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, Lakshadweep, Puducherry, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu | official page |
Applications are lodged through VFS Global (centres: Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Delhi, Goa, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jalandhar, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Pune): official portal.
Questions this page answers
What is the Czech Republic Schengen visa rejection rate for Indians?
In 2025, Czech Republic refused 20.1% of the 27,388 short-stay visa applications lodged by Indians at its consulates in India (India-wide average across all Schengen states: 15.7%).
Which Czech Republic consulate in India has the lowest refusal rate?
In 2025, the Czech Republic consulate in New Delhi had the lowest refusal rate at 20.1%.
Does Czech Republic give multiple-entry Schengen visas to Indians?
In 2025, 24.1% of the visas Czech Republic issued in India were multiple-entry (5,268 of 21,885).
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.