Hungary Schengen visa refusal rate for applicants in India (2025)
Hungary decided 16,251 uniform visa applications lodged in India in 2025 (1.4% of India's total), issued 14,024 and refused 2,106, a refusal rate of 13.0%. The all-India average across all Schengen states was 15.7%; Hungary's worldwide refusal rate for all applicants was 13.0%.
2,106 refusals out of 16,251 applications, 2025
Hungary'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 | 16,251 | 14,024 | 53.7% | 2,106 | 13.0% | 15.7% | 2 |
| 2024 | 19,243 | 16,695 | 47.7% | 2,548 | 13.2% | 14.9% | 2 |
| 2023 | 19,138 | 15,972 | 41.7% | 3,166 | 16.5% | 15.7% | 2 |
| 2022 | 15,962 | 12,152 | 36.5% | 3,810 | 23.9% | 18.0% | 2 |
| 2021 | 2,525 | 1,589 | 54.6% | 765 | 30.3% | 22.8% | 2 |
| 2020 | 3,322 | 2,557 | 41.7% | 711 | 21.4% | 16.9% | 2 |
| 2019 | 22,244 | 19,436 | 43.5% | 2,737 | 12.3% | 10.8% | 2 |
| 2018 | 21,704 | 19,707 | 69.0% | 1,995 | 9.2% | 9.3% | 2 |
| 2017 | 16,295 | 14,750 | 71.4% | 1,537 | 9.4% | 8.5% | 2 |
| 2016 | 11,255 | 10,262 | 54.2% | 989 | 8.8% | 8.2% | 2 |
| 2015 | 6,369 | 5,663 | 37.7% | 704 | 11.1% | 6.5% | 2 |
| 2014 | 4,105 | 3,538 | 13.0% | 561 | 13.7% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2013 | 2,771 | 2,179 | 15.8% | 592 | 21.4% | 6.2% | 1 |
| 2012 | 2,556 | 2,127 | 30.6% | 429 | 16.8% | 6.1% | 1 |
| 2011 | 2,170 | 1,831 | 26.1% | 339 | 15.6% | 6.9% | 1 |
| 2010 | 2,399 | 1,651 | 38.5% | 596 | 24.8% | 6.5% | 1 |
| 2009 | 4,356 | 3,236 | 0.0% | 869 | 19.9% | 7.8% | 1 |
Reading Hungary's numbers
Between 2009 and 2025 demand for Hungary visas from India went from 4,356 to 16,251 applications, and the refusal rate from 19.9% to 13.0%. In 2025 Hungary ranked #6 of 27 Schengen states on refusal rate for applications lodged in India (1 = lowest) and #15 on volume. 53.7% 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 Hungarian national law and do not appear in the European Commission's uniform-visa statistics. Student-visa refusal rates for Hungary are a different dataset; if a page quotes one without a source, treat it with suspicion.
Which Hungary 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 | Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Sikkim, Chandigarh, Ladakh | official page |
| Mumbai | Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana, Puducherry, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli The two Hungarian pages disagree at the margins: Mumbai's own page omits Telangana, the New Delhi page includes it but omits Lakshadweep; the ministry's mission list includes both. | official page |
Applications are lodged through VFS Global (centres: Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Goa, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jalandhar, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, New Delhi, Puducherry, Pune): official portal.
Questions this page answers
What is the Hungary Schengen visa rejection rate for Indians?
In 2025, Hungary refused 13.0% of the 16,251 short-stay visa applications lodged by Indians at its consulates in India (India-wide average across all Schengen states: 15.7%).
Which Hungary consulate in India has the lowest refusal rate?
In 2025, the Hungary consulate in Mumbai had the lowest refusal rate at 5.9%.
Does Hungary give multiple-entry Schengen visas to Indians?
In 2025, 53.7% of the visas Hungary issued in India were multiple-entry (7,527 of 14,024).
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.