Italy Schengen visa refusal rate for applicants in India (2025)
Italy decided 53,423 uniform visa applications lodged in India in 2025 (4.6% of India's total), issued 46,613 and refused 6,810, a refusal rate of 12.7%. The all-India average across all Schengen states was 15.7%; Italy's worldwide refusal rate for all applicants was 10.8%.
6,810 refusals out of 53,423 applications, 2025
Italy'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 | 53,423 | 46,613 | 89.2% | 6,810 | 12.7% | 15.7% | 4 |
| 2024 | 60,365 | 53,539 | 83.8% | 6,809 | 11.3% | 14.9% | 4 |
| 2023 | 52,332 | 44,833 | 74.1% | 7,445 | 14.2% | 15.7% | 4 |
| 2022 | 35,982 | 29,547 | 81.3% | 6,411 | 17.8% | 18.0% | 3 |
| 2021 | 7,392 | 5,548 | 88.7% | 1,841 | 24.9% | 22.8% | 3 |
| 2020 | 15,196 | 12,013 | 95.4% | 3,144 | 20.7% | 16.9% | 3 |
| 2019 | 118,877 | 102,481 | 95.2% | 15,823 | 13.3% | 10.8% | 3 |
| 2018 | 105,630 | 92,694 | 94.7% | 12,825 | 12.1% | 9.3% | 3 |
| 2017 | 88,502 | 78,685 | 81.4% | 9,804 | 11.1% | 8.5% | 3 |
| 2016 | 103,362 | 90,060 | 89.0% | 13,291 | 12.9% | 8.2% | 3 |
| 2015 | 102,332 | 91,586 | 95.1% | 10,685 | 10.4% | 6.5% | 3 |
| 2014 | 79,969 | 74,127 | 98.0% | 5,786 | 7.2% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2013 | 73,480 | 68,556 | 78.6% | 4,901 | 6.7% | 6.2% | 3 |
| 2012 | 71,365 | 65,225 | 65.2% | 6,140 | 8.6% | 6.1% | 3 |
| 2011 | 76,209 | 66,329 | 59.4% | 9,880 | 13.0% | 6.9% | 3 |
| 2010 | 69,919 | 64,189 | 65.1% | 5,753 | 8.2% | 6.5% | 3 |
| 2009 | 49,893 | 46,177 | 0.0% | 3,720 | 7.5% | 7.8% | 3 |
Reading Italy's numbers
Between 2009 and 2025 demand for Italy visas from India went from 49,893 to 53,423 applications, and the refusal rate from 7.5% to 12.7%. In 2025 Italy ranked #5 of 27 Schengen states on refusal rate for applications lodged in India (1 = lowest) and #6 on volume. 89.2% 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 Italian national law and do not appear in the European Commission's uniform-visa statistics. Student-visa refusal rates for Italy are a different dataset; if a page quotes one without a source, treat it with suspicion.
Which Italy 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 | Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu-Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Chandigarh Quote: 'All applications will be assessed and decided by the Visa Section of the Italian Embassy, in accordance with the Italian / Schengen immigration legislation and policy. VFS Application Centre staff does not have the authority to assess visa applications or make visa decisions.' | official page |
| Mumbai | Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Maharashtra, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli Quote: 'The VFS agency ... which operates four offices (Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Pune, and Kochi) within our consular jurisdiction, is entrusted with the responsibility of collecting the required documentation ... The authority to evaluate the applications and all decisions pertaining to their outcome rests solely with this Consulate General.' Note: the Embassy page adds Lakshadweep to Mumbai's district; Mumbai's own pages omit it. | official page |
| Kolkata | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Sikkim, Tripura, West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, plus Nepal (via VFS Kathmandu) The Kolkata page confirms applications are lodged 'at this Consulate General and through the outsourcing agency VFS' and gives kolkata.visti@esteri.it and 'Consulate timings for Report Back (Visa)', but does not itself carry the explicit 'assessed and decided by the Visa Section' sentence that the New Delhi and Bangalore pages carry; no other Italian mission is stated to decide for it. | official page |
| Bengaluru | Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Union Territory of Puducherry Quote: 'All applications will be assessed and decided by the Visa Section of the Italian Consulate General, in accordance with the Italian / Schengen immigration legislation and policy.' | official page |
Applications are lodged through VFS Global (centres: Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Hyderabad, Jalandhar, Kolkata, Mumbai-south, New Delhi, Pune): official portal.
Questions this page answers
What is the Italy Schengen visa rejection rate for Indians?
In 2025, Italy refused 12.7% of the 53,423 short-stay visa applications lodged by Indians at its consulates in India (India-wide average across all Schengen states: 15.7%).
Which Italy consulate in India has the lowest refusal rate?
In 2025, the Italy consulate in Mumbai had the lowest refusal rate at 10.1%.
Does Italy give multiple-entry Schengen visas to Indians?
In 2025, 89.2% of the visas Italy issued in India were multiple-entry (41,597 of 46,613).
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.