Poland Schengen visa refusal rate for applicants in India (2025)
Poland decided 9,673 uniform visa applications lodged in India in 2025 (0.8% of India's total), issued 8,022 and refused 1,640, a refusal rate of 17.0%. The all-India average across all Schengen states was 15.7%; Poland's worldwide refusal rate for all applicants was 15.8%.
1,640 refusals out of 9,673 applications, 2025
Poland'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 | 9,673 | 8,022 | 19.3% | 1,640 | 17.0% | 15.7% | 2 |
| 2024 | 11,886 | 9,614 | 21.0% | 2,260 | 19.0% | 14.9% | 2 |
| 2023 | 11,954 | 9,648 | 24.8% | 2,288 | 19.1% | 15.7% | 2 |
| 2022 | 10,372 | 8,336 | 40.4% | 2,008 | 19.4% | 18.0% | 2 |
| 2021 | 758 | 601 | 27.1% | 156 | 20.6% | 22.8% | 2 |
| 2020 | 1,685 | 1,145 | 22.1% | 538 | 31.9% | 16.9% | 2 |
| 2019 | 10,116 | 8,738 | 58.4% | 1,378 | 13.6% | 10.8% | 2 |
| 2018 | 9,719 | 8,201 | 51.0% | 1,446 | 14.9% | 9.3% | 2 |
| 2017 | 9,812 | 7,803 | 50.3% | 1,976 | 20.1% | 8.5% | 2 |
| 2016 | 8,678 | 7,183 | 61.4% | 1,473 | 17.0% | 8.2% | 2 |
| 2015 | 7,614 | 6,797 | 59.2% | 783 | 10.3% | 6.5% | 2 |
| 2014 | 7,202 | 6,620 | 42.7% | 568 | 7.9% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2013 | 5,504 | 4,881 | 28.1% | 596 | 10.8% | 6.2% | 1 |
| 2012 | 4,716 | 4,255 | 23.0% | 461 | 9.8% | 6.1% | 1 |
| 2011 | 4,960 | 4,353 | 24.4% | 574 | 11.6% | 6.9% | 2 |
| 2010 | 4,466 | 3,699 | 58.0% | 767 | 17.2% | 6.5% | 2 |
| 2009 | 5,682 | 4,635 | 0.0% | 907 | 16.0% | 7.8% | 2 |
Reading Poland's numbers
Between 2009 and 2025 demand for Poland visas from India went from 5,682 to 9,673 applications, and the refusal rate from 16.0% to 17.0%. In 2025 Poland ranked #12 of 27 Schengen states on refusal rate for applications lodged in India (1 = lowest) and #18 on volume. 19.3% 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 Polish national law and do not appear in the European Commission's uniform-visa statistics. Student-visa refusal rates for Poland are a different dataset; if a page quotes one without a source, treat it with suspicion.
Which Poland 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 | Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi (NCR), Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, plus Afghanistan and Bhutan | official page |
| Mumbai | Andhra Pradesh, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andaman and Nicobar Islands | official page |
Applications are lodged through VFS Global (centres: Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, New Delhi): official portal.
Questions this page answers
What is the Poland Schengen visa rejection rate for Indians?
In 2025, Poland refused 17.0% of the 9,673 short-stay visa applications lodged by Indians at its consulates in India (India-wide average across all Schengen states: 15.7%).
Which Poland consulate in India has the lowest refusal rate?
In 2025, the Poland consulate in New Delhi had the lowest refusal rate at 16.1%.
Does Poland give multiple-entry Schengen visas to Indians?
In 2025, 19.3% of the visas Poland issued in India were multiple-entry (1,547 of 8,022).
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.