Portugal Schengen visa refusal rate for applicants in India (2025)
Portugal decided 15,422 uniform visa applications lodged in India in 2025 (1.3% of India's total), issued 12,284 and refused 3,138, a refusal rate of 20.3%. The all-India average across all Schengen states was 15.7%; Portugal's worldwide refusal rate for all applicants was 23.3%.
3,138 refusals out of 15,422 applications, 2025
Portugal'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 | 15,422 | 12,284 | 31.5% | 3,138 | 20.3% | 15.7% | 2 |
| 2024 | 12,626 | 10,077 | 23.9% | 1,953 | 15.5% | 14.9% | 2 |
| 2023 | 9,766 | 7,568 | 15.2% | 2,198 | 22.5% | 15.7% | 2 |
| 2022 | 5,326 | 3,732 | 10.6% | 1,593 | 29.9% | 18.0% | 2 |
| 2021 | 598 | 443 | 0.0% | 155 | 25.9% | 22.8% | 2 |
| 2020 | 2,214 | 1,663 | 53.4% | 549 | 24.8% | 16.9% | 2 |
| 2019 | 12,119 | 10,121 | 42.8% | 1,995 | 16.5% | 10.8% | 2 |
| 2018 | 11,133 | 9,312 | 24.7% | 1,799 | 16.2% | 9.3% | 2 |
| 2017 | 9,639 | 8,440 | 50.1% | 1,190 | 12.3% | 8.5% | 2 |
| 2016 | 7,248 | 5,952 | 52.3% | 1,286 | 17.7% | 8.2% | 2 |
| 2015 | 6,570 | 5,954 | 59.7% | 604 | 9.2% | 6.5% | 2 |
| 2014 | 4,626 | 4,239 | 51.1% | 381 | 8.2% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2013 | 4,142 | 3,884 | 57.9% | 258 | 6.2% | 6.2% | 2 |
| 2012 | 3,721 | 3,340 | 62.2% | 381 | 10.2% | 6.1% | 2 |
| 2011 | 4,009 | 3,376 | 45.3% | 633 | 15.8% | 6.9% | 2 |
| 2010 | 3,367 | 3,030 | 16.5% | 297 | 8.8% | 6.5% | 2 |
| 2009 | 2,958 | 2,590 | 0.0% | 258 | 8.7% | 7.8% | 2 |
Reading Portugal's numbers
Between 2009 and 2025 demand for Portugal visas from India went from 2,958 to 15,422 applications, and the refusal rate from 8.7% to 20.3%. In 2025 Portugal ranked #16 of 27 Schengen states on refusal rate for applications lodged in India (1 = lowest) and #16 on volume. 31.5% 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 Portuguese national law and do not appear in the European Commission's uniform-visa statistics. Student-visa refusal rates for Portugal are a different dataset; if a page quotes one without a source, treat it with suspicion.
Which Portugal 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 | all of India except Goa, Maharashtra, Daman and Diu, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli | official page |
| Goa | Goa, Maharashtra, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli Embassy page: 'your visa application has to be submitted at the Visa Application Centres of Mumbai, Pune and Goa and it will be assessed by the Consulate General of Portugal in Goa'. | official page |
Applications are lodged through VFS Global (centres: Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Goa, Hyderabad, Jalandhar, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, New Delhi, Pune): official portal.
Questions this page answers
What is the Portugal Schengen visa rejection rate for Indians?
In 2025, Portugal refused 20.3% of the 15,422 short-stay visa applications lodged by Indians at its consulates in India (India-wide average across all Schengen states: 15.7%).
Which Portugal consulate in India has the lowest refusal rate?
In 2025, the Portugal consulate in Goa had the lowest refusal rate at 11.1%.
Does Portugal give multiple-entry Schengen visas to Indians?
In 2025, 31.5% of the visas Portugal issued in India were multiple-entry (3,865 of 12,284).
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.