{
  "_meta": {
    "source": "European Commission Migration and Home Affairs",
    "sourceUrl": "https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/schengen/visa-policy/short-stay-visas-issued-schengen-countries_en",
    "year": 2024,
    "lastUpdated": "2025-01-01",
    "notes": "Data from official EU Commission Schengen visa statistics. Rejection rate = visas refused / (visas issued + visas refused)"
  },
  "global": {
    "totalApplications": 11700000,
    "totalIssued": 9700000,
    "averageRejectionRate": 14.8,
    "changeFromPreviousYear": -1.2
  },
  "byNationality": [
    { "code": "BD", "name": "Bangladesh", "rejectionRate": 54.9, "applications": 89000, "change": 11.6 },
    { "code": "SN", "name": "Senegal", "rejectionRate": 46.8, "applications": 95000, "change": 4.7 },
    { "code": "NG", "name": "Nigeria", "rejectionRate": 45.9, "applications": 180000, "change": 5.1 },
    { "code": "CG", "name": "Congo", "rejectionRate": 43.0, "applications": 42000, "change": 7.7 },
    { "code": "GH", "name": "Ghana", "rejectionRate": 41.2, "applications": 78000, "change": 3.8 },
    { "code": "PK", "name": "Pakistan", "rejectionRate": 38.5, "applications": 125000, "change": 2.1 },
    { "code": "CM", "name": "Cameroon", "rejectionRate": 36.2, "applications": 56000, "change": 1.9 },
    { "code": "DZ", "name": "Algeria", "rejectionRate": 33.8, "applications": 420000, "change": -2.1 },
    { "code": "MR", "name": "Mauritania", "rejectionRate": 32.5, "applications": 28000, "change": -4.1 },
    { "code": "EC", "name": "Ecuador", "rejectionRate": 29.6, "applications": 67000, "change": 5.2 },
    { "code": "SY", "name": "Syria", "rejectionRate": 27.0, "applications": 45000, "change": -19.0 },
    { "code": "IR", "name": "Iran", "rejectionRate": 26.0, "applications": 195000, "change": -4.3 },
    { "code": "EG", "name": "Egypt", "rejectionRate": 24.5, "applications": 310000, "change": -1.2 },
    { "code": "JO", "name": "Jordan", "rejectionRate": 22.1, "applications": 89000, "change": 0.8 },
    { "code": "MA", "name": "Morocco", "rejectionRate": 19.8, "applications": 680000, "change": -0.5 },
    { "code": "PH", "name": "Philippines", "rejectionRate": 18.5, "applications": 245000, "change": 1.2 },
    { "code": "LK", "name": "Sri Lanka", "rejectionRate": 17.2, "applications": 52000, "change": -0.8 },
    { "code": "VN", "name": "Vietnam", "rejectionRate": 16.8, "applications": 185000, "change": 0.4 },
    { "code": "IN", "name": "India", "rejectionRate": 15.2, "applications": 890000, "change": -1.1 },
    { "code": "TR", "name": "Turkey", "rejectionRate": 14.5, "applications": 1250000, "change": -1.6 },
    { "code": "TH", "name": "Thailand", "rejectionRate": 12.8, "applications": 320000, "change": -0.3 },
    { "code": "ID", "name": "Indonesia", "rejectionRate": 11.5, "applications": 215000, "change": 0.2 },
    { "code": "CN", "name": "China", "rejectionRate": 9.8, "applications": 1770000, "change": -1.5 },
    { "code": "SA", "name": "Saudi Arabia", "rejectionRate": 8.2, "applications": 380000, "change": -0.4 },
    { "code": "RU", "name": "Russia", "rejectionRate": 7.5, "applications": 520000, "change": -3.1 },
    { "code": "AE", "name": "UAE", "rejectionRate": 5.8, "applications": 165000, "change": -0.2 },
    { "code": "KZ", "name": "Kazakhstan", "rejectionRate": 5.2, "applications": 145000, "change": 0.1 },
    { "code": "BY", "name": "Belarus", "rejectionRate": 4.8, "applications": 85000, "change": -0.5 }
  ],
  "bySchengenCountry": [
    { "code": "FR", "name": "France", "applications": 2100000, "rejectionRate": 16.2 },
    { "code": "DE", "name": "Germany", "applications": 1512000, "rejectionRate": 9.4 },
    { "code": "ES", "name": "Spain", "applications": 1380000, "rejectionRate": 12.8 },
    { "code": "IT", "name": "Italy", "applications": 1250000, "rejectionRate": 14.1 },
    { "code": "NL", "name": "Netherlands", "applications": 728000, "rejectionRate": 15.3 },
    { "code": "BE", "name": "Belgium", "applications": 425000, "rejectionRate": 18.5 },
    { "code": "GR", "name": "Greece", "applications": 680000, "rejectionRate": 11.2 },
    { "code": "PT", "name": "Portugal", "applications": 385000, "rejectionRate": 13.7 },
    { "code": "AT", "name": "Austria", "applications": 320000, "rejectionRate": 10.8 },
    { "code": "PL", "name": "Poland", "applications": 890000, "rejectionRate": 8.5 },
    { "code": "CZ", "name": "Czech Republic", "applications": 285000, "rejectionRate": 7.2 },
    { "code": "CH", "name": "Switzerland", "applications": 420000, "rejectionRate": 9.1 },
    { "code": "SE", "name": "Sweden", "applications": 195000, "rejectionRate": 11.5 },
    { "code": "FI", "name": "Finland", "applications": 165000, "rejectionRate": 6.8 },
    { "code": "NO", "name": "Norway", "applications": 145000, "rejectionRate": 8.9 }
  ],
  "historicalTrend": [
    { "year": 2019, "applications": 17000000, "rejectionRate": 9.9 },
    { "year": 2020, "applications": 2900000, "rejectionRate": 13.6 },
    { "year": 2021, "applications": 2500000, "rejectionRate": 18.2 },
    { "year": 2022, "applications": 7500000, "rejectionRate": 17.5 },
    { "year": 2023, "applications": 10300000, "rejectionRate": 16.0 },
    { "year": 2024, "applications": 11700000, "rejectionRate": 14.8 }
  ]
}