France is the most sought-after destination for Indian travellers among Schengen states, but also has the largest number of visa rejections, according to Schengen Visa Statistics 2022.
The five most popular Schengen destinations for Indians include France which saw 1.38 lakh visa applications in 2022, followed by Switzerland at 1.06 lakh applications, Spain at 80,098, Germany at 76,352 and Netherlands at 52,616.
But France’s rejection rate of 20.12% also means that it saw the largest number of visas rejected at 27,681. Spain was at the second spot in this category with 18.5% or 14,852 visas denied. Though Switzerland’s rate of rejection was as low as 13.2%, but because the volume of applications received was high it amounted to a total of 13,984 visas being denied.
