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Visa Statistics

Last verified: Sep 19, 2026

Official Calendar Year 2025 visa approval and refusal statistics for Austria, published by European Commission DG HOME.

242,773Applications
213,694Approved
29,079Refused
88.0%Approval Rate
▲ +1.8 ptsvs. Calendar Year 2024

Approval Rate by Nationality

All 57 nationalities with published data, sorted by application volume. Rates vary by nationality due to differing average trip purposes and documentation. Click a column heading to sort.

NationalityApplicationsApproval RateChange vs Prior Year
India47,66077.9%▼ -0.1 pts
China47,36597.5%▲ +1.5 pts
Saudi Arabia18,52798.4%▲ +2.7 pts
Turkey14,91087.2%▲ +7.8 pts
Thailand12,45097.4%▼ -0.9 pts
United Arab Emirates6,68483.3%▲ +8.8 pts
South Africa5,49496.3%▲ +2.1 pts
Indonesia5,379100.0%▲ +1.0 pts
Kazakhstan5,25695.3%▲ +6.5 pts
Kuwait5,19894.2%▼ -0.1 pts
Egypt4,85273.3%▼ -4.1 pts
Philippines4,82196.1%▲ +0.8 pts
Russia4,74288.9%▲ +14.6 pts
Australia4,70799.4%▲ +1.1 pts
Azerbaijan4,39396.5%▼ -0.6 pts
Jordan4,36383.9%▲ +4.1 pts
Morocco4,28650.5%▼ -8.1 pts
Oman4,04496.3%▲ +0.6 pts
United Kingdom3,79491.6%▲ +3.9 pts
United States of America3,43696.0%▲ +1.7 pts
Georgia2,76488.1%▲ +2.6 pts
Tunisia2,47776.3%▲ +14.1 pts
Pakistan2,39426.6%▲ +10.4 pts
Algeria2,28264.1%▲ +4.9 pts
Kenya1,89568.9%▲ +8.0 pts
Vietnam1,67795.7%▲ +1.6 pts
Nigeria1,58160.7%▲ +2.1 pts
Cyprus1,38199.5%▲ +2.8 pts
Serbia1,35997.9%▼ -1.3 pts
Iran1,32853.6%▼ -7.5 pts
Ireland1,25699.7%No change
Senegal1,23632.9%▼ -16.3 pts
Ethiopia1,20555.2%▼ -2.8 pts
Bosnia and Herzegovina1,18198.8%▲ +0.4 pts
Canada1,01395.8%▲ +2.5 pts
Japan82299.6%▲ +3.2 pts
Lebanon81785.2%▼ -1.2 pts
Israel63295.4%▲ +8.7 pts
Malaysia63099.7%▲ +1.8 pts
Hong Kong61988.4%▼ -3.8 pts
Cuba32293.2%▲ +4.5 pts
North Macedonia31899.1%▲ +2.4 pts
South Korea25473.6%▼ -7.1 pts
Syria24941.0%▼ -7.5 pts
Taiwan221100.0%No change
Germany11899.2%▼ -0.1 pts
Albania7790.9%▼ -1.6 pts
Slovakia67100.0%▲ +4.3 pts
Mexico5498.2%▼ -1.8 pts
Colombia4283.3%▲ +22.9 pts
Slovenia41100.0%▲ +3.1 pts
Brazil37100.0%▲ +22.2 pts
Argentina20100.0%▲ +6.3 pts
Peru1979.0%▼ -9.3 pts
Chile17100.0%▲ +3.7 pts
Romania7100.0%▲ +14.8 pts
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Full History

Every period on file for Austria. Click a column heading to sort.

PeriodApplicationsApproval RateChange vs Prior Period
Calendar Year 2025242,77388.0%▲ +1.8 pts
Calendar Year 2024260,56486.3%▲ +0.7 pts
Calendar Year 2023227,19585.5%▲ +1.6 pts
Calendar Year 2022149,25983.9%▼ -6.2 pts
Calendar Year 202143,58390.1%—

Refusal Rate by Consulate

This reflects where the application was lodged, not the applicant's nationality -- see the methodology page for the full explanation. Showing the 15 highest-refusal consulates of 49 meeting the 100+ application floor, latest period on file.

Consulate / postApplicationsRefusal Rate
ISLAMABAD2,39473.4%
DAKAR1,23667.2%
DAMASCUS24959.0%
RABAT4,28649.5%
TEHERAN1,32846.4%
ADDIS ABEBA1,20544.8%
ABUJA1,58139.3%
ALGIERS2,28235.9%
NAIROBI1,89531.1%
CAIRO4,85226.7%
SEOUL25426.4%
TUNIS2,47723.7%
NEW DELHI47,66022.1%
ABU DHABI6,68416.7%
AMMAN4,36316.1%

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Total Land Area: 82,409 km2


Population/km2: 109.29


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