Visa Statistics
Last verified: Aug 03, 2026
Official Calendar Year 2025 visa approval and refusal statistics for France, published by European Commission DG HOME.
3,105,356Applications
2,646,866Approved
440,758Refused
85.2%Approval Rate
▲ +2.3 ptsvs. Calendar Year 2024
Approval Rate by Nationality
All 121 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.
| Nationality | Applications | Approval Rate | Change vs Prior Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 453,348 | 94.8% | ▲ +0.9 pts |
| Morocco | 295,272 | 89.3% | ▲ +1.8 pts |
| Algeria | 248,681 | 73.4% | ▲ +8.6 pts |
| Saudi Arabia | 234,331 | 95.7% | ▲ +1.7 pts |
| India | 204,184 | 84.3% | ▲ +0.6 pts |
| Russia | 167,549 | 93.4% | ▲ +1.6 pts |
| Turkey | 143,379 | 83.3% | ▼ -2.4 pts |
| United Kingdom | 129,940 | 91.2% | ▼ -2.8 pts |
| Tunisia | 116,833 | 84.0% | ▲ +3.8 pts |
| Indonesia | 66,061 | 95.3% | No change |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 65,416 | 70.7% | ▲ +6.0 pts |
| Nigeria | 58,583 | 50.1% | ▼ -5.1 pts |
| Lebanon | 54,456 | 87.9% | ▼ -0.3 pts |
| United States of America | 54,021 | 94.7% | ▼ -0.8 pts |
| Egypt | 53,746 | 84.0% | ▲ +1.8 pts |
| Vietnam | 50,756 | 91.6% | ▲ +2.8 pts |
| Thailand | 37,707 | 94.0% | ▼ -1.0 pts |
| Cameroon | 35,652 | 62.8% | ▼ -3.2 pts |
| Kuwait | 35,461 | 97.4% | ▲ +1.2 pts |
| Senegal | 35,242 | 54.9% | ▼ -5.0 pts |
| Philippines | 33,876 | 92.1% | ▲ +0.7 pts |
| South Africa | 32,905 | 90.0% | ▼ -0.3 pts |
| United Arab Emirates | 28,160 | 83.0% | ▲ +2.7 pts |
| Iran | 27,597 | 71.8% | ▼ -10.1 pts |
| Azerbaijan | 24,236 | 93.3% | ▲ +1.4 pts |
| Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) | 24,036 | 52.1% | ▼ -6.4 pts |
| Qatar | 23,174 | 91.4% | ▲ +3.8 pts |
| Iraq | 20,375 | 62.3% | ▲ +6.3 pts |
| Kazakhstan | 19,092 | 92.1% | ▲ +0.7 pts |
| Guinea | 18,015 | 44.2% | ▼ -12.2 pts |
| Armenia | 16,784 | 82.6% | ▲ +3.0 pts |
| Gabon | 15,732 | 72.3% | ▼ -3.4 pts |
| Madagascar | 15,452 | 71.4% | ▲ +4.5 pts |
| Belarus | 14,716 | 93.5% | ▲ +3.0 pts |
| Canada | 14,274 | 87.5% | ▼ -7.8 pts |
| Benin | 13,905 | 71.8% | ▼ -3.0 pts |
| Oman | 13,125 | 90.2% | ▲ +0.5 pts |
| Cambodia | 12,122 | 80.7% | ▼ -2.3 pts |
| Uzbekistan | 11,549 | 85.4% | ▲ +2.4 pts |
| Ghana | 10,482 | 62.6% | ▲ +3.2 pts |
| Pakistan | 9,503 | 62.9% | ▲ +6.5 pts |
| Singapore | 9,316 | 91.4% | ▲ +2.3 pts |
| Sri Lanka | 9,219 | 69.0% | ▲ +5.7 pts |
| Togo | 8,963 | 58.4% | ▼ -3.1 pts |
| Chad | 8,292 | 66.6% | ▲ +2.8 pts |
| Bahrain | 8,140 | 93.3% | ▼ -0.3 pts |
| Jordan | 7,372 | 86.5% | ▼ -1.2 pts |
| Rwanda | 5,977 | 60.0% | ▼ -2.4 pts |
| Uganda | 5,945 | 65.5% | ▼ -3.5 pts |
| Israel | 5,836 | 81.9% | ▼ -0.1 pts |
| Ireland | 5,658 | 97.1% | ▲ +0.3 pts |
| Dominican Republic | 5,379 | 73.9% | ▼ -2.3 pts |
| Mauritania | 5,148 | 67.7% | ▼ -0.5 pts |
| Bangladesh | 4,908 | 51.5% | ▼ -3.7 pts |
| Japan | 4,553 | 91.3% | ▼ -1.4 pts |
| Kenya | 4,336 | 73.1% | ▼ -1.7 pts |
| Djibouti | 4,308 | 68.0% | ▲ +6.9 pts |
| Ethiopia | 4,277 | 68.7% | ▲ +18.4 pts |
| Ecuador | 3,829 | 71.6% | ▲ +6.8 pts |
| Hong Kong | 3,770 | 95.3% | ▲ +1.1 pts |
| Central African Republic | 3,346 | 65.5% | No change |
| Tanzania | 3,100 | 76.7% | ▼ -4.8 pts |
| Cuba | 2,985 | 64.9% | ▲ +1.3 pts |
| Australia | 2,984 | 96.1% | ▲ +2.5 pts |
| Burkina Faso | 2,912 | 92.2% | ▲ +2.4 pts |
| Mongolia | 2,792 | 80.4% | ▲ +3.3 pts |
| Comoros | 2,538 | 43.1% | ▲ +6.8 pts |
| Zimbabwe | 2,438 | 88.9% | ▲ +6.0 pts |
| Georgia | 2,374 | 78.7% | ▲ +6.8 pts |
| Laos | 2,312 | 90.7% | ▲ +9.9 pts |
| Angola | 2,126 | 58.7% | ▲ +4.6 pts |
| Mali | 2,116 | 83.2% | ▼ -0.4 pts |
| Malaysia | 1,963 | 65.1% | ▲ +0.4 pts |
| Haiti | 1,875 | 65.8% | ▲ +17.3 pts |
| Mozambique | 1,696 | 79.3% | ▲ +1.5 pts |
| Myanmar (formerly Burma) | 1,676 | 91.1% | ▼ -3.5 pts |
| Cyprus | 1,665 | 93.0% | ▼ -5.5 pts |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1,293 | 59.2% | ▼ -4.0 pts |
| Serbia | 1,091 | 95.4% | ▲ +2.7 pts |
| New Zealand | 909 | 95.4% | ▲ +0.8 pts |
| Mauritius | 722 | 92.0% | ▼ -1.1 pts |
| South Korea | 681 | 85.0% | ▲ +0.3 pts |
| Mexico | 597 | 87.6% | ▲ +2.1 pts |
| Ukraine | 511 | 72.8% | ▲ +6.6 pts |
| Brazil | 508 | 81.5% | ▲ +0.3 pts |
| Taiwan | 402 | 83.1% | ▼ -9.1 pts |
| Chile | 361 | 52.9% | ▲ +0.1 pts |
| Suriname | 332 | 96.4% | ▲ +9.5 pts |
| Argentina | 205 | 84.4% | ▲ +3.9 pts |
| Saint Lucia | 203 | 93.6% | ▼ -1.6 pts |
| Vanuatu | 198 | 91.9% | ▼ -3.9 pts |
| Colombia | 184 | 100.5% | ▲ +13.6 pts |
| Panama | 150 | 85.3% | ▼ -4.7 pts |
| Peru | 147 | 84.4% | ▲ +0.3 pts |
| Bolivia | 142 | 100.7% | ▲ +3.2 pts |
| Albania | 121 | 95.0% | ▲ +2.6 pts |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 101 | 100.0% | ▲ +12.8 pts |
| Germany | 84 | 91.7% | ▼ -0.6 pts |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 80 | 85.0% | ▼ -4.0 pts |
| Spain | 69 | 97.1% | ▲ +11.5 pts |
| Belgium | 69 | 79.7% | ▼ -2.8 pts |
| Switzerland | 67 | 77.6% | ▼ -4.7 pts |
| Guatemala | 63 | 96.8% | ▼ -1.9 pts |
| Uruguay | 56 | 82.1% | ▼ -16.1 pts |
| North Macedonia | 30 | 80.0% | ▼ -1.5 pts |
| Burundi | 28 | 85.7% | ▼ -12.1 pts |
| Austria | 20 | 80.0% | ▼ -20.0 pts |
| Sweden | 16 | 100.0% | ▲ +66.7 pts |
| Venezuela | 14 | 78.6% | ▲ +6.3 pts |
| Romania | 13 | 92.3% | ▼ -12.0 pts |
| Norway | 7 | 100.0% | ▲ +10.0 pts |
| Finland | 6 | 100.0% | No change |
| Greece | 4 | 100.0% | No change |
| Denmark | 4 | 100.0% | No change |
| Malta | 4 | 50.0% | ▼ -50.0 pts |
| Italy | 4 | 75.0% | ▲ +45.0 pts |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 100.0% | No change |
| Poland | 2 | 100.0% | No change |
| Monaco | 1 | 100.0% | New this period |
| Latvia | 1 | 100.0% | New this period |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 100.0% | ▼ -23.1 pts |
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