Visa Statistics
Last verified: Aug 03, 2026
Official Calendar Year 2025 visa approval and refusal statistics for Italy, published by European Commission DG HOME.
1,326,876Applications
1,182,665Approved
144,181Refused
89.1%Approval Rate
▲ +0.4 ptsvs. Calendar Year 2024
Approval Rate by Nationality
All 111 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 | 277,993 | 96.9% | ▲ +0.7 pts |
| Russia | 170,511 | 94.5% | ▲ +0.2 pts |
| Saudi Arabia | 83,189 | 97.6% | ▲ +1.9 pts |
| Turkey | 79,470 | 85.2% | ▼ -5.2 pts |
| India | 53,423 | 87.3% | ▼ -1.4 pts |
| Belarus | 50,912 | 99.6% | ▼ -0.2 pts |
| Thailand | 35,642 | 96.6% | ▲ +0.4 pts |
| South Africa | 33,532 | 97.0% | ▲ +0.5 pts |
| Philippines | 32,161 | 90.5% | ▼ -2.2 pts |
| Kazakhstan | 28,824 | 93.1% | ▼ -1.5 pts |
| Algeria | 27,838 | 64.4% | ▲ +1.8 pts |
| United Arab Emirates | 27,398 | 80.9% | ▼ -3.1 pts |
| Libya | 24,855 | 87.3% | ▲ +6.4 pts |
| Kuwait | 23,772 | 97.0% | ▲ +0.3 pts |
| Armenia | 23,644 | 93.8% | ▲ +6.9 pts |
| Egypt | 21,395 | 77.5% | ▲ +1.3 pts |
| United Kingdom | 18,956 | 94.0% | No change |
| Indonesia | 18,105 | 95.2% | ▼ -2.5 pts |
| Azerbaijan | 17,942 | 92.6% | ▼ -1.2 pts |
| Iraq | 16,896 | 75.0% | ▲ +2.9 pts |
| Tunisia | 15,913 | 68.0% | ▼ -2.6 pts |
| Lebanon | 13,909 | 82.2% | ▲ +4.1 pts |
| Nigeria | 13,563 | 57.5% | ▼ -4.4 pts |
| United States of America | 13,556 | 98.5% | ▼ -0.6 pts |
| Iran | 12,987 | 59.0% | ▲ +8.4 pts |
| Ecuador | 12,396 | 65.5% | ▼ -1.5 pts |
| Jordan | 10,857 | 91.8% | ▲ +3.6 pts |
| Pakistan | 10,809 | 59.6% | ▼ -0.1 pts |
| Vietnam | 9,744 | 96.0% | ▲ +2.4 pts |
| Morocco | 7,995 | 69.1% | ▼ -1.3 pts |
| Cameroon | 7,544 | 41.3% | ▼ -3.6 pts |
| Ethiopia | 7,261 | 62.0% | ▼ -1.8 pts |
| Oman | 6,688 | 87.8% | ▲ +0.2 pts |
| Qatar | 6,688 | 88.3% | ▲ +1.0 pts |
| Bangladesh | 6,521 | 39.5% | ▲ +5.4 pts |
| Uzbekistan | 6,474 | 95.0% | ▲ +4.3 pts |
| Kenya | 6,418 | 80.1% | ▼ -0.4 pts |
| Senegal | 6,246 | 71.8% | ▼ -0.5 pts |
| Dominican Republic | 5,907 | 53.8% | ▲ +9.3 pts |
| Eritrea | 5,772 | 61.2% | ▼ -9.8 pts |
| Cuba | 5,074 | 65.7% | ▼ -10.6 pts |
| Sri Lanka | 5,061 | 61.5% | ▲ +1.4 pts |
| Israel | 4,824 | 81.1% | ▲ +6.3 pts |
| Singapore | 4,590 | 99.1% | ▲ +0.3 pts |
| Canada | 4,435 | 92.0% | ▼ -5.0 pts |
| Uganda | 3,959 | 84.9% | ▲ +5.7 pts |
| Australia | 3,809 | 98.6% | ▼ -0.1 pts |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 3,051 | 62.0% | ▲ +8.6 pts |
| Hong Kong | 2,901 | 98.2% | ▼ -0.2 pts |
| Ghana | 2,754 | 57.8% | ▲ +10.7 pts |
| Bahrain | 2,754 | 91.7% | ▼ -2.0 pts |
| Turkmenistan | 2,688 | 88.6% | ▼ -4.5 pts |
| Japan | 2,218 | 99.4% | ▲ +0.4 pts |
| Mongolia | 2,163 | 93.9% | ▼ -0.6 pts |
| Mozambique | 2,057 | 80.5% | ▼ -6.8 pts |
| Tanzania | 1,986 | 94.8% | ▲ +8.2 pts |
| Serbia | 1,829 | 95.1% | ▲ +0.4 pts |
| Zimbabwe | 1,735 | 98.1% | ▲ +0.1 pts |
| Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) | 1,657 | 23.0% | ▼ -24.3 pts |
| Myanmar (formerly Burma) | 1,561 | 88.9% | ▲ +14.1 pts |
| Ireland | 1,286 | 95.6% | ▼ -1.5 pts |
| Angola | 1,282 | 71.8% | ▲ +12.8 pts |
| Zambia | 1,124 | 88.2% | ▼ -4.7 pts |
| Bolivia | 1,067 | 58.2% | ▼ -9.6 pts |
| Gabon | 999 | 55.5% | ▲ +15.2 pts |
| Cyprus | 925 | 96.7% | ▼ -1.1 pts |
| South Korea | 785 | 90.3% | ▼ -6.6 pts |
| Malaysia | 699 | 81.1% | ▼ -2.6 pts |
| Georgia | 548 | 66.1% | ▼ -25.7 pts |
| Moldova | 377 | 85.2% | ▼ -2.7 pts |
| Albania | 343 | 92.4% | ▲ +6.8 pts |
| Brazil | 314 | 79.9% | ▼ -9.5 pts |
| Chile | 309 | 76.7% | ▼ -8.1 pts |
| Mexico | 198 | 96.0% | ▼ -2.6 pts |
| North Macedonia | 194 | 96.4% | ▼ -3.6 pts |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 186 | 95.7% | ▲ +3.0 pts |
| Montenegro | 182 | 85.7% | ▼ -4.6 pts |
| San Marino | 158 | 97.5% | ▼ -1.8 pts |
| New Zealand | 126 | 95.2% | ▼ -4.0 pts |
| Taiwan | 103 | 86.4% | ▲ +0.7 pts |
| Argentina | 102 | 100.0% | No change |
| Panama | 73 | 93.2% | ▲ +12.5 pts |
| Peru | 73 | 91.8% | ▲ +12.1 pts |
| Germany | 64 | 95.3% | ▼ -0.8 pts |
| Colombia | 60 | 91.7% | ▼ -0.6 pts |
| Spain | 48 | 50.0% | ▼ -45.5 pts |
| Venezuela | 40 | 95.0% | ▼ -5.0 pts |
| Paraguay | 33 | 100.0% | ▲ +13.3 pts |
| Costa Rica | 30 | 100.0% | ▲ +10.5 pts |
| France | 30 | 100.0% | ▲ +15.4 pts |
| Uruguay | 27 | 96.3% | ▲ +20.5 pts |
| Poland | 25 | 96.0% | ▼ -4.0 pts |
| Guatemala | 25 | 100.0% | No change |
| Lithuania | 18 | 72.2% | ▼ -27.8 pts |
| Austria | 14 | 85.7% | ▼ -10.4 pts |
| Switzerland | 13 | 92.3% | ▲ +7.3 pts |
| Greece | 9 | 100.0% | No change |
| Nicaragua | 7 | 100.0% | No change |
| El Salvador | 6 | 83.3% | ▼ -16.7 pts |
| Estonia | 6 | 100.0% | No change |
| Romania | 3 | 100.0% | ▲ +14.5 pts |
| Croatia | 3 | 66.7% | New this period |
| Denmark | 2 | 100.0% | No change |
| Hungary | 2 | 100.0% | No change |
| Czechia (Czech Republic) | 2 | 100.0% | New this period |
| Norway | 2 | 50.0% | ▼ -50.0 pts |
| Malta | 2 | 100.0% | No change |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 100.0% | ▲ +8.0 pts |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1 | 0.0% | No change |
| Belgium | 1 | 100.0% | ▲ +20.0 pts |
| Portugal | 1 | 100.0% | No change |
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