Visa Statistics
Last verified: Aug 03, 2026
Official Calendar Year 2025 visa approval and refusal statistics for Spain, published by European Commission DG HOME.
1,713,550Applications
1,396,760Approved
238,993Refused
81.5%Approval Rate
▲ +1.7 ptsvs. Calendar Year 2024
Approval Rate by Nationality
All 107 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 | 310,436 | 95.1% | ▲ +0.4 pts |
| Morocco | 208,421 | 71.2% | ▲ +5.7 pts |
| Russia | 139,596 | 88.4% | ▼ -0.2 pts |
| United Kingdom | 138,195 | 91.4% | ▼ -2.7 pts |
| Algeria | 119,634 | 62.8% | ▲ +2.3 pts |
| India | 90,720 | 83.7% | ▲ +0.5 pts |
| Ecuador | 80,504 | 66.1% | ▼ -3.0 pts |
| Saudi Arabia | 58,670 | 95.4% | ▲ +0.1 pts |
| Turkey | 55,853 | 86.6% | ▼ -1.2 pts |
| United Arab Emirates | 30,265 | 82.0% | ▲ +3.7 pts |
| Dominican Republic | 30,256 | 77.1% | ▲ +4.8 pts |
| Philippines | 28,189 | 94.8% | ▲ +2.4 pts |
| Kuwait | 26,898 | 89.4% | ▼ -0.6 pts |
| United States of America | 25,211 | 90.9% | ▼ -2.5 pts |
| Kazakhstan | 25,020 | 89.8% | ▼ -2.1 pts |
| Indonesia | 22,899 | 95.8% | ▼ -0.7 pts |
| South Africa | 21,450 | 95.9% | ▲ +1.5 pts |
| Egypt | 20,802 | 66.5% | ▲ +5.9 pts |
| Cuba | 20,071 | 82.6% | ▲ +2.5 pts |
| Mauritania | 18,306 | 55.5% | ▼ -9.7 pts |
| Thailand | 15,307 | 96.5% | ▲ +2.3 pts |
| Iran | 14,253 | 64.1% | ▼ -1.4 pts |
| Bolivia | 13,790 | 54.8% | ▼ -0.2 pts |
| Qatar | 12,932 | 78.7% | ▼ -0.5 pts |
| Lebanon | 12,854 | 75.4% | ▲ +2.7 pts |
| Pakistan | 12,296 | 34.7% | ▲ +1.5 pts |
| Israel | 11,201 | 63.7% | ▼ -2.1 pts |
| Oman | 9,539 | 78.7% | ▼ -6.5 pts |
| Nigeria | 9,489 | 38.7% | ▲ +2.3 pts |
| Equatorial Guinea | 8,846 | 60.5% | ▼ -0.7 pts |
| Jordan | 8,802 | 83.8% | ▼ -1.3 pts |
| Tunisia | 7,346 | 64.9% | ▼ -0.9 pts |
| Senegal | 7,343 | 41.8% | ▼ -0.2 pts |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 6,241 | 65.9% | ▼ -3.0 pts |
| Ghana | 5,557 | 57.9% | ▼ -2.8 pts |
| Ireland | 5,299 | 97.6% | ▲ +0.1 pts |
| Kenya | 5,220 | 78.5% | ▲ +5.0 pts |
| Singapore | 4,660 | 93.9% | ▼ -1.1 pts |
| Iraq | 4,381 | 69.7% | ▼ -15.0 pts |
| Vietnam | 4,362 | 88.2% | ▲ +0.5 pts |
| Angola | 4,207 | 45.1% | ▼ -11.6 pts |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4,125 | 32.5% | ▲ +12.3 pts |
| Bangladesh | 3,608 | 54.8% | ▼ -5.8 pts |
| Jamaica | 3,443 | 97.3% | ▼ -0.5 pts |
| Mali | 3,380 | 60.3% | ▲ +3.8 pts |
| Niger | 3,134 | 76.5% | ▼ -2.4 pts |
| Guinea-Bissau | 3,002 | 41.7% | ▲ +1.6 pts |
| Libya | 2,805 | 65.5% | ▲ +2.3 pts |
| Japan | 2,328 | 86.3% | ▼ -2.3 pts |
| Tanzania | 2,166 | 89.0% | ▼ -7.1 pts |
| Canada | 2,074 | 90.3% | ▼ -5.1 pts |
| Hong Kong | 1,993 | 98.4% | ▼ -1.1 pts |
| Serbia | 1,981 | 92.3% | ▲ +5.9 pts |
| Zimbabwe | 1,933 | 89.0% | ▲ +6.5 pts |
| Ethiopia | 1,786 | 52.0% | ▲ +0.5 pts |
| Mozambique | 1,583 | 90.2% | ▲ +2.7 pts |
| Cyprus | 1,536 | 89.2% | ▼ -3.2 pts |
| Namibia | 1,464 | 91.7% | ▲ +1.3 pts |
| Haiti | 1,447 | 63.9% | ▼ -1.6 pts |
| Cabo Verde | 1,393 | 64.3% | ▲ +10.9 pts |
| Cameroon | 1,309 | 53.8% | ▼ -6.1 pts |
| Guinea | 1,266 | 62.0% | ▲ +1.6 pts |
| Australia | 1,093 | 117.5% | ▲ +2.6 pts |
| Panama | 1,055 | 91.6% | ▼ -1.4 pts |
| Mexico | 954 | 87.3% | ▲ +2.3 pts |
| South Korea | 825 | 90.3% | ▲ +6.9 pts |
| Sweden | 702 | 59.8% | ▼ -14.7 pts |
| Venezuela | 643 | 88.2% | ▲ +1.4 pts |
| Chile | 631 | 73.2% | ▼ -2.9 pts |
| Malaysia | 626 | 98.6% | ▲ +0.7 pts |
| Gabon | 539 | 58.6% | ▼ -0.1 pts |
| Argentina | 422 | 84.1% | ▲ +5.6 pts |
| Brazil | 408 | 82.1% | ▼ -6.3 pts |
| Costa Rica | 338 | 95.0% | ▲ +1.8 pts |
| Colombia | 334 | 85.3% | ▼ -2.9 pts |
| Peru | 306 | 71.6% | ▼ -8.2 pts |
| Andorra | 278 | 96.4% | ▲ +2.1 pts |
| New Zealand | 208 | 139.9% | ▲ +8.8 pts |
| Uruguay | 181 | 96.1% | ▼ -13.9 pts |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 178 | 97.2% | ▼ -4.7 pts |
| Albania | 177 | 85.9% | ▼ -2.1 pts |
| Guatemala | 134 | 97.8% | ▲ +1.8 pts |
| Paraguay | 61 | 59.0% | ▼ -12.4 pts |
| Honduras | 61 | 100.0% | ▲ +1.6 pts |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 48 | 89.6% | ▲ +3.5 pts |
| El Salvador | 48 | 77.1% | ▼ -15.0 pts |
| Nicaragua | 45 | 84.4% | ▲ +13.0 pts |
| North Macedonia | 31 | 83.9% | ▼ -4.4 pts |
| France | 31 | 51.6% | ▼ -38.4 pts |
| Greece | 22 | 90.9% | ▲ +12.3 pts |
| Portugal | 16 | 100.0% | No change |
| Syria | 15 | 0.0% | New this period |
| Poland | 12 | 100.0% | ▲ +23.1 pts |
| Switzerland | 9 | 88.9% | ▲ +22.2 pts |
| Netherlands | 9 | 0.0% | New this period |
| Italy | 7 | 28.6% | ▼ -21.4 pts |
| Bulgaria | 7 | 100.0% | ▲ +5.5 pts |
| Germany | 4 | 75.0% | ▼ -25.0 pts |
| Croatia | 3 | 100.0% | No change |
| Ukraine | 3 | 100.0% | ▲ +57.1 pts |
| Finland | 2 | 100.0% | No change |
| Malta | 2 | 100.0% | No change |
| Belgium | 1 | 100.0% | New this period |
| Denmark | 1 | 100.0% | ▲ +50.0 pts |
| Austria | 1 | 0.0% | New this period |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 100.0% | New this period |
| Romania | 1 | 0.0% | ▼ -90.8 pts |
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