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EUROPEAN COMMISSION
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL HOME AFFAIRS

Directorate C: Schengen
Unit C2: Visa Policy

OVERVIEW OF SCHENGEN VISA STATISTICS

2009-2012
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Table of Contents

Sources of the data and definitions Page 3

Main figures Page 4

First part Trends 2009 to 2012 Starting on page 5

Top-10 countries where most C visas were applied for Pages 6-7

Visa statistics disaggregated by world region Pages 8-9

Evolution of the number of short stay Schengen visas ('C visas') applied for, by Schengen State Pages 10-11

Share of Multiple entry visas and visa refusal rate, by Schengen State Pages 12-15

Second part Situation in 2012 Starting on page 16

Top-20 of countries where most C visas were applied for Pages 17-19

MEVs issued in top-20 countries, compared with total C visas issued Page 20

Refusal rate for C visas in top-20 countries Page 21

Top-20 of Schengen States' consulates receiving most applications for C visas Pages 22-23

Number of A and C Schengen visas applied for, issued and refused, by Schengen state Pages 24-26

Share of Multiple entry visas (MEVs) issued, by Schengen state Page 27

Refusal rate for C visas, by Schengen State Page 28

Top-20 of Schengen States' consulates issuing LTVs Page 29

Number of Limited territorial validity (LTV) visas issued, by Schengen State Page 30

Data on Airport Transit Visas Pages 31-34

Data on C visas applied for and issued at Border Crossing Points Pages 35-37

Data on visas issued in regions where the VIS will have been rolled out by end 2013 Pages 38-41
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Sources of the data

Data for 2009 were compiled by the Council's General Secretariat. Data for 2010, 2011 and 2012 were compiled by the Commission (DG HOME) in accordance with Article 46 of the Visa Code
(Regulation 810/2009). Full and detailed data for these three years are available at DG HOME's website: http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/home-affairs/what-we-do/policies/borders-and-visas/visa-
policy/index_en.htm

Schengen States: Austria (AT), Belgium (BE), Switzerland (CH), Czech Republic (CZ), Germany (DE), Denmark (DK), Estonia (EE), Greece (EL), Spain (ES), Finland (FI), France (FR), Hungary (HU),
Iceland (IS), Italy (IT), Lithuania (LT), Luxembourg (LU), Latvia (LV), Malta (MT), the Netherlands (NL), Norway (NO), Poland (PL), Portugal (PT), Sweden (SE), Slovenia (SI), Slovakia (SK).
Liechtenstein (LI) is also a Schengen State but it does not deliver visas.

Explanation of references to types of visa used in the statistics1

Visa data are collected on the basis of the place where the application is made, and not on the basis of the citizenship of the visa applicant. Thus, for instance, data on applications made in
Russia do not necessarily concern only Russian nationals. A non-Russian legally residing in Moscow who needs a Schengen visa will apply for a Schengen visa in Moscow, not in his/her country
of origin, and his/her application will be counted under the 'Russia' data.

Airport transit visas (A)

This visa entitles the holder to transit through the international transit area of airports situated on the territory of a Member State without actually entering the territory of that Member
State, during a stop-over or transfer between two stages of an international flight.

"A" visas can be issued for a single airport transit or for multiple airport transits (Multiple A).

Short stay visas (C and LTV)

a) Uniform short stay visas ('C visas') entitle the holder to stay in the territories of all Member States for a period of maximum 90 days/180 days. Such visas may be issued for the
purpose of a single entry or multiple entries ("MEVs").

b) A short stay visa with limited territorial validity ("LTV") entitles the holder in principle to stay only in the Member State(s) for which the visa is valid. Exceptionally, an LTV may be
valid for the territory of several Member States. A LTV visa may be issued in cases where the traveller does not fulfil all the entry conditions, when at least one Member State does
not recognise the travel document on which the visa will be affixed or when, for reasons of urgency, a visa is issued without carrying out, when applicable, the prior consultation.

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For further information, see Visa Code, Regulation No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009, OJ L 243: http://eur-
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:243:0001:0058:EN:PDF
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Main figures
The number of applications for uniform short stay C Schengen visas ('C visas') increases from year to year. In 2009, 10,216,091 C visas were applied for. In 2010,
the number was 11,812,352, an increase of 15.6% from the previous year. In 2011, 13,483,497 C visa applications were recorded, an increase of 14.1% from the
previous year. And in 2012, 15,116,973 applications were lodged, an increase of 12.1% from the previous year. The increase between 2009 and 2012 was 48%.

In 2012, the 5 countries where most C visa applications were lodged were Russia (6 million, 40% of total), Ukraine (1.3 million, 9%), China (1.25 million, 8%),
Belarus (0.7 million, 5%) and Turkey (0.67 million, 4%).

Between 2009 and 2012 visa applications increased by 108% in China, 87% in Russia, 89% in Belarus and 86% in Saudi Arabia. Visa applications lodged in the top-
10 countries represented 66.3% of all applications lodged worldwide in 2009. The percentage increased to 77.5% in 2012.

Of the 10 Schengen States' consulates receiving most C visa applications in 2012, 7 are in Russia, and 1 in Ukraine, China and Belarus each. These 10 consulates
received 31% of all Schengen visa applications.

On average, 4.8% of C visa applications were refused in 2012 (down from 5.5% in 2011). There are, however, important differences between Member States
(Belgium refuses 16% of applications, while Lithuania and Latvia refuse around 1%) and between third countries (while in Algeria 27% and in Iran 18% of
applications are refused, in Russia, Belarus and South Africa the refusal rate is below 1%).

In 2012 41.6% of all short stay visas issued were multiple entry C visas (MEVs) in. The percentage of MEVs was significant in Saudi Arabia (68%), the UAE (53%),
and Russia (49%), whereas it was relatively lower in China (13%) and Thailand (16%). These differences are often explained by local circumstances, differences in
travel purposes and frequency of trips.

In 2012, the Schengen states registering most C visa applications were France (2.3 million worldwide), Germany (1.85 million), Spain (1.8 million), Italy (1.7
million) and Finland (1.4 million, mainly in Russia). These 5 Member States received 60% of all C visa applications.

More than 80% of the C visas issued by Finland and Slovenia were MEVs. The share of MEVs in the total number of C visas issued by Germany, Spain, the Czech
Republic and Iceland was less than 20%.

138,144 C visas were issued at border crossing points in 2012. The BCPs were most visas were issued were the seaports of Rotterdam, Barcelona and Antwerp.

By the end of 2013, about 25% of all visa applications worldwide will be made in countries where the VIS has been rolled-out.
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FIRST PART
TRENDS - 2009 TO 2012
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Evolution of the number of C visas applied for in the top-10 countries where most C
visas were applied for, 2009 to 2012
2009 2010 2011 2012 Increase 2009-2010 Increase 2010-2011 Increase 2011-2012 Increase 2009-2012
Russia 3,241,940 4,222,551 5,265,866 6,069,001 30.2 24.7 15.3 87.2
Ukraine 854,209 972,580 1,142,732 1,313,727 13.9 17.5 15.0 53.8
China 597,430 824,860 1,079,516 1,242,507 38.1 30.9 15.1 108.0
Belarus 369,842 433,102 583,871 698,404 17.1 34.8 19.6 88.8
Turkey 484,209 559,946 624,361 668,835 15.6 11.5 7.1 38.1
India 364,408 444,562 499,954 506,162 22.0 12.5 1.2 38.9
Algeria 267,460 263,794 311,167 387,942 - 1.4 18.0 24.7 45.0
Morocco 269,875 330,218 359,657 373,823 22.4 8.9 3.9 38.5
Saudi Arabia 137,548 170,029 196,327 255,083 23.6 15.5 29.9 85.5
United Kingdom 191,178 198,046 212,564 210,610 3.6 7.3 - 0.9 10.2
All above 6,778,099 8,419,688 10,276,015 11,726,094 24.2 22.0 14.1 73.0

Visa applications in the 10 countries listed above represented 66.3% of all applications lodged worldwide in 2009. The percentage increased to 71.3% in
2010, 76.2% in 2011 and 77.5% in 2012.
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Visa statistics disaggregated by world region, 2011-2012

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Share of
C visas MEV on Not

World region

Year
issued Multiple total issued
(including entry C number C visas rate for A
MEV) visas of C visas applied C visas not and C
issued issued for issued visas
Central America&Caribbean 2011 62005 12801 20.6% 76465 11150 14.4%
Central America&Caribbean 2012 55526 12206 22.0% 69226 11661 16.5%
Difference in % between 2011-2012 -10.4 -4.6 -9.5 4.6
Central Asia 2011 146949 24150 16.4% 153417 6359 4.1%
Central Asia 2012 169370 28215 16.7% 175571 5900 3.4%
Difference in % between 2011-2012 15.3 16.8 14.4 -7.2
ENP East 2011 1869690 693418 37.1% 1934364 61492 3.2%
ENP East 2012 2170160 868350 40.0% 2223534 47479 2.1%
Difference in % between 2011-2012 16.1 25.2 14.9 -22.8
ENP Med 2011 891094 309783 34.8% 1083035 173296 16.0%
ENP Med 2012 1015824 384229 37.8% 1229773 195707 15.9%
Difference in % between 2011-2012 14.0 24.0 13.5 12.9
EU&Schengen associated 2011 237922 82801 34.8% 254893 14897 5.9%
EU&Schengen associated 2012 228605 78533 34.4% 245083 13044 5.4%
Difference in % between 2011-2012 -3.9 -5.2 -3.8 -12.4
Gulf region 2011 678300 302814 44.6% 732555 49018 6.7%
Gulf region 2012 784802 429304 54.7% 841969 50053 5.9%
Difference in % between 2011-2012 15.7 41.8 14.9 2.1
North America 2011 115658 41939 36.3% 120419 4157 3.4%
North America 2012 115399 43438 37.6% 118619 2074 1.7%
Difference in % between 2011-2012 -0.2 3.6 -1.5 -50.1
Oceania 2011 10301 3108 30.2% 10637 307 2.9%
Oceania 2012 10720 4107 38.3% 11072 287 2.6%
Difference in % between 2011-2012 4.1 32.1 4.1 -6.5
Russia 2011 5152518 2439656 47.3% 5265866 77509 1.5%
Russia 2012 5939644 2906259 48.9% 6069001 54860 0.9%
Difference in % between 2011-2012 15.3 19.1 15.3 -29.2
South America 2011 200926 60423 30.1% 232065 26668 11.4%
South America 2012 207947 59115 28.4% 233349 21787 9.3%
Difference in % between 2011-2012 3.5 -2.2 0.6 -18.3
South and East Asia 2011 2057099 481764 23.4% 2211286 141335 6.4%
South and East Asia 2012 2278749 556707 24.4% 2433166 139922 5.8%
Difference in % between 2011-2012 10.8 15.6 10.0 -1.0
Subsaharan Africa 2011 600205 202065 33.7% 742161 132029 17.8%
Subsaharan Africa 2012 606197 216714 35.7% 751553 134386 17.9%
Difference in % between 2011-2012 1.0 7.2 1.3 1.8
Western Balkans and Turkey 2011 622529 233947 37.6% 675615 49976 7.4%
Western Balkans and Turkey 2012 667652 334522 50.1% 715057 43472 6.1%
Difference in % between 2011-2012 7.2 43.0 5.8 -13.0

Gulf region: GCC countries, Iran and Iraq

ENP MED: Maghreb countries, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine
ENP East: Moldova, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan
Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
South and East Asia includes among others India, China, Indonesia, Pakistan
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Number of short stay C visas applied for, by Schengen State, 2009 to 2012
2009 2010 2011 2012 Change % 09-10 Change % 10-11 Change % 11-12 Change % 09-12
AT 300,210 280,328 283,540 304,798 -6.6 1.1 7.5 1.5 AT
BE 194,029 215,978 242,857 233,490 11.3 12.4 -3.9 20.3 BE
CH 383,207 391,720 428,189 464,512 2.2 9.3 8.5 21.2 CH
CZ 456,503 546,410 581,931 603,484 19.7 6.5 3.7 32.2 CZ
DE 1,615,792 1,730,875 1,707,197 1,844,704 7.1 -1.4 8.1 14.2 DE
DK 82,064 85,646 94,310 100,402 4.4 10.1 6.5 22.3 DK
EE 95,837 120,135 144,567 175,360 25.4 20.3 21.3 83.0 EE
EL 616,051 620,270 768,246 1,001,341 0.7 23.9 30.3 62.5 EL
ES 854,496 1,143,753 1,518,641 1,836,868 33.9 32.8 21.0 115.0 ES
FI 795,554 1,020,825 1,259,643 1,392,048 28.3 23.4 10.5 75.0 FI
FR 1,592,527 1,965,777 2,130,471 2,321,534 23.4 8.4 9.0 45.8 FR
HU 273,325 253,321 288,415 322,646 -7.3 13.9 11.9 18.0 HU
IS 493 562 636 1,088 14.0 13.2 71.1 120.7 IS
IT 1,087,521 1,327,086 1,516,237 1,706,536 22.0 14.3 12.6 56.9 IT
LT 208,029 266,048 345,765 416,851 27.9 30.0 20.6 100.4 LT
LU 5,493 7,822 9,051 10,555 42.4 15.7 16.6 92.2 LU
LV 120,379 137,432 163,309 182,496 14.2 18.8 11.7 51.6 LV
MT 31,730 41,754 33,858 53,777 31.6 -18.9 58.8 69.5 MT
NL 333,965 386,759 428,206 440,056 15.8 10.7 2.8 31.8 NL
NO 103,251 130,837 151,071 130,933 26.7 15.5 -13.3 26.8 NO
PL 586,115 695,990 912,988 1,091,395 18.7 31.2 19.5 86.2 PL
PT 117,189 125,832 142,754 148,489 7.4 13.4 4.0 26.7 PT
SE 195,943 206,077 220,567 215,763 5.2 7.0 -2.2 10.1 SE
SI 101,435 52,508 39,735 42,127 -48.2 -24.3 6.0 -58.5 SI
SK 64,953 58,607 71,313 75,720 -9.8 21.7 6.2 16.6 SK
Total Schengen 10,216,091 11,812,352 13,483,497 15,116,973 15.6 14.1 12.1 48.0 Total Schengen
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Share of Multiple entry visas on total number of C visas issued, by Member State, 2010-2012
2010 2011 2012
Austria 71.7% 68.6% 65.1%
Belgium 45.5% 45.4% 47.6%
Czech Republic 7.3% 6.8% 7.2%
Denmark 36.1% 33.3% 33.2%
Estonia 56.3% 58.0% 60.5%
Finland 83.9% 86.8% 88.9%
France 20.8% 24.8% 25.7%
Germany * 12.3% 15.0% 18.9%
Greece 12.7% 17.2% 31.9%
Hungary 27.5% 28.8% 32.6%
Iceland 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Italy 71.7% 68.7% 71.3%
Latvia 23.9% 29.1% 32.0%
Lithuania 34.9% 35.6% 35.8%
Luxembourg 73.0% 61.2% 79.4%
Malta 38.1% 23.9% 36.6%
Netherlands 52.9% 57.1% 59.1%
Norway 23.8% 26.1% 23.8%
Poland 40.8% 56.3% 59.1%
Portugal 34.2% 55.7% 58.5%
Slovakia 23.7% 24.3% 26.8%
Slovenia 89.2% 95.6% 96.8%
Spain 14.6% 11.5% 14.5%
Sweden n/a 28.4% 32.0%
Switzerland n/a 45.6% 48.5%
Total Schengen** 35.8% 38.7% 41.6%
* Excluding SE and CH from MEV total rate in 2010
** DE provides only data for MEVs with a validity of more
than one year. The rest of MS provide data on all MEVs,
even those valid for less than 6 months
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Visa refusal rate, by Member State, 2010 to 2012

2010 2011 2012
Austria 4.4% 4.6% 3.4%
Belgium 18.6% 17.0% 16.0%
Czech Republic 5.0% 4.2% 3.0%
Denmark 8.2% 4.3% 4.3%
Estonia 3.2% 1.8% 1.9%
Finland 1.3% 1.2% 1.3%
France 9.7% 9.0% 9.3%
Germany 7.4% 7.0% 6.3%
Greece 3.1% 1.5% 1.1%
Hungary 3.7% 3.6% 2.2%
Iceland 2.3% 13.1% 0.9%
Italy 4.3% 4.6% 3.8%
Latvia 2.7% 4.3% 0.8%
Lithuania 1.3% 1.1% 0.9%
Luxembourg 3.3% 2.5% 1.7%
Malta 8.0% 8.1% 8.4%
Netherlands 6.4% 7.4% 6.8%
Norway 9.1% 8.3% 9.3%
Poland 2.8% 1.9% 1.5%
Portugal 7.2% 11.4% 6.6%
Slovakia 3.3% 1.6% 1.2%
Slovenia 3.5% 4.1% 4.2%
Spain 5.9% 7.2% 5.2%
Sweden 7.7% 7.7% 9.1%
Switzerland 3.5% 5.0% 3.7%
Total Schengen 5.8% 5.5% 4.8%
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SECOND PART
SITUATION IN 2012
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Top-20 of countries where C visas were applied for/issued in 2012

C visas issued Share of MEVs
C visas applied Multiple entry C C visas not Not issued rate
(including MEV) on issued C
for visas issued issued for C visas
visas
Russia 6,069,001 5,939,644 2,906,259 48.9% 54,860 0.9%
Ukraine 1,313,727 1,283,014 494,749 38.6% 26,646 2.0%
China 1,242,507 1,185,569 150,398 12.7% 52,759 4.2%
Belarus 698,404 693,425 326,482 47.1% 3,535 0.5%
Turkey 668,835 637,276 319,067 50.1% 30,175 4.5%
India 506,162 473,661 232,312 49.0% 30,971 6.1%
Algeria 387,942 280,416 96,131 34.3% 103,587 26.7%
Morocco 373,823 322,094 133,837 41.6% 43,954 11.8%
Saudi Arabia 255,083 247,834 168,655 68.1% 4,594 1.8%
United Kingdom 210,610 197,036 68,359 34.7% 10,712 5.1%
Thailand 208,316 189,535 30,446 16.1% 12,661 6.1%
United Arab Emirates 189,653 177,852 94,646 53.2% 10,327 5.4%
South Africa 182,257 180,174 92,547 51.4% 1,627 0.9%
Iran 168,783 136,336 50,835 37.3% 30,798 18.2%
Indonesia 141,976 139,445 47,306 33.9% 2,277 1.6%
Kazakhstan 140,512 137,358 24,523 17.9% 2,966 2.1%
Egypt 137,542 120,896 40,819 33.8% 14,758 10.7%
Tunisia 125,594 110,085 41,180 37.4% 15,109 12.0%
Colombia 114,466 103,293 27,705 26.8% 10,429 9.1%
USA 101,907 99,498 38,828 39.0% 1,695 1.7%
Rest of the world 1,879,873 1,596,154 536,615 33.6% 256,192 13.6%
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Top-20 of Schengen States' consulates where most applications for C visas were lodged, 2012

Not issued rate for C visas

Country where consulate

C visas issued (including

Share of MEVs on issued

Location of consulate

C visas applied for

Multiple entry C visas

Schengen State

is located

C visas not issued

C visas
issued
MEV)
FINLAND RUSSIAN FEDERATION ST. PETERSBURG 1030968 1022443 1000578 97.9% 8525 0.8%
SPAIN RUSSIAN FEDERATION MOSCOW 949717 873812 107970 12.4% 7122 0.7%
ITALY RUSSIAN FEDERATION MOSCOW 606825 602913 553460 91.8% 3912 0.6%
GREECE RUSSIAN FEDERATION MOSCOW 581958 580907 158087 27.2% 1166 0.2%
FRANCE RUSSIAN FEDERATION MOSCOW 359747 355389 122878 34.6% 4358 1.2%
CZECH REPUBLIC RUSSIAN FEDERATION MOSCOW 326632 323682 8764 2.7% 2950 0.9%
GERMANY RUSSIAN FEDERATION MOSCOW 259030 252175 40748 16.2% 6855 2.6%
POLAND UKRAINE LVOV 224615 219825 173739 79.0% 4790 2.1%
LITHUANIA BELARUS MINSK 161249 160892 47731 29.7% 263 0.2%
ITALY CHINA BEIJING 157627 151198 35704 23.6% 6429 4.1%
FRANCE ALGERIA ALGIERS 156550 128221 58403 45.5% 28329 18.1%
FINLAND RUSSIAN FEDERATION MOSCOW 145361 143673 60367 42.0% 1688 1.2%
POLAND RUSSIAN FEDERATION KALININGRAD 134309 133248 84733 63.6% 1061 0.8%
AUSTRIA RUSSIAN FEDERATION MOSCOW 124044 121779 120909 99.3% 2265 1.8%
POLAND BELARUS MINSK 112042 111694 72291 64.7% 348 0.3%
POLAND RUSSIAN FEDERATION MOSCOW 109450 108943 40274 37.0% 507 0.5%
GERMANY UKRAINE KIEV 106294 100390 31347 31.2% 5904 5.6%
FRANCE CHINA SHANGHAI 105952 101825 4996 4.9% 4127 3.9%
GERMANY CHINA BEIJING 101205 97275 4000 4.1% 3930 3.9%
GREECE UKRAINE KIEV 100548 99973 19156 19.2% 575 0.6%
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Number of Schengen visas applied for, issued and refused, by Schengen State, 2012

Total A and C visas issued

visas and multiple-entry C

Rate LTV visas issued / C

Total A, C and LTV visas
(including multiple-entry A
Share of MEVs on issued

Not issued rate for A and

Total A and C visas not

Total LTV visas issued

Multiple A visas issued

C visas issued (including

Total A and C visas

A Visas applied for

A visas not issued

Multiple entry C visas

Schengen State

Schengen State
A visas issued

visas issued
applied for.
C visas applied for

C visas not issued

C visas
visas)

issued

issued
C visas
issued
MEV)
AT 7 - 7 - 294,761 191,912 65.1% 304,798 10,337 294,768 304,805 10,337 3.4% 799 295,567 0.3% AT
BE 142 23 239 33 190,579 90,802 47.6% 233,490 37,329 190,721 233,523 37,362 16.0% 1,352 192,073 0.7% BE
CZ 1 1 2 1 585,634 42,127 7.2% 603,484 17,850 585,635 603,486 17,851 3.0% 1,579 587,214 0.3% CZ
DK 5 4 6 - 90,582 30,070 33.2% 100,402 4,291 90,587 100,408 4,291 4.3% 317 90,904 0.3% DK
EE 8 1 8 - 171,981 104,023 60.5% 175,360 3,379 171,989 175,368 3,379 1.9% 1,494 173,483 0.9% EE
FI 3 - 3 - 1,373,845 1,221,175 88.9% 1,392,048 18,203 1,373,848 1,392,051 18,203 1.3% 2,577 1,376,425 0.2% FI
FR 2,548 - 2,836 288 2,104,760 541,331 25.7% 2,321,534 216,774 2,107,308 2,324,370 217,062 9.3% 136,166 2,243,474 6.5% FR
DE 6,403 - 6,843 440 1,729,119 326,069 18.9% 1,844,704 115,585 1,735,522 1,851,547 116,025 6.3% 46,827 1,782,349 2.7% DE
EL 45 38 44 - 989,853 315,593 31.9% 1,001,341 11,491 989,898 1,001,385 11,491 1.1% 4,354 994,252 0.4% EL
HU 1 1 1 - 315,489 102,693 32.6% 322,646 7,157 315,490 322,647 7,157 2.2% 274 315,764 0.1% HU
IS - - - - 1,078 - 0.0% 1,088 10 1,078 1,088 10 0.9% - 1,078 0.0% IS
IT 877 763 891 14 1,641,931 1,171,259 71.3% 1,706,536 64,605 1,642,808 1,707,427 64,619 3.8% 39,344 1,682,152 2.4% IT
LV - - - - 174,921 56,060 32.0% 182,496 1,515 174,921 182,496 1,515 0.8% 6,060 180,981 3.5% LV
LT - - - - 411,959 147,408 35.8% 416,851 3,830 411,959 416,851 3,830 0.9% 127 412,086 0.0% LT
LU 3 - 3 - 10,373 8,236 79.4% 10,555 181 10,376 10,558 181 1.7% 9 10,385 0.1% LU
MT - - - - 49,271 18,025 36.6% 53,777 4,506 49,271 53,777 4,506 8.4% 6,145 55,416 12.5% MT
NL 808 635 1,018 129 405,774 239,963 59.1% 440,056 29,783 406,582 441,074 29,912 6.8% 3,963 410,545 1.0% NL
NO - - - - 118,748 28,312 23.8% 130,933 12,185 118,748 130,933 12,185 9.3% 5,525 124,273 4.7% NO
PL 170 4 66 4 1,075,114 635,304 59.1% 1,091,395 16,295 1,075,284 1,091,461 16,299 1.5% 5 1,075,289 0.0% PL
PT 169 6 232 63 138,680 81,105 58.5% 148,489 9,804 138,849 148,721 9,867 6.6% 406 139,255 0.3% PT
SK 7 - 10 - 74,532 19,968 26.8% 75,720 935 74,539 75,730 935 1.2% 161 74,700 0.2% SK
SI - - - - 40,358 39,079 96.8% 42,127 1,769 40,358 42,127 1,769 4.2% 63 40,421 0.2% SI
ES 1,352 - 1,648 194 1,634,163 236,539 14.5% 1,836,868 95,900 1,635,515 1,838,516 96,094 5.2% 10,026 1,645,541 0.6% ES
SE 8 7 - - 179,857 57,548 32.0% 215,763 19,639 179,865 215,763 19,639 9.1% 3,728 183,593 2.1% SE
CH 73 62 84 11 447,233 217,098 48.5% 464,512 17,279 447,306 464,596 17,290 3.7% 26,816 474,122 6.0% CH
Total SCH 12,630 1,545 13,941 1,177 14,250,595 5,921,699 41.6% 15,116,973 720,632 14,263,225 15,130,708 721,809 4.8% 298,117 14,561,342 2.1% Total SCH
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Top-20 of Schengen States' consulates issuing Limited Territorial Validity (LTV) visas in 2012

Schengen Country where Location of Number of LTV

State consulate is located consulate visas issued

SWITZERLAND KOSOVO PRISTINA 17,353

GERMANY KOSOVO PRISTINA 14,993
France SENEGAL DAKAR 12,590
France MADAGASCAR ANTANANARIVO 12,420
France ALGERIA ORAN 10,428
ITALY BELARUS GRODNO 8,670
France GABON LIBREVILLE 8,638
ITALY KOSOVO PRISTINA 8,419
ITALY IRAQ BAGDAD 8,368
France GUINEA CONAKRY 6,572
France BURKINA FASO OUAGADOUGOU 6,569
GERMANY LIBYA TRIPOLI 5,059
ITALY UKRAINE KIEV 4,980
France TOGO LOME 4,694
France CONGO BRAZZAVILLE 4,571
France IRAQ BAGDAD 4,171
France NIGER NIAMEY 4,006
GREECE KOSOVO PRISTINA 3,794
France ALBANIA VLORE 3,663
GERMANY INDIA MUMBAI 3,652
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Number of LTV visas issued in 2012 by the Schengen States, and share on total
FR 136,166
DE 46,827
IT 39,344
CH 26,816
ES 10,026
MT 6,145
LV 6,060
NO 5,525
EL 4,354
NL 3,963
SE 3,728
FI 2,577
CZ 1,579
EE 1,494
BE 1,352
AT 799
PT 406
DK 317
HU 274
SK 161
LT 127
SI 63
LU 9
PL 5
IS -
Total SCH 298,117
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DATA ON AIRPORT TRANSIT VISAS, 2012

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Top-20 of Schengen States' consulates issuing Airport Transit Visas, 2012

Country where consulate

Multiple A visas issued

Location of consulate

A Visas applied for

A visas not issued

Schengen State

A visas issued
is located
GERMANY IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF TEHERAN 2,378 2,452 74
GERMANY VENEZUELA CARACAS 704 732 28
France CUBA HAVANA 422 422
SPAIN CUBA HAVANA 359 370 1
SPAIN ANGOLA LUANDA 314 331 2
GERMANY NIGERIA ABUJA 306 315 9
NETHERLANDS IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF TEHERAN 282 252 350 46
GERMANY NIGERIA LAGOS 264 358 94
France GUINEA CONAKRY 213 273 60
France NIGERIA LAGOS 213 293 80
ITALY NIGERIA LAGOS 206 200 215 9
ITALY IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF TEHERAN 192 184 192 -
GERMANY USA HOUSTON, TX 186 186
GERMANY USA BOSTON, MA 162 163 1
GERMANY INDIA MUMBAI 153 155 2
Portugal SENEGAL DAKAR 149 3 200 51
ITALY BRAZIL SAO PAULO 136 123 136 -
France ANGOLA LUANDA 132 142 10
France INDIA MUMBAI 131 132 1
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DATA ON C VISAS ISSUED AT BORDER CROSSING POINTS (BCP) IN 2012

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C visas issued at BCPs, by Schengen State and main BCP in each State, 2012
C visas issued by Main BCP issuing C visas issued at main
Schengen State Schengen State visas BCP
AT 52 Schwechat airport 50
BE 12,286 Antwerp seaport 7,080
CH 173 Zurich airport 148
CZ 206 Ruzyne airport 199
DE 18,329 Hamburg seaport 4,308
DK 3,045 Kobenhavn port 1,121
EE 1,537 Tallin 471
EL 9,729 Pireas port 2,171
ES 19,029 Barcelona port 7,799
FI 2,015 Helsinki airport 763
FR 7,938 Roissy airport 2,382
HU 119 Budapest airport 68
IS 535 Reykjavik 471
IT 24,072 Venecia seaport 5,354
LT 931 Pilies port 850
LV 3,599 Riga airport 1,504
MT 585 Malta airport 449
NL 17,584 Rotterdam port 10,080
NO n/a n/a n/a
PL 2,436 Warsaw airport 1,005
PT 12,013 Lisbon airport 4,825
SE 612 Goteborg port 178
SI 1,315 Koper port 704
SK 4 Bratislava airport 3
Total main BCPs in
Total Schengen 138,144 each Schengen State 51,983
NB Data not available for NO. LU and IS do not report data on BCPs
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STATISTICS CONCERNING VISAS APPLIED FOR AND ISSUED IN REGIONS WHERE THE
VIS IS BEING ROLLED-OUT
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Visa statistics concerning regions where the Visa Information System (VIS) will be
rolled out by end 2013

T o t a l A , C a n d L T V v is a s is s u e d
T o t a l A a n d C v is a s a p p lie d f o r.

R a t e L T V v is a s is s u e d / C v is a s
(in c lu d in g m u lt ip le -e n t ry A v is a s

T o t a l A a n d C v is a s n o t is s u e d
C v is a s is s u e d (in c lu d in g M E V )

T o t a l A a n d C v is a s is s u e d
a n d m u lt ip le -e n t ry C v is a s )

N o t is s u e d ra t e f o r A a n d C
M u lt ip le e n t ry C v is a s is s u e d
M u lt ip le A v is a s is s u e d

T o t a l L T V v is a s is s u e d
S h a re o f M E V s o n is s u e d C
A V is a s a p p lie d f o r

A v is a s n o t is s u e d
A v is a s is s u e d

is s u e d
v is a s
C v is a s a p p lie d f o r

C v is a s n o t is s u e d
v is a s
North Africa 87 8 109 16 886,411 338,226 38.2% 1,084,233 183,041 886,498 1,084,342 183,057 16.9% 34,265 920,763 3.9%
Rolled-out regions Near East 222 17 270 19 134,795 48,374 35.9% 152,446 13,843 135,017 152,715 13,862 9.1% 7,848 142,865 5.8%
by end 2012 Gulf Region 3,182 498 3,349 138 788,853 429,853 54.5% 847,727 51,676 792,035 851,076 51,814 6.1% 31,505 823,540 4.0%
West Africa 2,064 347 2,681 573 184,403 50,947 27.6% 268,241 79,107 186,467 270,847 79,680 29.4% 40,276 226,743 21.8%
Central Africa 450 8 517 41 81,278 17,627 21.7% 111,704 27,398 81,728 112,155 27,439 24.5% 26,974 108,702 33.2%
East Africa 131 43 167 32 75,895 17,742 23.4% 95,552 18,182 76,026 95,714 18,214 19.0% 21,989 98,015 29.0%
Rolled-out regions South Africa 692 14 732 15 256,723 127,604 49.7% 266,404 8,293 257,415 267,104 8,308 3.1% 13,007 270,422 5.1%
by end 2013 South America 1,397 325 1,492 72 192,630 51,506 26.7% 217,013 20,783 194,027 218,502 20,855 9.5% 461 194,488 0.2%
Central Asia 2 1 4 2 169,370 28,215 16.7% 175,571 5,900 169,372 175,575 5,902 3.4% 1,636 171,008 1.0%
South East Asia 183 20 194 11 511,413 146,796 28.7% 546,146 27,406 511,596 546,340 27,417 5.0% 3,339 514,935 0.7%
Palestine 1 0 1 0 2,516 423 16.8% 2,746 229 2,517 2,747 229 8.3% 286 2,803 11.4%
Total above 8,411 1,281 9,516 919 3,284,287 1,257,313 38.3% 3,767,783 435,858 3,292,698 3,777,117 436,777 11.6% 181,586 3,474,284 5.5%
All world 12,630 1,545 13,941 1,177 14,250,595 5,921,699 41.6% 15,116,973 720,632 14,263,225 15,130,708 721,809 4.8% 298,117 14,561,342 2.1%
Share covered by VIS 66.6% 82.9% 68.3% 78.1% 23.0% 21.2% 24.9% 60.5% 23.1% 25.0% 60.5% 60.9% 23.9%

NB: Certain Member States may have anticipated the roll-out of the VIS in other regions
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