Applying for a Schengen visa from the UK
Guides for residents of the UK who need a Schengen visa: how the application works, what to bring to the visa centre, and how to get an appointment when the calendar is empty. There is a guide for each of the 15 Schengen countries that receive the most applications in the UK, including the ones we do not track, and each shows how often new dates appeared on the routes we do.
- GuideHow to apply for a Schengen visa from the UKA step-by-step guide for UK residents who need a Schengen visa: which country to apply to, the documents, the €90 fee, when to apply, and how to get an appointment at VFS Global, TLScontact or BLS.Read the guide
- GuideHow to book a Schengen visa appointment in the UKWhich company takes each Schengen country’s applications in the UK, how their booking systems work, and the ways to find a date when the calendar is empty.Read the guide
- How to apply for a Spain visa from the UKApplying for a Spanish short-stay Schengen visa as a resident of the UK: where to apply, the application form, the documents, the fees and how to get an appointment.Read the guide
- How to apply for a France visa from the UKApplying for a French short-stay Schengen visa as a resident of the UK: where to apply, the application form, the documents, the fees and how to get an appointment.Read the guide
- How to apply for a Greece visa from the UKApplying for a Greek short-stay Schengen visa as a resident of the UK: where to apply, the application form, the documents, the fees and how to get an appointment.Read the guide
- How to apply for a Germany visa from the UKApplying for a German short-stay Schengen visa as a resident of the UK: where to apply, the application form, the documents, the fees and how to get an appointment.Read the guide
- How to apply for a Netherlands visa from the UKApplying for a Dutch short-stay Schengen visa as a resident of the UK: where to apply, the application form, the documents, the fees and how to get an appointment.Read the guide
- How to apply for a Portugal visa from the UKApplying for a Portuguese short-stay Schengen visa as a resident of the UK: where to apply, the application form, the documents, the fees and how to get an appointment.Read the guide
- How to apply for an Italy visa from the UKApplying for an Italian short-stay Schengen visa as a resident of the UK: where to apply, the application form, the documents, the fees and how to get an appointment.Read the guide
- How to apply for a Denmark visa from the UKApplying for a Danish short-stay Schengen visa as a resident of the UK: where to apply, the application form, the documents, the fees and how to get an appointment.Read the guide
- How to apply for a Switzerland visa from the UKApplying for a Swiss short-stay Schengen visa as a resident of the UK: where to apply, the application form, the documents, the fees and how to get an appointment.Read the guide
- How to apply for an Iceland visa from the UKApplying for an Icelandic short-stay Schengen visa as a resident of the UK: where to apply, the application form, the documents, the fees and how to get an appointment.Read the guide
- How to apply for a Belgium visa from the UKApplying for a Belgian short-stay Schengen visa as a resident of the UK: where to apply, the application form, the documents, the fees and how to get an appointment.Read the guide
- How to apply for a Norway visa from the UKApplying for a Norwegian short-stay Schengen visa as a resident of the UK: where to apply, the application form, the documents, the fees and how to get an appointment.Read the guide
- How to apply for a Malta visa from the UKApplying for a Maltese short-stay Schengen visa as a resident of the UK: where to apply, the application form, the documents, the fees and how to get an appointment.Read the guide
- How to apply for a Finland visa from the UKApplying for a Finnish short-stay Schengen visa as a resident of the UK: where to apply, the application form, the documents, the fees and how to get an appointment.Read the guide
- How to apply for an Austria visa from the UKApplying for an Austrian short-stay Schengen visa as a resident of the UK: where to apply, the application form, the documents, the fees and how to get an appointment.Read the guide
EU statistics, 2025
Which Schengen countries residents of the UK apply to
In 2025, the consulates of the Schengen countries in the UK received 512,426 short-stay visa applications and refused 10.5% of those they decided, according to the European Commission. The guides above cover the 15 countries with the most applications; the table lists all of them.
| # | Country | Applications | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 138,195 | 6.0% |
| 2 | France | 129,940 | 8.5% |
| 3 | Greece | 36,089 | 24.5% |
| 4 | Germany | 32,725 | 3.2% |
| 5 | Netherlands | 25,711 | 1.0% |
| 6 | Portugal | 21,015 | 7.3% |
| 7 | Italy | 18,956 | 6.0% |
| 8 | Denmark | 18,900 | 31.5% |
| 9 | Switzerland | 16,123 | 10.6% |
| 10 | Iceland | 15,804 | 32.0% |
| 11 | Belgium | 12,135 | 14.7% |
| 12 | Norway | 10,599 | 18.8% |
| 13 | Malta | 5,216 | 11.3% |
| 14 | Finland | 4,309 | 21.3% |
| 15 | Austria | 3,930 | 8.1% |
| 16 | Lithuania | 3,735 | 30.2% |
| 17 | Poland | 3,703 | 13.5% |
| 18 | Hungary | 3,201 | 10.0% |
| 19 | Czechia | 2,634 | 4.0% |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 1,969 | 28.7% |
| 21 | Romania | 1,742 | 9.4% |
| 22 | Latvia | 1,419 | 27.4% |
| 23 | Luxembourg | 1,364 | 6.2% |
| 24 | Estonia | 1,269 | 23.5% |
| 25 | Croatia | 1,236 | 8.3% |
| 26 | Slovenia | 280 | 8.9% |
| 27 | Slovakia | 221 | 0.5% |
| 28 | Sweden | 6 | 0.0% |
| All Schengen countries | 512,426 | 10.5% |
Applications are counted where they are lodged, not by nationality. A country with no consulate taking visas in the UK has no row; Liechtenstein issues no visas of its own. Source: European Commission, visa statistics for consulates.