Highest median validity
Netherlands
Median 1 year from 274 reports with known validity; middle 50% 105 days–1 year.
Schengen visa outcomes,
straight from travellers.
1337 real Schengen visa results reported by applicants applying from the United Kingdom — visa validity, entry type, and reported timelines from appointment to the passport date recorded in each case. Collected from the Telegram community and submitted directly on this page. Compare typical validity, multiple-entry outcomes and reported passport-date timelines, then open any case below — or .
Dataset answer
Best Schengen visa country from the UK: what do the statistics show?
No single country leads every reported metric. In this dataset of applications submitted in the United Kingdom, Netherlands has the highest median validity (1 year across 274 reports with known validity). Portugal has the shortest median appointment-to-passport-date timeline (7 days across 82 validated timelines). Netherlands has the highest reported multiple-entry share (96% across 303 reports with a known entry type).
“From the UK” identifies the recorded application country. Nationality is not used as a ranking field in this dataset.
Country-level findings by metric
Shortest median timeline
Portugal
Median 7 days from appointment to the reported passport date across 82 timelines; middle 50% 5–13 days.
Highest multiple-entry share
Netherlands
96% multiple-entry among 303 reports with a known entry type.
Headline comparisons require at least 30 known values for that metric. A different country may lead each metric; all reported countries remain visible in the full table below.
Scope: all-time community reports, Jun 2022–Aug 2026; these are not 2026-only results.
Community snapshotSelf-reported
1337SELF-REPORTEDSCHENGENVISAOUTCOMES
Total reports
1337
from the United Kingdom
Countries
25
Schengen states
Reported refusals
29
among 1336 known outcomes · not an official rate
Median wait
14days
1066 validated 1–119-day timelines
Longest typical validity
🇳🇱Netherlands
median 1 year · 274 known
Country rankings
Select a country to filter casesCompare every issuing country reported in this dataset. Each metric is calculated only from records where that field is known; charts require at least 30 usable reports for the metric being compared.
| 306 | Median validity 1 year, based on 274 reports | 96% multiple-entry, based on 303 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 20 days, based on 265 validated reports | 0 reported refusals among 306 reports with a known outcome | |
| 245 | Median validity 6 months, based on 191 reports | 88% multiple-entry, based on 233 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 16 days, based on 218 validated reports | 4 reported refusals among 245 reports with a known outcome | |
| 204 | Median validity 6 months, based on 163 reports | 89% multiple-entry, based on 197 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 13 days, based on 167 validated reports | 1 reported refusals among 204 reports with a known outcome | |
| 104 | Median validity 3 months, based on 81 reports | 87% multiple-entry, based on 102 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 14 days, based on 85 validated reports | 0 reported refusals among 104 reports with a known outcome | |
| 100 | Median validity 4 months, based on 85 reports | 87% multiple-entry, based on 98 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 7 days, based on 82 validated reports | 0 reported refusals among 100 reports with a known outcome | |
| 52 | Median validity 3 months, based on 46 reports | 92% multiple-entry, based on 51 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 12 days, based on 43 validated reports | 0 reported refusals among 52 reports with a known outcome | |
| 46 | Median validity 3 months, based on 32 reports | 72% multiple-entry, based on 43 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 10 days, based on 33 validated reports | 3 reported refusals among 46 reports with a known outcome | |
| 36 | Median validity 4 months, based on 23 reports | 72% multiple-entry, based on 29 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 25 days, based on 21 validated reports | 7 reported refusals among 36 reports with a known outcome | |
| 34 | Median validity 6 months, based on 26 reports | 81% multiple-entry, based on 31 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 7 days, based on 23 validated reports | 2 reported refusals among 34 reports with a known outcome | |
| 33 | Median validity 5 months, based on 22 reports | 65% multiple-entry, based on 31 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 13 days, based on 20 validated reports | 2 reported refusals among 32 reports with a known outcome | |
| 24 | Median validity 135 days, based on 12 reports | 71% multiple-entry, based on 21 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 9 days, based on 19 validated reports | 2 reported refusals among 24 reports with a known outcome | |
| 20 | Median validity 1 year, based on 11 reports | 59% multiple-entry, based on 17 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 15 days, based on 8 validated reports | 3 reported refusals among 20 reports with a known outcome | |
| 20 | Median validity 3 months, based on 13 reports | 78% multiple-entry, based on 18 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 12 days, based on 13 validated reports | 2 reported refusals among 20 reports with a known outcome | |
| 19 | Median validity 53 days, based on 10 reports | 78% multiple-entry, based on 18 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 9 days, based on 12 validated reports | 1 reported refusals among 19 reports with a known outcome | |
| 19 | Median validity 1 year, based on 11 reports | 56% multiple-entry, based on 18 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 13 days, based on 10 validated reports | 1 reported refusals among 19 reports with a known outcome | |
| 18 | Median validity 6 months, based on 9 reports | 39% multiple-entry, based on 18 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 7 days, based on 13 validated reports | 0 reported refusals among 18 reports with a known outcome | |
| 17 | Median validity 6 months, based on 12 reports | 75% multiple-entry, based on 16 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 7 days, based on 12 validated reports | 0 reported refusals among 17 reports with a known outcome | |
| 12 | Median validity 6 months, based on 6 reports | 33% multiple-entry, based on 12 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 7 days, based on 8 validated reports | 0 reported refusals among 12 reports with a known outcome | |
| 7 | Median validity 1 month, based on 6 reports | 29% multiple-entry, based on 7 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 14 days, based on 5 validated reports | 0 reported refusals among 7 reports with a known outcome | |
| 7 | Median validity 6 months, based on 5 reports | 71% multiple-entry, based on 7 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 17 days, based on 4 validated reports | 0 reported refusals among 7 reports with a known outcome | |
| 6 | Median validity 1 month, based on 3 reports | 50% multiple-entry, based on 6 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 14 days, based on 2 validated reports | 0 reported refusals among 6 reports with a known outcome | |
| 4 | No reported median validity | 25% multiple-entry, based on 4 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 30 days, based on 2 validated reports | 0 reported refusals among 4 reports with a known outcome | |
| 2 | Median validity 135 days, based on 2 reports | 100% multiple-entry, based on 2 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 13 days, based on 1 validated reports | 0 reported refusals among 2 reports with a known outcome | |
| 1 | No reported median validity | 0% multiple-entry, based on 1 reports with a known entry type | No validated median timeline | 0 reported refusals among 1 reports with a known outcome | |
| 1 | No reported median validity | No reported multiple-entry percentage | No validated median timeline | 1 reported refusals among 1 reports with a known outcome |
Metric samples can be smaller than the Reports column because missing values are excluded separately. All reported issuing countries are included.
Longest visas issued
Median validity · 30+ reports Netherlands365d
France180d
Spain180d
Portugal120d
Germany90d
Greece90d
Italy90d
Appointment-to-reported-passport-date timeline
Median days · lowest first · 30+ reports Portugal7d
Greece10d
Germany12d
France13d
Italy14d
Spain16d
Netherlands20d
Charts use metric-specific samples and medians; missing values are excluded. Timeline metrics include validated 1–119-day intervals only. “Reported refusals” is a count among known community outcomes, not an official rate.
Case files
1337 on record🇩🇰
United Kingdom to Denmark
Multiple entry
Approved1d ago
GB
✈
DK
3 Aug→15 Aug· 12d
↗ 12 D STAY MULTI🇮🇹
London to Italy
Multiple entry · 1st visa
Approved1d ago
LON
✈
IT
3 Aug→15 Aug· 12d
↗ 15 D MULTI🇳🇱
Birmingham to Netherlands
Multiple entry · 2nd visa
Approved2d ago
BIR
✈
NL
28 Jul→14 Aug· 17d
↗ 30/45 MULTI🇮🇹
United Kingdom to Italy
Multiple entry · 5th visa
Approved3d ago
GB
✈
IT
7 Aug→13 Aug· 6d
↗ 2 YR MULTI🇱🇹
London to Lithuania
Multiple entry · 3rd visa · bot booked
Approved3d ago
LON
✈
LT
8 Jul→13 Aug· 36d
↗ 6 MO MULTI🇫🇷
London to France
Multiple entry
Approved3d ago
LON
✈
FR
1 Aug→13 Aug· 12d
↗ 6 MO MULTI🇪🇸
London to Spain
Multiple entry · 1st visa
Approved3d ago
LON
✈
ES
31 Jul→13 Aug· 13d
↗ 3 MO MULTI🇱🇹
London to Lithuania
Single entry · 4th visa · bot booked
Approved4d ago
LON
✈
LT
30 Jul→12 Aug· 13d
↗ 5/5🇧🇬
London to Bulgaria
Multiple entry · 1st visa · bot booked
Approved4d ago
LON
✈
BG
30 Jul→12 Aug· 13d
↗ 8/90 MULTI🇮🇹
London to Italy
Multiple entry · 1st visa
Approved5d ago
LON
✈
IT
5 Aug→11 Aug· 6d
↗ 30/90 MULTI🇮🇹
London to Italy
Multiple entry · 3rd visa · bot booked
Approved5d ago
LON
✈
IT
31 Jul→11 Aug· 11d
↗ 30/90 MULTI🇪🇸
Manchester to Spain
Single entry · 1st visa
Approved5d ago
MAN
✈
ES
7 Jul→11 Aug· 35d
↗ 9/241 / 112
💬 Discuss results in the community
Most of these reports come from the @schengen_visa_gossip Telegram community. Public outcome reports contributed there are structured into this dataset; readers can inspect the original message whenever a public source link is available.
Which Schengen country gives the longest visa?
Among countries with at least 30 reports containing a known validity, Netherlands has the longest median reported validity for applicants from the United Kingdom: 1 year across 274 comparable reports. This is a descriptive ranking of self-reported outcomes. Compare the median, the middle-50% range and the underlying report count together; no single observation establishes a country-wide trend.
How long does Schengen visa processing take from the United Kingdom?
Across 1066 validated timelines, the median interval is 14 days from the biometrics appointment to the reported passport date, with the middle 50% between 8 and 21 days. Portugal has the shortest median appointment-to-passport-date timeline among countries meeting the 30-report threshold: 7 days across 82 validated timelines. A timeline is included only when both dates form a 1–119-day interval. Each usable case below shows the appointment date, the passport date recorded by the source and the days between them. Direct submissions use the day the passport was returned; wording in imported community reports can vary. Treat this as a reported timeline, not a guaranteed or like-for-like official processing measure.
Multiple-entry vs single-entry Schengen visa statistics
85% of the 1283 reports with a known entry type from applicants in the United Kingdom were multiple-entry. Some reports show a restricted stay such as 15 days within a 30-day validity window (displayed as “15/30” below). Reports without a known entry type are excluded from this percentage, so the denominator differs from the total report count. The figure describes this self-selected dataset and is not an official administrative rate.
How high is the Schengen visa refusal rate?
Among 1336 community reports with a known outcome from the United Kingdom, 29 were reported as refused; 1 additional reports did not have a usable outcome. Because submissions are self-selected and are not a complete administrative record, this dataset cannot estimate an official approval or refusal rate. For official administrative totals, use the European Commission's Schengen visa statistics. Refused community cases can still provide context where an applicant chose to share the reason.
How to use these statistics before you apply
Read each metric with its own sample size: missing validity, entry type, timeline or outcome values are excluded separately, so denominators can differ. Medians reduce the effect of extreme values, while the middle-50% range shows the spread around the median. Recent case files add date and city context. Because reports are voluntary and self-selected, cross-country differences are descriptive rather than causal or predictive.
Where does this data come from?
Every record is a public self-report: extracted automatically from the @schengen_visa_gossip Telegram community or . Where the source message is public, Telegram-sourced cases link back so readers can inspect it. The data is community-sourced and anecdotal—not official immigration guidance—and a missing field is excluded from that metric's denominator. The timeline endpoint is the passport date recorded by each source: direct submissions use the return date, while community-report wording can vary. Timeline statistics require a positive interval under 120 days; records outside that validation range remain cases but do not enter the timeline metric. 1 future-dated record is quarantined from all public metrics and case lists. Authors are shown by public username or first name only. Want a report removed? Email hello@visacatcher.bot with a link to the case.
Statistics by country of application: