Highest median validity
No eligible leader yet
A headline leader needs at least 30 reports with known validity.
Schengen visa outcomes,
straight from travellers.
8 real Schengen visa results reported by applicants applying from the UAE โ 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 โ or .
Dataset answer
Which Schengen visa countries rank highest in reports from the UAE?
No single country leads every reported metric. In this dataset of applications submitted in the UAE,
Country-level findings by metric
Shortest median timeline
No eligible leader yet
A headline leader needs at least 30 validated 1โ119-day appointment-to-passport-date timelines.
Highest multiple-entry share
No eligible leader yet
A headline leader needs at least 30 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 2024โJun 2026; these are not 2026-only results.
Community snapshotSelf-reported
8SELF-REPORTEDSCHENGENVISAOUTCOMES
Total reports
8
from the UAE
Countries
6
Schengen states
Reported refusals
1
among 8 known outcomes ยท not an official rate
Median wait
6days
6 validated 1โ119-day timelines
Longest typical validity
โ
requires 30+ known validity reports
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.
| 3 | Median validity 6 months, based on 2 reports | 67% multiple-entry, based on 3 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 4 days, based on 3 validated reports | 0 reported refusals among 3 reports with a known outcome | |
| 1 | No reported median validity | 0% multiple-entry, based on 1 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 8 days, based on 1 validated reports | 0 reported refusals among 1 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 | Median validity 6 months, based on 1 reports | 100% multiple-entry, based on 1 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 9 days, based on 1 validated reports | 0 reported refusals among 1 reports with a known outcome | |
| 1 | Median validity 3 months, based on 1 reports | 100% multiple-entry, based on 1 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 22 days, based on 1 validated reports | 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 ยท 30+ reportsNo country currently meets the headline sample threshold for this metric.
Appointment-to-reported-passport-date timeline
Median days ยท lowest first ยท 30+ reportsNo country currently meets the headline sample threshold for this metric.
Charts use metric-specific samples and medians; missing values are excluded. Timeline metrics include validated 1โ119-day intervals only. โReported refusalsโ is a count among known community outcomes, not an official rate.
Case files
8 on record๐ต๐น
UAE to Portugal
Single entry ยท 1st visa
Approved2mo ago
AE
โ
PT
22 Junโ30 Junยท 8d
โ 30 D STAY๐ฌ๐ท
Dubai to Greece
Single entry
Approved>1 yr ago
DUB
โ
GR
5 Aug
โ 10 D STAY๐ณ๐ด
Abu Dhabi to Norway
Entry type n/a
Refused>1 yr ago
ABU
โ
NO
9 Nov
โ REF๐ณ๐ฑ
Dubai to Netherlands
Multiple entry
Approved>1 yr ago
DUB
โ
NL
7 Octโ29 Octยท 22d
โ 3 MO MULTI๐ฎ๐น
Abu Dhabi to Italy
Single entry ยท 2nd visa
Approved>1 yr ago
ABU
โ
IT
1 Augโ5 Augยท 4d
โ 14 D STAY๐ฆ๐น
Dubai to Austria
Multiple entry ยท 5th visa
Approved>1 yr ago
DUB
โ
AT
17 Julโ26 Julยท 9d
โ 6 MO MULTI๐ฎ๐น
Dubai to Italy
Multiple entry ยท bot booked
Approved>1 yr ago
DUB
โ
IT
24 Junโ28 Junยท 4d
โ 15/180 MULTI๐ฎ๐น
Dubai to Italy
Multiple entry ยท bot booked
Approved>1 yr ago
DUB
โ
IT
4 Junโ8 Junยท 4d
โ 15/180 MULTI๐ฌ 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?
No country currently has enough comparable data to name a leader; headline comparisons require at least 30 reports with a known validity. 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 UAE?
Across 6 validated timelines, the median interval is 6 days from the biometrics appointment to the reported passport date, with the middle 50% between 4 and 9 days. A timeline is included only when both dates form a 1โ119-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
57% of the 7 reports with a known entry type from applicants in the UAE were multiple-entry. Some reports show a restricted stay such as 15 days within a 30-day validity window (displayed as โ15/30โ 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 8 community reports with a known outcome from the UAE, 1 was reported as refused. 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 anecdotalโnot official immigration guidanceโand 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. Authors are shown by public username or first name only. Want a report removed? Email hello@visacatcher.bot with a link to the case.