Highest median validity
Netherlands
Median 1 year from 281 reports with known validity; middle 50% 105 days–1 year.
Schengen visa outcomes,
straight from travellers.
1381 real Schengen visa results reported by applicants worldwide — 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
Which Schengen visa countries rank highest in the statistics?
No single country leads every reported metric. In this dataset of applications submitted worldwide, Netherlands has the highest median validity (1 year across 281 reports with known validity). Portugal has the shortest median appointment-to-passport-date timeline (7 days across 84 validated timelines). Netherlands has the highest reported multiple-entry share (96% across 311 reports with a known entry type).
Country-level findings by metric
Shortest median timeline
Portugal
Median 7 days from appointment to the reported passport date across 84 timelines; middle 50% 5–13 days.
Highest multiple-entry share
Netherlands
96% multiple-entry among 311 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
1381SELF-REPORTEDSCHENGENVISAOUTCOMES
Total reports
1381
worldwide
Countries
25
Schengen states
Reported refusals
30
among 1380 known outcomes · not an official rate
Median wait
14days
1101 validated 1–119-day timelines
Longest typical validity
🇳🇱Netherlands
median 1 year · 281 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.
| 314 | Median validity 1 year, based on 281 reports | 96% multiple-entry, based on 311 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 20 days, based on 273 validated reports | 0 reported refusals among 314 reports with a known outcome | |
| 249 | Median validity 6 months, based on 195 reports | 88% multiple-entry, based on 237 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 16 days, based on 222 validated reports | 4 reported refusals among 249 reports with a known outcome | |
| 212 | Median validity 6 months, based on 168 reports | 89% multiple-entry, based on 204 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 12 days, based on 174 validated reports | 1 reported refusals among 212 reports with a known outcome | |
| 107 | Median validity 3 months, based on 83 reports | 87% multiple-entry, based on 105 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 13 days, based on 88 validated reports | 0 reported refusals among 107 reports with a known outcome | |
| 102 | Median validity 4 months, based on 86 reports | 86% multiple-entry, based on 100 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 7 days, based on 84 validated reports | 0 reported refusals among 102 reports with a known outcome | |
| 56 | Median validity 3 months, based on 48 reports | 93% multiple-entry, based on 54 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 12 days, based on 45 validated reports | 0 reported refusals among 56 reports with a known outcome | |
| 47 | Median validity 3 months, based on 32 reports | 70% multiple-entry, based on 44 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 10 days, based on 33 validated reports | 3 reported refusals among 47 reports with a known outcome | |
| 39 | Median validity 4 months, based on 26 reports | 75% multiple-entry, based on 32 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 25 days, based on 24 validated reports | 7 reported refusals among 39 reports with a known outcome | |
| 35 | Median validity 6 months, based on 27 reports | 81% multiple-entry, based on 32 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 8 days, based on 24 validated reports | 2 reported refusals among 35 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 | |
| 21 | Median validity 1 year, based on 11 reports | 53% multiple-entry, based on 19 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 14 days, based on 11 validated reports | 2 reported refusals among 21 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 | |
| 20 | Median validity 6 months, based on 11 reports | 45% multiple-entry, based on 20 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 7 days, based on 15 validated reports | 0 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 | |
| 18 | Median validity 6 months, based on 13 reports | 71% multiple-entry, based on 17 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 | |
| 15 | Median validity 6 months, based on 7 reports | 33% multiple-entry, based on 15 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 7 days, based on 9 validated reports | 0 reported refusals among 15 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 | |
| 7 | Median validity 2 months, based on 4 reports | 57% multiple-entry, based on 7 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 14 days, based on 2 validated reports | 0 reported refusals among 7 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 1 month, based on 1 reports | 0% multiple-entry, based on 1 reports with a known entry type | No validated median timeline | 1 reported refusals among 2 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 |
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
France12d
Germany12d
Italy13d
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
1381 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 / 116
💬 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: 1 year across 281 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?
Across 1101 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 84 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
84% of the 1324 reports with a known entry type 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 1380 community reports with a known outcome, 30 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: