Highest median validity
Netherlands
Median 1 year from 290 reports with known validity; middle 50% 105 daysโ1 year.
Schengen visa outcomes,
straight from travellers.
1496 real Schengen visa results reported by applicants worldwide 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 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 290 reports with known validity). Portugal has the shortest median appointment-to-passport-date timeline (7 days across 95 validated timelines). Netherlands has the highest reported multiple-entry share (96% across 320 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 95 timelines; middle 50% 5โ13 days.
Highest multiple-entry share
Netherlands
96% multiple-entry among 320 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 2022โOct 2026; these are not 2026-only results.
Community snapshotSelf-reported
1496SELF-REPORTEDSCHENGENVISAOUTCOMES
Total reports
1496
worldwide
Countries
25
Schengen states
Reported refusals
35
among 1495 known outcomes ยท not an official rate
Median wait
14days
1200 validated 1โ119-day timelines
Longest typical validity
๐ณ๐ฑNetherlands
median 1 year ยท 290 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.
| 323 | Median validity 1 year, based on 290 reports | 96% multiple-entry, based on 320 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 19 days, based on 280 validated reports | 0 reported refusals among 323 reports with a known outcome | |
| 268 | Median validity 6 months, based on 210 reports | 87% multiple-entry, based on 254 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 17 days, based on 237 validated reports | 5 reported refusals among 268 reports with a known outcome | |
| 230 | Median validity 6 months, based on 185 reports | 89% multiple-entry, based on 222 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 13 days, based on 189 validated reports | 1 reported refusals among 230 reports with a known outcome | |
| 129 | Median validity 3 months, based on 104 reports | 87% multiple-entry, based on 127 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 13 days, based on 108 validated reports | 0 reported refusals among 129 reports with a known outcome | |
| 116 | Median validity 4 months, based on 96 reports | 86% multiple-entry, based on 113 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 7 days, based on 95 validated reports | 1 reported refusals among 116 reports with a known outcome | |
| 60 | Median validity 3 months, based on 51 reports | 91% multiple-entry, based on 58 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 13 days, based on 49 validated reports | 0 reported refusals among 60 reports with a known outcome | |
| 49 | Median validity 3 months, based on 33 reports | 67% multiple-entry, based on 46 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 10 days, based on 35 validated reports | 3 reported refusals among 49 reports with a known outcome | |
| 42 | Median validity 105 days, based on 28 reports | 77% multiple-entry, based on 35 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 24 days, based on 27 validated reports | 7 reported refusals among 42 reports with a known outcome | |
| 41 | Median validity 3 months, based on 33 reports | 84% multiple-entry, based on 38 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 8 days, based on 30 validated reports | 2 reported refusals among 41 reports with a known outcome | |
| 35 | Median validity 5 months, based on 24 reports | 64% multiple-entry, based on 33 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 14 days, based on 22 validated reports | 2 reported refusals among 34 reports with a known outcome | |
| 27 | Median validity 1 year, based on 15 reports | 67% multiple-entry, based on 21 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 14 days, based on 15 validated reports | 6 reported refusals among 27 reports with a known outcome | |
| 25 | Median validity 3 months, based on 13 reports | 73% multiple-entry, based on 22 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 10 days, based on 20 validated reports | 2 reported refusals among 25 reports with a known outcome | |
| 21 | Median validity 135 days, based on 14 reports | 79% multiple-entry, based on 19 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 11 days, based on 14 validated reports | 2 reported refusals among 21 reports with a known outcome | |
| 21 | Median validity 6 months, based on 12 reports | 43% multiple-entry, based on 21 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 8 days, based on 16 validated reports | 0 reported refusals among 21 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 2 months, based on 11 reports | 79% multiple-entry, based on 19 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 9 days, based on 12 validated reports | 1 reported refusals among 20 reports with a known outcome | |
| 20 | Median validity 6 months, based on 14 reports | 68% multiple-entry, based on 19 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 | |
| 16 | Median validity 6 months, based on 8 reports | 38% multiple-entry, based on 16 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 7 days, based on 9 validated reports | 0 reported refusals among 16 reports with a known outcome | |
| 8 | Median validity 1 month, based on 7 reports | 25% multiple-entry, based on 8 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 14 days, based on 6 validated reports | 0 reported refusals among 8 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 | |
| 3 | Median validity 2 months, based on 2 reports | 50% multiple-entry, based on 2 reports with a known entry type | Median timeline 16 days, based on 1 validated reports | 1 reported refusals among 3 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 ยท 30+ reports Netherlands365d
France180d
Spain180d
Portugal120d
Switzerland90d
Germany90d
Greece90d
Italy90d
Appointment-to-reported-passport-date timeline
Median days ยท lowest first ยท 30+ reports Portugal7d
Switzerland8d
Greece10d
France13d
Italy13d
Germany13d
Spain17d
Netherlands19d
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
1496 on record๐ฎ๐น
London to Italy
Multiple entry ยท 1st visa
Approved4d ago
LON
โ
IT
25 Septโ23 Octยท 28d
โ 30/180 MULTI๐ซ๐ท
London to France
Multiple entry ยท 8th visa
Approved5d ago
LON
โ
FR
3 Octโ22 Octยท 19d
โ 45 D MULTI๐ณ๐ฑ
United Kingdom to Netherlands
Multiple entry ยท 3rd visa
Approved6d ago
GB
โ
NL
1 Octโ21 Octยท 20d
โ 3 MO MULTI๐ต๐น
United Kingdom to Portugal
Multiple entry
Approved6d ago
GB
โ
PT
21 Oct
โ 1 YR MULTI๐ช๐ธ
United Kingdom to Spain
Single entry ยท 1st visa
Approved6d ago
GB
โ
ES
2 Septโ21 Octยท 49d
โ 10 D STAY๐ฉ๐ช
United Kingdom to Germany
Multiple entry
Approved1w ago
GB
โ
DE
1 Octโ20 Octยท 19d
๐ฎ๐น
Dublin to Italy
Multiple entry ยท 2nd visa
Approved1w ago
DUB
โ
IT
28 Septโ20 Octยท 22d
โ 90/180 MULTI๐ต๐น
United Kingdom to Portugal
Multiple entry
Approved1w ago
GB
โ
PT
19 Octโ20 Octยท 1d
โ 1 YR MULTI๐ซ๐ท
London to France
Multiple entry ยท 5th visa
Approved1w ago
LON
โ
FR
3 Octโ20 Octยท 17d
โ 6 MO MULTI๐ซ๐ท
London to France
Multiple entry ยท 5th visa
Approved1w ago
LON
โ
FR
3 Octโ20 Octยท 17d
โ 6 MO MULTI๐ซ๐ท
London to France
Multiple entry ยท 6th visa
Approved1w ago
LON
โ
FR
6 Octโ19 Octยท 13d
โ 2 YR MULTI๐ณ๐ฑ
Ireland to Netherlands
Multiple entry ยท 1st visa
Approved1w ago
IE
โ
NL
1 Octโ19 Octยท 18d
โ 90/365 MULTI1 / 125
๐ฌ 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 290 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 1200 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 95 validated timelines. 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
84% of the 1433 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 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 1495 community reports with a known outcome, 35 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 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. 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.