Monday, May 20, 2024 Uzbekistan citizens are seeking entry into the Schengen Area. European Commission’s latest figures on May 15 shed light on such visa application trends. In 2023, consulates of EU and associated Schengen countries received over 10.
3 mln applications for short-stay visas, marking a significant 37% increase from the previous year. However, this figure still falls short of the pre-pandemic levels recorded in 2019, when requests reached 17 mn. Across the consulates of Schengen states, Uzbekistan’s citizens submitted a total of 45,622 visa applications in 2023.
Of these, 23.91% resulted in visas being issued, while 2,446 applications were not granted, representing a refusal rate of approximately 5.36%.
However, when examining individual consulate data, notable disparities emerge. For instance, the Czech Republic consulate in Tashkent witnessed a higher refusal rate of 30.90%.
France and Slovakia recorded relatively lower refusal rates of 14.20% and 8.30%, respectively.
The refusal rate in Russia increased slightly from 10.2% in 2022 to 10.6% in 2023.
Similarly, Turkey witnessed a rise from 15.7% to 16.1%, and Iran experienced a notable increase from 25.
2% to 30.3%. While almost 8.
5 mln visas were issued in 2023, including multiple entries into the Schengen area, this figure represents a slight decrease compared to the previous year. Moreover, the proportion of visas allowing multiple entries decreased from 58.1% in 2022 to 54.
2% in 2023, indicating stricter.
