ComorosVisas Comoros Leads EU Visa Refusals as Africans Lose $70m in Fees in 2024
Comoros, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria and Ghana recorded the highest EU visa rejection rates in 2024, above 45% each. African applicants lost more than $70 million in fees for refused Schengen visa applications that year.
Travellers from Comoros, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria and Ghana faced the highest European Union visa rejection rates in 2024, with each country above 45 percent. Across the continent, roughly one in two Schengen applications was turned down, compared with one in six worldwide, and African applicants lost more than $70 million in fees for refused applications that year.
Key facts
- Comoros, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria and Ghana had the highest EU visa rejection rates in 2024, above 45 percent each.
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