Consulates of the Schengen States received almost 17 million applications for short-stay visas in 2019, a considerable increase of 5.9% since 2018.Â
| wdt_ID | Country where consulate is located | Uniform visas applied for | Total uniform visas issued (including MEV) | Multiple entry uniform visas (MEVs) issued | Total LTVs issued | Uniform visas not issued | Not issued rate for uniform visas | Share of MEVs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | 4,133,100 | 4,054,685 | 3,350,160 | 1,013 | 61,863 | 1.5% | 82.6% |
| 2 | CHINA | 2,971,032 | 2,847,049 | 973,540 | 165 | 111,794 | 3.8% | 34.2% |
| 3 | INDIA | 1,141,705 | 1,012,487 | 632,881 | 1,352 | 123,175 | 10.8% | 62.5% |
| 4 | TURKEY | 906,862 | 812,108 | 614,066 | 1,390 | 87,651 | 9.7% | 75.6% |
| 5 | MOROCCO | 705,293 | 544,062 | 233,420 | 1,841 | 144,895 | 20.5% | 42.9% |
| 6 | ALGERIA | 668,386 | 374,287 | 110,896 | 1,864 | 287,234 | 43.0% | 29.6% |
| 7 | BELARUS | 645,722 | 643,474 | 550,656 | 195 | 1,766 | 0.3% | 85.6% |
| 8 | SAUDI ARABIA | 394,200 | 363,308 | 310,025 | 4,880 | 22,096 | 5.6% | 85.3% |
| 9 | THAILAND | 337,607 | 322,801 | 176,177 | 311 | 13,027 | 3.9% | 54.6% |
| 10 | UNITED KINGDOM | 277,743 | 258,744 | 149,621 | 1,044 | 12,013 | 4.3% | 57.8% |