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The EU countries mostly likely to approve your 2025 Schengen visa

The EU countries mostly likely to approve your 2025 Schengen visa

Schengen visas are hot commodities for travellers wishing to visit European nations this Northern Hemisphere summer, and according to SchengenVisaInfo , there are 10 countries who are most likely to issue you a Schengen visa for your travels.
According to statistics, the list of EU countries that had the highest approval rates in 2024 was again used to predict which would allow the most visitors in 2025.
This list was led by Iceland, which approved 91.25 percent of the applications it received for 2024.
The easiest countries to grant you a visa this year, based on their approval rates in 2024, are as follows: Iceland – 91.25 percent of Schengen visa applications filed in 2024 were approved. Slovakia – 89.25 percent were approved. Italy – 88.72 percent were approved. Romania – 88.36 percent of Schengen visa applications were approved. Switzerland – 88.12 percent were approved. Hungary – 87.23 percent were approved. Norway – 87.20 percent of Schengen visa applications were approved. Greece – 85.86 percent were approved. Austria – 85.78 percent of applications were approved. Luxembourg – 85.65 percent were approved.
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