…45.14% applicants suffer rejection
Nigeria is ranked 4th on the list of African countries with the highest spending on applications for Schengen visas in 2022, coming behind Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia.
Nigerians spent $344,863 on Schengen visa applications last year, according to a recent analysis of visa expenditures by SchengenVisaInfo, which reveals the substantial financial burden African countries face in obtaining Schengen visas.
Out of 86,815 Schengen visas applications by Nigerians, 39,189 were rejected, representing 45.14 percent of all the applications.
“Many African travellers face complex procedures, lengthy waiting times, and also high rates of visa denials,” SchengenVisaInfo said in the analysis.
Algeria spent the highest on Schengen visa applications with an expenditure of $15,787,992 and a total of 392,053 applicants, out of which 45.76 percent were rejected.
Morocco comes second with $10,502,448 spent on Schengen visa applications in 2022 by 423,201 applicants out of which 28.20 percent were rejected.
Tunisia ranks 3rd with a total of 166,346 applicants spending $430,399. Some 48,909 of these applicants were refused, indicating 29.05 percent of applicants.
Egypt comes 5th after Nigeria, with a total of $275,184 spent on 167,995 applications out of which 31,271, or 18.61 percent, were rejected.
Other countries on the list are Senegal with a total spending of $208,410, Ghana ($161,594), Ivory Coast ($140,509), Angola ($128,664), Kenya ($100,636), Democratic Republic of Congo ($94,292), and Cameroon ($92,470).
SchengenVisaInfo said the figures were based on the latest available data received by the EU Commission.
