Certain countries have exceptionally high Schengen visa approval rates, especially when their nationals apply for a visa to Germany. In 2023, while the overall Schengen visa approval rate averaged at 84.5 percent, some countries experienced approval rates as high as 94 to 99 percent. This translates into 1.2 million successful visa applications.
Among the countries whose citizens filed over 1,000 visa applications, the top ten with the highest approval rates were:
1. Hong Kong
2. Belarus
3. China
4. Jamaica
5. Ireland
6. Philippines
7. Singapore
8. The United States
9. Kuwait
10. Canada
Nationals from these countries enjoy significantly higher chances of getting their Schengen visas approved compared to the global average, making them the most successful applicants in 2023.