Netherlands Issued Most Visas to These 5 Nationalities in 2024

The Netherlands was the sixth country with the most visa applications filed in 2024, showing that this country is an important destination for visa applicants.

According to statistics published by SchengenVisaInfothe country received 728,656 visa applications in 2024, falling behind Greece and Italy, while France leads the list, Schengen.News reports.

The top visa applicants for Dutch Schengen visas were Turkish nationals, Indians, and Chinese, who also obtained the largest number of these visas.

Turkish Nationals Were Granted the Most Visas by the Netherlands Last Year

When it comes to visa applications that received the most positive responses, those with the highest number of visa requests filed stand out.

These are the five nationalities with the most Schengen visas obtained by the Netherlands:

1. Turkish nationals obtained 84,240 visas from the Netherlands in 2024. That is 86.8 per cent of 97,006 applications that this nationality group filed.
2. Indian nationals were granted 83.2 per cent of the applications they filed for visas. That results in 75,727 visas obtained out of 91,003 applications.
3. Chinese nationals obtained 70,203 visas, or 96.71 per cent of 72,595 applications that they filed.
4. Indonesian nationals were approved 51,103 visas, or 93.1 per cent of 54,888 applications that were filed by this nationality group in 2024.
5. Filipino nationals obtained 95.77 per cent of the applications they filed for the year, 46,500 out of 48,556 applications.

Applicants From African Countries Were More Likely to Have Their Visa Rejected by the Netherlands

Applicants that received the highest number of rejected visas by Dutch authorities in 2024 include India with 14,569 rejected applications, Morocco (12,398), Türkiye (11,792), Ghana (8,394), and Egypt (7,174).

However, comparing the number of rejected applications with the number of applications filed overall, the Netherlands was likely to reject visa applications filed by the following nationalities:

1. Senegal – applicants were rejected 81.05 per cent of the applications, which is 4,478 out of 5,525 applications that were filed.
2. Algeria – 63.4 per cent of 4,388 applications that Algerians filed were rejected.
3. Mali – applicants filed 4,275 visa requests – 2,600 or 60.8 per cent of which were rejected.
4. Ghana – the authorities rejected 8,394 applications, 58 per cent of the 14,466 applications filed.
5. Uganda – applicants were rejected, 1,662 or 49.97 per cent of the 3,326 applications filed.