Swedish authorities revealed that tourist visa applications had the highest rejection rate this year. The Swedish Migration Agency said that between the beginning of the year and August 2023, Sweden had rejected 31% of tourist visa applications.
This means that around a third of people who applied for a Schengen tourist visa at one of the Swedish embassies in August received a negative decision on their application.
Although the Swedish Migration Agency cannot provide information on the most common reasons for refusal due to the large number of applications it deals with, it is estimated that the majority of refusals are related to regarding incomplete records.
The Swedish Migration Agency further revealed to SchengenVisaInfo.com that tourist visas to visit relatives and friends in Sweden and business visas are also on the list of visa types with a high rejection rate. highest this year.
According to the Swedish Migration Agency, 27% of those who applied for visas to visit relatives and friends and 8% of those who applied for business visas were refused this year.
Speaking about the country's plan to simplify the Schengen visa application process, the Swedish Migration Agency said the country must comply with visa regulations.
There is another category, visa for medical treatment, which has a higher rejection rate, but here we only got 29 applications, which is why the reaction rate is higher, 76 per cent. Sports and culture are also around 20 per cent, but these are about 450 and roughly 200 applications, respectively.
However, he emphasized that the current regulations are already generous, allowing travelers who comply with the regulations to obtain visas with a longer validity period.
Regarding plans to speed up visa processing times, Sweden said it continuously reviews and increases staff numbers during the peak season to be able to handle the increasing volume of applications.
The Visa Code itself is a generous and favourable regulatory framework where people who travel frequently and manage their visas (i.e. do not abuse them) have the opportunity to obtain long visas for multiple entries.
Sweden has also previously assured all applicants that it does not use any secret algorithms to screen Schengen visa applicants.
The Swedish Migration Agency has stated that all applicants must go through the same procedures and that the country does not discriminate against applicants or support such practices.
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Swedish authorities revealed that tourist visa applications had the highest rejection rate this year. The Swedish Migration Agency said that between the beginning of the year and August 2023, Sweden had rejected 31% of tourist visa applications.
This means that around a third of people who applied for a Schengen tourist visa at one of the Swedish embassies in August received a negative decision on their application.
Although the Swedish Migration Agency cannot provide information on the most common reasons for refusal due to the large number of applications it deals with, it is estimated that the majority of refusals are related to regarding incomplete records.
The Swedish Migration Agency further revealed to SchengenVisaInfo.com that tourist visas to visit relatives and friends in Sweden and business visas are also on the list of visa types with a high rejection rate. highest this year.
According to the Swedish Migration Agency, 27% of those who applied for visas to visit relatives and friends and 8% of those who applied for business visas were refused this year.
Speaking about the country's plan to simplify the Schengen visa application process, the Swedish Migration Agency said the country must comply with visa regulations.
