Africa EventsComparing the #Visa #Rejection Rate of #Africans versus the Rest of the World
The number of applications for #Europe’s #Schengen Area #visas has been declining over the years as rejection rates have surged. While restrictive for all applications, the #European visa regime is notably more stringent towards #African visa applicants than those from other regions. Addressing these issues would signal Europe's commitment to actively engage in #business and #strengthen #trade relations between Africa and #Europe.
Africa accounted for seven of the top 10 countries with the highest Schengen visa rejection rates in 2022: #Algeria (45.8%), #Guinea-Bissau (45.2%), #Nigeria (45.1%), #Ghana (43.6%), #Senegal (41.6%), #Guinea (40.6%), and #Mali (39.9%). By contrast, only one in twenty-five applicants residing in the #US, #Canada, or the #UK were rejected, and one in ten from #Russia. As per illustration, #Algerians face a rejection rate that is ten times greater than that of those applying in #Canada, while #Ghanaians are four times more likely to be rejected than #Russians. #Nigerians face almost three times the rejection rate of applicants in #Turkey (15.5) and twice that of #Iranians (23.7)...
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