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Portugal business visa success rate for Angolan citizens (2025)

55.8% of business visa applications for Portugal lodged in Angola were approved in 2025, and 44.2% refused. Approval is down from 89.4% in 2024. Consulates of Portugal in Angola received 56,169 short-stay Schengen applications in 2025, of which 24,807 were not issued. The European Commission groups these figures by the country an application was lodged in rather than by passport, so they describe applicants applying from Angola. They are an aggregate outcome, not your personal odds: finances, ties, purpose and refusal history all move an individual case well above or below the average. The estimator below weighs your own finances, ties, travel history and refusal record instead.

Last reviewed August 2026 per our editorial standards. Rate: European Commission — Schengen short-stay visa statistics for consulates (per Schengen state) .

Portugal assesses a business visa on whether your trip is a genuine, short business visit. As an approximate starting point, this route runs near a 59% base approval for Angolan citizens — your finances, ties and history then push your personal odds up or down. Published approval rates for Angola run at 45.7% on US visitor visas in FY2025 and 54.6% on Schengen short-stay applications in 2025.

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Where Angola sits in the official data

Two governments publish visa outcomes broken down by country. Neither predicts an individual decision, but together they show how Angolan applicants fare relative to everyone else, and which of the destinations we cover currently refuses the fewest applications from Angola.

UK business visas — year to March 2026

The UK is the only government that publishes outcomes by nationality and visa type, so it is the one place a business-visa figure for Angola actually exists. 36.4% of Angolan business applications were refused across 2,180 decisions , against 33.8% the year before. That volume makes Angola the 68th-largest source of UK business applicants, of 110 countries with meaningful numbers. Different country, different rules — a reference point, not your odds here.

US visitor visas — FY2025

A 54.3% adjusted refusal rate places Angola 155th of 199 nationalities the State Department publishes — a lower refusal rate than 22% of them. The median nationality sits at 31.8%, so Angola is 22.5 points above it.

Schengen short-stay visas — 2025

Across all Schengen consulates in Angola, 45.4% of short-stay applications were not issued — 117th of 127 countries with a meaningful application volume, and 29.8 points above the 15.6% median.

Schengen short-stay applications lodged in Angola in 2025, by issuing state. All rows use the European Commission's methodology, so they are comparable with each other — the US figure is computed differently and is shown separately above.
DestinationRefusedIssuedDecided
Italy28.2%71.8%1,283
France39.6%60.4%2,063
Germany40%60%3,113
Portugalthis page44.2%55.8%56,169
Spain51.1%48.9%3,882
the Netherlands60.3%39.7%1,958

Among Schengen states, applications lodged in Angola were refused least often by Italy at 28.2% and most often by the Netherlands at 60.3% — a gap of 32.1 points on a like-for-like basis. That gap reflects who applies where as much as how strictly each state decides, so it is a starting point for choosing a main destination, not a ranking of leniency. You must still apply to the state where you will spend the most nights.

Demand and outcome moved together for Angola between 2024 and 2025. Schengen consulates there decided 72,078 short-stay applications, against 43,192 the year before — up 66.9% — while the refusal rate went from 28.9% to 45.4%. Had 2024's rate held, roughly 11,881 of the 72,078 applicants refused in 2025 would have been issued a visa instead.

Sources: U.S. Department of State — Adjusted Refusal Rate, B-Visas Only, by Nationality and European Commission — Schengen short-stay visa statistics for consulates . Schengen figures are grouped by the country an application was lodged in, not by passport.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Portugal business visa refusal rate for Angolan citizens?

44.2% in 2025, against 10.6% in 2024 — meaning 55.8% of decided cases ended in a visa. Short-stay (type C) applications lodged in Angola at consulates of Portugal and refused during 2025, as a share of those decided (issued plus refused) — the European Commission's own basis, which excludes applications still pending or withdrawn. Rows are grouped by where an application was lodged, so this describes people applying from Angola rather than passport holders. Your own case is assessed on its own evidence, so use the estimator on this page rather than the average.

Where does this Portugal refusal-rate figure come from?

From European Commission — Schengen short-stay visa statistics for consulates (per Schengen state), covering 2025. We restate the published figure without adjustment and link the source file directly, so you can check it yourself.

What matters most for a Portugal business visa?

Officers focus on whether your trip is a genuine, short business visit. In practice the single biggest lever is a credible invitation and ties, so make that part of your application as strong and well-documented as possible.

Does a previous visa refusal affect my chances?

Yes. A prior refusal weighs on new applications until its underlying reason is addressed. Find out exactly why you were refused, fix what caused it, and clearly show what is different this time.

Is this a guarantee of approval?

No. GetVisaOdds is an educational planning tool, not legal advice and not a guarantee. Only a consular or immigration officer can decide your application. We show approximate odds and the reasons behind them so you can prepare better.

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Completely. The estimate runs entirely in your browser. Your answers are never sent to a server or stored — there is no sign-up and nothing to leak.

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