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Schengen family / spouse visa success rate for Jamaican citizens

In the UK — the only government that publishes visa outcomes broken down by both nationality and visa type — 82.2% of Jamaican family visa applications were approved, down from 86.4% a year earlier, across 366 decisions in the year to March 2026. For Jamaican family applicants that is the only approval rate on record anywhere. the Schengen area does not publish family decisions by nationality, so no Schengen-specific rate exists for Jamaica — and any site quoting one is estimating. Where Jamaica does have published rates, they run at 55.7% on US visitor visas in FY2025 and 93.2% across 5,263 Schengen short-stay decisions in 2025 — a wider picture of how Jamaican applications are treated, though neither is a family-visa figure. What Schengen does document is the decision itself: officers assess whether the family relationship is genuine and the sponsor can support you, and the biggest single lever is the relationship and sponsor. The estimator below weighs your own finances, ties, travel history and refusal record instead.

Last reviewed July 2026 per our editorial standards.

How likely is a family visa to the Schengen Area for Jamaican citizens? Officers focus on whether the family relationship is genuine and the sponsor can support you. A typical applicant sees roughly 82%, and the biggest single lever is the relationship and sponsor. Published approval rates for Jamaica run at 55.7% on US visitor visas in FY2025 and 93.2% on Schengen short-stay applications in 2025.

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Where Jamaica sits in the official data

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

UK family 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 family-visa figure for Jamaica actually exists. 17.8% of Jamaican family applications were refused across 366 decisions , against 13.6% the year before. That volume makes Jamaica the 36th-largest source of UK family applicants, of 42 countries with meaningful numbers. Different country, different rules — a reference point, not your odds here.

US visitor visas — FY2025

A 44.3% adjusted refusal rate places Jamaica 132nd of 199 nationalities the State Department publishes — a lower refusal rate than 34% of them. The median nationality sits at 31.8%, so Jamaica is 12.5 points above it.

Schengen short-stay visas — 2025

Across all Schengen consulates in Jamaica, 6.8% of short-stay applications were not issued — 33rd of 127 countries with a meaningful application volume, and 8.8 points below the 15.6% median.

Schengen short-stay applications lodged in Jamaica 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
Spain1.7%98.3%3,406
Germany7.1%92.9%1,199

Among Schengen states, applications lodged in Jamaica were refused least often by Spain at 1.7% and most often by Germany at 7.1% — a gap of 5.4 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.

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.

What actually moves the needle

Evidence of a genuine relationship

This is the heart of family decisions for Schengen. Make it concrete and documented rather than assumed.

A sponsor who meets the requirements

Officers weigh this alongside everything else — gather clear evidence before you apply.

Funds and accommodation that are documented

Officers weigh this alongside everything else — gather clear evidence before you apply.

Context for Jamaica applicants

Published approval rates for Jamaica run at 55.7% on US visitor visas in FY2025 and 93.2% on Schengen short-stay applications in 2025. Your personal profile matters far more than any nationality-level pattern, so focus on the levers above.

Avoid the common pitfall

The most frequent reason this route fails is thin relationship evidence or a sponsor who falls short of requirements. Address it directly and you remove the biggest doubt.

Frequently asked questions

Is there an official Schengen family visa success rate for Jamaican citizens?

Not one we currently carry. We only print a rate when we hold the publisher's own figure for this nationality and this visa category, and we do not hold one for the Schengen area family visas. The figure shown on this page is a modelled estimate built from published route-level data and your answers — we label it as such rather than presenting it as a government statistic. What you can act on is the documented requirement set below, which is what the decision actually turns on.

What matters most for a Schengen family visa?

Officers focus on whether the family relationship is genuine and the sponsor can support you. In practice the single biggest lever is the relationship and sponsor, 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.

Is my information private?

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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