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Schengen business visa success rate for Mauritanian citizens (2025)

63% of business visa applications for the Schengen area lodged in Mauritania were approved in 2025, and 37% refused. Approval is down from 67.5% in 2024. Schengen consulates in Mauritania received 25,265 short-stay Schengen applications in 2025, of which 8,618 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 Mauritania. 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 .

How likely is a business visa to the Schengen Area for Mauritanian citizens? Officers focus on whether your trip is a genuine, short business visit. A typical applicant sees roughly 55%, and the biggest single lever is a credible invitation and ties. Published approval rates for Mauritania run at 32.4% on US visitor visas in FY2025 and 63% on Schengen short-stay applications in 2025.

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Where Mauritania sits in the official data

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

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 Mauritania actually exists. 32% of Mauritanian business applications were refused across 294 decisions , against 26.6% the year before. Different country, different rules — a reference point, not your odds here.

US visitor visas — FY2025

A 67.6% adjusted refusal rate places Mauritania 181st of 199 nationalities the State Department publishes — a lower refusal rate than 9% of them. The median nationality sits at 31.8%, so Mauritania is 35.8 points above it.

Schengen short-stay visas — 2025

Across all Schengen consulates in Mauritania, 37% of short-stay applications were not issued — 109th of 127 countries with a meaningful application volume, and 21.4 points above the 15.6% median.

Schengen short-stay applications lodged in Mauritania 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
France31%69%5,090
Spain37.5%62.5%16,405
Germany48.9%51.1%1,806

Among Schengen states, applications lodged in Mauritania were refused least often by France at 31% and most often by Germany at 48.9% — a gap of 17.9 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 Mauritania between 2024 and 2025. Schengen consulates there decided 23,301 short-stay applications, against 22,867 the year before — up 1.9% — while the refusal rate went from 32.5% to 37%. Had 2024's rate held, roughly 1,045 of the 23,301 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 Schengen business visa refusal rate for Mauritanian citizens?

37% in 2025, against 32.5% in 2024 — meaning 63% of decided cases ended in a visa. Short-stay (type C) applications lodged in Mauritania at any Schengen consulate and refused during 2025, as a share of those decided (issued plus refused) — the European Commission's own basis. Rows are grouped by where an application was lodged, not by passport. Your own case is assessed on its own evidence, so use the estimator on this page rather than the average.

Where does this Schengen refusal-rate figure come from?

From European Commission — Schengen short-stay visa statistics for consulates, 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 Schengen 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.

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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