The EU raked in billions of Euros from rejected visas from African nationals in 2023, including R 15.7 million from South Africans.
Last year the European Union generated €56.3 million from rejected visa applications from African nationals. South Africans are included in this.
Since South African nationals require visas to enter the Schengen Area, South African passport holders must apply for Schengen visas prior to travel.Collectively, Africans paid €56.3 in non-refundable application fees for Schengen visa applications that were rejected in 2023. , this is an increase from the previous year’s amount of €49.9 million received from 624 344 rejected visa applications from African countries in 2022, as recorded by the European Commission.
A study by the LAGO Collective, a UK-based community of researchers and policymakers, found that the 2023 total rejected visas generated €130 million , from the 2022 figure of €105 million . Algeria was the most rejected African countryThe number of rejected Schengen visa applications each year results in Africans losing hard-earned cash.
Although a costly visa to obtain, the Schengen visa is an attractive permit to travellers since it allows entry to many states.On 11 June the EU raised the cost of these visas to € 90 .
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