Qatar ranks 3rd on list of nations with highest Schengen visa applications per resident

 Monday, August 28, 2023 

According to Schengen Visainfo.com, Qatar was third on the list of nations with the highest Schengen visa applications per resident.

The year 2022 saw a striking increase in visa requests as citizens from many different nations showed a strong desire to cross borders. Kuwait, Qatar, and Kosovo were among the nations that stood out in this respect.

According to data, Kuwaiti, Qatari, and Kosovoese nationals filed the most visa requests per person.

Out of every 100,000 people, 6,891 in Kosovo, 3,426 in Kuwait, and 2,939 in Qatar sought for a visa.

According to Schengen data, 79,859 Qataris applied for uniform visas, while 53,870 did so for multiple entry visas. Almost 3 million people live in Qatar, and 2.9% of them requested a Schengen visa.

According to statistics, Qatar has a 98.9% proportion of multiple-entry visas (MEVs), whereas the percentage of uniform visas that were not given was 11.1%. In Qatar, just 325 out of every 100,000 persons received a Schengen visa.

If the 90/180 day restriction is not broken, the bearer of a multiple-entry visa may enter and exit the Schengen region as often as they choose.

In the top 10 list of countries with the highest Schengen visa applications per resident, Capo Verde (2,935), Suriname (2,726), Armenia (2,232), the United Arab Emirates (1,966), Lebanon (1,853), Tunisia (1,351), and Bahrain (1,307) were the other seven countries that trailed Qatar.

With 79,859 total applications submitted, Qatar came in 24th position overall, while Kuwait came in 14th.
Turkiye, South Africa, and India each submitted more than 500,000 applications for Schengen visas, placing them at the top of the list of overall applications.

The trends in visa applications for 2022 show how eager Qatar and other Gulf Cooperative Council countries are to experience international travel.

This haste to apply for visas reveals a desire to travel, discover, and interact with the globe, reports zawya.com.

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