Schengen visa for the Netherlands

Need a Schengen visa for the Netherlands? The website Schengenvisa.info is a knowledge base about everything related to a Schengen visa (Short Stay Visa type C). With this information we help you through it step by step process of a visa application to. The authors and initiators have built up a wealth of knowledge and made all relevant information available in one place.

Requesting one Visa Short Stay (usually a Schengen visa or Schengen visa) is always an exciting event. You don't want to do anything wrong because you're afraid to negatively influence the process. Your guest will then not be able to travel to the Netherlands. A visa rejection ultimately causes a lot of emotion. That is precisely why good and reliable information is important. You can certainly find that information here.

We advise you to read all the information on this website before applying for a visa. Use the menus at the top of the page to do so. On this website you can also read extensive information about a Schengen insurance which is mandatory for the application of a visa. In addition to Schengen visas, there are also other types visas for the Netherlands, such as a airport transit visa. A visa for a long stay (5 years visa) is one MVV immediately residence permit.

I do not live in Europe and want to travel to the Netherlands

If you do not live in an EU country and want to travel to the Netherlands, there is a good chance that you will first have to apply for a short-stay Schengen visa. Examples of this are visitors from Turkey, Morocco en Russia. But also travelers from, for example Indonesia, China, India, Philippines en Thailand must first apply for a Schengen visa before they can visit the Netherlands or other Schengen countries. It's about so-called visa-requiring nationalities.

A traveler out Brazil, Ukraine (with biometric passport) or Canada on the other hand, does not have to apply for a visa for his trip to the Netherlands. These are nationalities that are exempt from a visa requirement. Confusing, isn't it? But read on first because it will become even clearer.

A reason to visit the Netherlands can be very diverse, but it usually concerns:

• Tourist stay
• Visiting family or friends
• Stay with partner
• Business visit

Schengen visa and Schengen countries? What is that?

The Schengen area is a cooperation of 27 European member states that have a common border and visa policy. The Member States are bound by the same visa rules, which are laid down in the common Visa code, EU Regulation 810/2009/EC. This allows travelers to move within the entire Schengen area without mutual border controls. Visa holders only need one visa, the Schengen visa, to cross the external border of the Schengen area. So if you have a Schengen visa for the Netherlands, you can also travel with it to Spain or Germany, for example.

How long can a traveler requiring a visa stay in the Netherlands (or other Schengen countries)?

With a short stay Schengen visa, you can stay in the Schengen area for a maximum of 90 days (within a period of 180 days). You always get a visa for a certain period. It can also be shorter than 90 days. As long as your visa is valid, you can travel freely between 27 Schengen countries. Are you staying in the Schengen area for 90 consecutive days? Then you have to wait 90 days before you can travel to the Schengen area again.

Do you want to enter and leave the Schengen zone several times within these 180 days? Then choose the option 'multiple entries'.

In 2018, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs received and processed more than 680.000 visa applications. Of this number, more than 580.000 applications were granted.

(Source: Consular Policy Note 2019 - Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

First step: Visa required or not?

Or you one short stay visa depends, among other things, on your nationality, destination and length of stay. Do you have more than 1 nationality? Then the passport you are traveling with determines whether you need a Schengen visa.

Nationalities that did not be required to have a visa

There are 62 nationalities who are allowed to visit the Netherlands and the other Schengen countries without a visa. However, this also applies to these nationalities conditions and rules that must be met, such as the obligation to take out medical travel insurance. From 2024, things will change for visa-exempt travelers who want to travel to the EU or the Schengen area. Foreign travelers will then have to deal with it European travel information and authorization system (European travel information and authorization system – ETIAS). The ETIAS system will apply to visa-exempt third-country nationals. They will have to apply for a travel authorization online before their trip. For each application, the applicant will have to pay a travel authorization fee of €7.

Nationalities that be required to have a visa

The nationalities listed below require a visa and must have a Apply for a Schengen visa if they want to travel to the Netherlands or other Schengen countries:

Afghanistan.	Algeria	Angola
Armenia	Azerbaijan	Bahrain
Bangladesh	Belarus	Belize
Benin	Bhutan	Bolivia
Botswana	Burkina Faso	Burundi
Cambodia	Central African Republic	China
Comoros	Congo	Cuba
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Djibouti	Dominican Republic
Ecuador	Egypt	Equatorial Guinea
eritrea	Ethiopia	Fiji
Philippines	Gabon	Gambia
Ghana	Guinea	Guinea-Bissau
Guyana	Haiti	India
Indonesia	Iraq	Iran
Ivory Coast	Jamaica	Yemen
Jordan	Cape Verde	Cameroon
Kazakhstan	Kenya	Kyrgyzstan
Kuwait	Laos.	Lesotho
Lebanon	Liberia	Libya
Madagascar	Malawi	Maldives
Mali	Morocco	Mauritania
Mongolia	Mozambique	Myanmar/Burma
Namibia	Nauru	Nepal
Niger	Nigeria	North Korea
Uganda	Uzbekistan	Oman
Pakistan	Papua New Guinea	Qatar
Russia	Rwanda	Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia	Senegal	Sierra Leone
Somalia	Sri Lanka	Sudan
Suriname	Swaziland	Syrie
Tadjikistan	Tanzania	Thailand
Togo	Chad	Tunisia
Turkey	Turkmenistan	Vietnam
Zambia	Zimbabwe	South Africa
South Sudan

Apply for a Schengen visa

If you have the nationality of one of the above countries, you most likely need one Apply for a Short Stay Visa (Schengen Visa).. How to do that is on another page. Click on the button below to do so

Medical travel insurance Schengen visa

An important condition for obtaining a Schengen visa is taking out the correct one medical travel insurance which meets all EU requirements. You can do that here from just € 2 per person per day (Europe coverage). Travel medical insurance also protects the guarantor from possible costs. We offer you one Schengen visa insurance with visa guarantee! You can get one here take out insurance for someone from abroad or a Schengen insurance for the Netherlands necessary? That is also possible.

Are you bringing family, a partner or friends over from abroad? Then protect yourself and the foreign guest with good insurance. If your guest from abroad has to incur medical costs, this is insured. Dental costs as a result of an accident are also insured. The Travel Risk Insurance reimburses the costs of, among other things: general practitioner, medicines, ambulance and hospital costs in Europe or worldwide.

Country specifics

We have for a few countries the details regarding a visa application mention. You can read it here: Iran, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, Egypt, Pakistan, Vietnam , United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Ghana, Oman, United States, Algeria, Jordan, Qatar, Syria, Dominican Republic, Suriname en Tunisia.

Can't find something? Then look at our sitemap page.

Related articles:

• Country specifics
• Disclaimer
• List of nationalities requiring a visa
• Do I need a visa for the Netherlands?
• List of visa-requiring countries