Do you want to travel from the Philippines to the Netherlands? Then a Schengen visa is required
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To travel to the Netherlands, the Filipino guest needs a Schengen visa. You can apply for this by completely completing a visa application form.
You submit the visa application to the external service provider VFS Global in Manila. When applying for a visa, you must submit a travel document that is no more than 10 years old and is valid for at least 3 months on the last day of validity of the visa. Medical travel insurance that meets EU conditions is also a requirement.
Do you want to come to the Netherlands for a maximum of 90 days, for example for a holiday, business trip or family visit? Then follow these steps to apply for a Schengen visa in the Philippines:
Step 1: Check whether you need a visa and where you can apply for it
If you don't need a visa, see what other documents you need. If you have a diplomatic, service or official passport, you usually need a Schengen visa. You can apply for a Schengen visa for the Netherlands and Latvia at VFS Global in Cebu or Makati if you live in the Philippines, Marshall Islands, Micronesia or Palau. Do you want to visit several Schengen countries? Then check which country you need to apply for the visa from.
Step 2: Collect the right documents, depending on the purpose of your trip
Use the checklist on the VFS Global website to see which documents you need. If you are related to an EU/EEA citizen or Swiss, you may be able to get a free facilitating Schengen visa.
Step 3: Make an appointment with VFS Global
You can apply for the visa up to 6 months (9 months for seafarers) before your trip and at least 45 calendar days before your trip. Go to your appointment yourself, unless you have already applied for a Schengen visa in the past 5 years and submitted your photo and fingerprints.
Step 4: Go to your appointment
Submit the documents, give your fingerprints, answer questions about your trip, pay the visa fee, discuss whether to collect your passport or have it sent to you, and receive a reference number to track your application. You can find the visa costs and payment options on the website.
Step 5: Pick up your passport or have it sent to you
Check that the information on your visa is correct. Is the information wrong or can you not use the visa for your trip? Please contact the Dutch embassy in Manila. If your application has been rejected, read what you can do.
Step 6: Prepare your trip
Travel with the Schengen visa in your passport to the Netherlands or another Schengen country and show it on departure and arrival. The border control also asks for other documents, such as medical travel insurance, which you can find in the checklist for traveling to the Netherlands.
Do you have questions about making an appointment at VFS Global or about the status of your application? Contact VFS Global in the Philippines. For other questions you can contact Netherlands Worldwide.
What is a Schengen Visa?
A Schengen visa is a joint visa for all Schengen states (the Netherlands is part of the Schengen area) and gives access to the 26 Schengen member states in Europe. You can travel through a large part of Europe with a Schengen visa without having to apply for a separate visa for each country.
When can I apply for a Schengen visa?
A visa application for the Netherlands can be submitted at the earliest 6 months and at the latest 15 calendar days before the start of the intended travel date. Our advice is to submit an application well in advance of the intended departure date.
What is the validity period of a visa for travelers from the Philippines?
The stay in the Schengen area is limited to a maximum of 90 days within a period of 180 days for visa-requiring and non-visa-requiring persons from outside the EU. This means that a Filipino who has been in the Schengen area for 90 days may only return to the Netherlands after he has been outside the Schengen area for 90 days.
A Schengen visa is in principle valid for 6 months from the date of issue. The stay in the Schengen area must take place within these 6 months. The return journey may therefore not take place after the expiry date.
How do I apply for a Schengen visa?
You must have one Schengen visa always request in person if you have not yet provided biometric data. You then have your fingerprints taken. You do this when you submit your application. These remain valid for 59 months. For some applicants, such as children under the age of 12, this is not necessary. Have you provided biometrics (fingerprints and photo) within the last 59 months prior to your current application? Then you can choose to have your application submitted by someone else. You do not have to appear in person.
You apply for a visa at the Dutch representation in your own country (country of origin). Or in the country where you live with a valid residence permit (country of residence).
You often have to submit the visa application to an external agency: the external service provider (EDV). The Dutch government uses this Vfs global. This office will receive the application and send it to the Dutch representation for processing. In this case, in addition to the costs for the visa application, you also pay an additional amount to the external service provider.
Visa application for the Netherlands in Manila
The Dutch embassy in Manila uses an external service provider, VFS Global, to process a visa application and associated documents. The details of VFS Global Manila:
Netherlands Visa Application Center – VFS Global
- Mezzaine Floor, Ecoplaza Bldg.
- Don Chino Roces Ave Ext.
- Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines
- Telephone: + 63 2 528-2503 (Monday – Friday from 07:00 – 16:00)
- Email: info.nlph@vfshelpline.com (Monday Friday)
Visit the website of Vfs global for the visa requirements and to make an appointment.
Netherlands Embassy in Manila
- Ambassador: Saskia de Lang
- Address: 26th Floor BDO Equitable Tower, 8751 Paseo de Roxas, Makati City, Metro Manila.
- Telephone: +6327866666 Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Fax: + 6327866600
- Email: man@minbuza.nl
- Opening hours: Monday to Thursday: 8.00:17.30 am – 8.00:14.00 pm. Friday: XNUMX a.m. – XNUMX p.m. Also check the days on which the embassy is closed.
Consular section contact details
- Opening hours: Monday to Thursday: 8.30:12.00 am – 12.30:16.00 pm and 8.30:13.00 pm – XNUMX:XNUMX pm. Friday: XNUMX am – XNUMX pm.
- Ask your consular questions via the contact form..
- Schengen visas for the Netherlands, Latvia, Poland and the Caribbean territories: Make an appointment via Vfs global or the embassy's online appointment system.
Processing time for Schengen visa application for the Netherlands
The Dutch embassy strives to make a decision about your visa application within 15 calendar days at the latest. In exceptional cases, this period can be extended to 30 days or to 60 days if your application is submitted to the authorities in the Netherlands. In these cases you will be notified of the extension of the processing time.
In order to process your application within 15 calendar days, it is important that your application is submitted in full (see the list of required documents, which shows you what is required for your visa application). Prior to the interview, the desk clerk will check whether the applicant has all the necessary documents with him. If some documents are missing, you will be notified. You then have the option to submit an application at a later time.
If you do not include all documents with the application, you will have a maximum of 10 calendar days to submit them. If, for whatever reason, you are unable to provide the documents within 10 days, the embassy will make a decision based on the documents you have provided. This decision can be negative if the requested documents are missing, a visa for the Netherlands will not be issued.
The fees paid for the visa application will not be refunded in the event of a refusal.
Visa application from the Philippines to visit partner, family or friends in the Netherlands
An overview of the necessary documents for visiting family or friends that you must submit with your application for a Schengen visa:
- A passport valid for at least three months upon return to the Philippines.
- A clear, fully completed, signed and dated application form.
- Two recent passport photos* (3,5 x 4,5 cm) with a light (eg white) background.
- All previous passports.
- All nationalities except the Filipino must provide the following: a visa or a residence permit for the Philippines + local registration that is still valid for 3 months upon return to the Philippines.
- For an employee: an original letter from the employer or company with permission for leave. An employer's statement stating salary, date of commencement of employment.
- For a business owner: a photocopy of your business registration with the SEC/DTI, a photocopy of your business license issued by the local government, your business tax registration, and a photocopy of your bank statements for the last three months .
- For students: proof of enrollment at a university or school, permission for leave if, is traveled during a period of study.
- For minors traveling without both parents: permission from DSWD to travel.
- For non-workers and pensioners: a photocopy of the bank statements of the last three months.
- An invitation letter in Dutch from the sponsor in the Netherlands, stating the duration and period of stay.
- An original legalized guarantee statement* from the sponsor from the municipality where the sponsor resides. The name of the invitee should already be on the form.
- For the sponsor if an employee: employer's statement, salary slips for the last three months**, employment contract.
- For the sponsor if an entrepreneur: an extract from the Chamber of Commerce and bank statements of the last three months of your private and company account.
- Photocopy of the sponsor's passport and, if applicable, the Dutch residence permit.
- A flight ticket reservation for the entire period of stay. Do not buy a plane ticket before the visa is approved.
- Medical travel insurance for the entire duration of your stay in the Schengen area.
Compulsory travel insurance for a Schengen visa
In March 2004, the EU decided in Brussels to introduce mandatory travel insurance from 1 June 2004 as a condition for issuing a Schengen visa. This means that everyone who receives a visa must have travel insurance for the entire travel period in Schengen, the insurance must offer a minimum cover of € 30.000, including medical and repatriation costs.
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Please note: This insurance must be taken out before leaving the Philippines and the travel insurance can only be taken out for persons under the age of 70! Is your guest 70 years or older? Read more information for an alternative here: Schengen travel insurance for persons aged 70 and older.
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Frequently asked questions about a Schengen visa Philippines - Netherlands (FAQ)
Read the frequently asked questions and answers about a Schengen visa and compulsory medical insurance below.
Yes, travelers from the Philippines are required to have a visa for the Netherlands and the Schengen area.
A Schengen visa application for the Netherlands can be submitted at the earliest 6 months and at the latest 15 calendar days (due to the normal maximum decision period) before the intended travel date. It is therefore advisable to submit the application well in advance.
De Travel Risk Insurance from Allianz Global Assistance is an excellent insurance for travelers from the Philippines as it meets all requirements and is always accepted by the embassy and VFS Global. Allianz Global Assistance is the largest travel insurer in the world and has been chosen several times as the best travel insurer in the Netherlands.
Yes, we recommend that too. Foreign insurers can be less reliable. The medical travel insurance may be taken out by a guarantor, sponsor or family member in the Netherlands. The sponsor is then the policyholder and the visa applicant is the insured.
Yes, the travel insurance for foreigners is valid throughout Europe. However, you are not insured in the country of origin (the country where you lived before leaving for the Netherlands and/or the country of your nationality).
No, if the visa has been rejected and the insurance has not yet taken effect, the policy will be canceled and you will not have to pay anything. So you run no risk.
With a first visa application you are usually only eligible for a single entry. A visa can also be issued for two or multiple entries. It is therefore best for someone who travels frequently from the Philippines to ask for multiple entry. If you have been to the Netherlands with a Schengen visa before without any problems, you can apply for a multi-entry next time.
In normal situations, the embassy will make a decision within 15 calendar days. This decision period is determined by law and is included in the European Visa Code (Term Regulation (EC) 810/2009). The legal decision period starts on the day the visa application is received by the embassy. In some cases, more time is needed to conduct research. In that case, the decision period can be extended to a maximum of 30 days. If this is the case, you will receive a message from the IND. If additional documents are required, this period may be extended to 60 days in exceptional cases.
A visa for a short stay (up to 90 days) costs € 80 For children aged 6 to 12: € 40 For children up to 6 years of age: € 0 The costs for the VFS service fee Global may amount to a maximum of € 40 (half the costs for a visa application).
A visa application for the Netherlands starts with filling in a visa application form and then collecting the mandatory documents such as proof of travel medical insurance. The best thing you can do for that checklist of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
You must have a valid Filipino biometric passport not older than 10 years. You may not pose a threat to public order, national security or international relations of one of the Schengen countries. In addition, there are a number of conditions, which you can read here: about the visa procedure »
