With a short-stay Schengen visa, you may stay in the Schengen area for a maximum of 90 days (within a period of 180 days). You are always issued a visa for a specific period. This period may also be shorter than 90 days. As long as your visa is valid, you may travel freely between the 26 Schengen countries.
Do you want to enter and leave the Schengen zone several times within 180 days? Then choose the 'multiple entry' option with your application.
Travel to the Schengen area
With a valid 'single entry' visa you can enter the Schengen area once. You may be in the Schengen area for a maximum of 90 days out of 180. During these 90 days you can travel to and stay in all Schengen countries. Are you entering the Schengen area via another country? Then you have to show that the Netherlands is the destination.
However, do you have a valid multiple-entry visa for multiple trips? Then you can also enter and leave the Schengen area several times with this visa. The first time you enter the Schengen area, you show that the Netherlands is your destination.
Schengen Visitor Insurance OOM
Do you need travel insurance for a visa application? The Schengen Visitor insurance from OOM Verzekeringen is the best choice! This Dutch insurer from Rijswijk specializes in Schengen insurance.
The Schengen Visitor insurance offers visa guarantee (if the visa is refused, you get the premium back) and extensive coverage up to €500.000. With a low premium starting at €1,60 per day, it is a reliable and affordable choice. You can take out the insurance online immediately, and you will receive the policy within an hour.
✔ Meets all requirements for a Schengen visa application with ease.
✔ Affordable and good: From just €1,60 per person per day.
✔ The policy by email within 1 hour (iDEAL, credit card or PayPal).
✔ Also for persons over 70 years of age
✔ Coverage for medical expenses up to a maximum of €500.000
✔ VISA GUARANTEE: If your Schengen visa is rejected, you will receive a refund of the premium.
✔ Liability coverage can optionally be included.
The Schengen Visitor insurance is the best choice for a successful Schengen visa application!
Would you prefer to receive the policy in English? Click here: Calculate premium and finalize.
More information about OOM's Schengen insurance:
- Coverage overview Schengen Visitor Insurance
- Policy conditions Schengen Visitor Insurance
- Schengen Visitor Insurance Insurance Card
Where is a Schengen visa valid?
The Netherlands is part of the Schengen area. The Schengen area consists of several European countries. The Schengen area consists of:
- Belgium
- Denmark (without Faroe Islands and Greenland)
- Germany
- Estonia
- Finland
- France (without French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Réunion)
- Greece
- Hungary
- Italy
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- The Netherlands
- Norway (without Spitsbergen)
- Austria
- Poland
- Portugal (including Azores and Madeira)
- Slovenia
- Slovakia
- Spain (including Balearic Islands and Canary Islands)
- Czech Republic
- Iceland
- Sweden
- Switzerland
Extending a short stay visa
You can only extend a Schengen visa or visa-exempt period in very exceptional circumstances. For example, if you are unable to leave the Netherlands due to serious illness or force majeure. Your total stay may not exceed 90 days. You must also have sufficient funds to support yourself. Furthermore, you must be able to demonstrate that you have taken out medical travel insurance for the period you are staying in the Netherlands. To submit the request, you must make an appointment at an IND office.
Visa extension above 90 days for Surinamese aged 60 or older
Are you a Surinamese national and 60 years or older? Then you can extend the visa once per stay beyond 90 days . You do not need a special reason for this extension. The visa can be extended by a maximum of 90 days and is only valid for the Benelux countries. To submit the request, you must make an appointment at an IND office.
Change visa from single entry to multiple entry
If you entered the Netherlands with a single-entry visa and wish to change it to a multiple-entry visa, this is only possible in situations of force majeure, humanitarian reasons, serious professional reasons, or personal circumstances. These circumstances must have changed after you traveled to the Netherlands. To submit the request, you must make an appointment at an IND office.
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