Traveling from Canada to the Netherlands

Topics on this page:

• Visa-free travel from Canada to the Netherlands? Read the entry conditions for the Netherlands here
• Conditions for visa-free travel from Canada to the Netherlands
• How long can a Canadian stay in the Netherlands?
• Netherlands Embassy in Ottawa
• Medical travel insurance for Canadians
• What does the Travel Risk Insurance cover for Ukrainians?
• How much does medical travel insurance cost?
• Take out the compulsory medical travel insurance here

Visa-free travel from Canada to the Netherlands? Read the entry conditions for the Netherlands here

Canadians are not required to have a visa if they want to travel to the Netherlands or another Schengen country. However, entry conditions do apply, such as the obligation to take out travel medical insurance.

People regularly come over from Canada to visit the Netherlands. Usually it is a family visit. Of course you also want your guest from Canada to be properly insured for unexpected emergency medical assistance. For this you can easily take out medical travel insurance here on this website so that your guest is well insured during his or her stay in the Netherlands.

Conditions for visa-free travel from Canada to the Netherlands

Canadians who travel to the Netherlands, for example to visit family, can do so without first applying for a visa. Nevertheless, there are rules for visa-free travel. For example, a guest from Canada must have:

• A valid travel document (passport). The travel document must be valid for 3 months after the end of your stay in the Netherlands. It should also not be older than 10 years.
• Evidence that demonstrates the purpose of the trip. For example:
  • A reservation for a hotel or other accommodation; or
  • An invitation from the person with whom the Canadian will be staying in the Netherlands.
• Evidence that shows that you have sufficient financial means for the stay in the Netherlands, the transit and/or the return journey. You must be able to demonstrate that you have access to € 55 per day. This can be done, for example: with one or more bank statements, traveller's checks or cash. Does someone in the Netherlands guarantee the costs of the trip and accommodation? Then make sure you have the form proof of guarantee and/or private accommodationhave with you. For visa-free travel, it is not mandatory to legalize the signature at the municipality.
• A copy of proof of a medical travel insurance which is closed in your name. The person in the Netherlands who invites you or where you are staying may also take out the insurance for you. The medical travel insurance covers at least € 30.000 for medical costs in the Schengen area. The insurance will in any case cover the following costs:
  • Costs for returning to the country of origin for medical reasons.
  • Urgent medical care.
  • Emergency treatment in hospital.
• Documentary evidence that you have sufficient reasons to return to Canada. For example:
  • An employer statement.
  • Proof of enrollment in a school of school-going children.
  • Proof of ownership of an owner-occupied home and/or other immovable property.
• An option on or (provisional) reservation of a return ticket.

Please note: If you do not meet the above conditions or cannot provide the required documents, for example the policy of a medical travel insurance, entry to the Netherlands and other Schengen countries may be refused.

How long can a Canadian stay in the Netherlands?

It does not matter for the period of stay in the Netherlands whether or not you need a Schengen visa. A foreign visitor/tourist may stay in the Schengen area for a maximum of 90 days out of 180. You can also enter and leave the Schengen area during this period. The 90 days can be spread over 180 days, but they can also be used all at once in a row. If you stay in the Netherlands/Schengen area for 90 consecutive days, you will therefore have to wait 90 days before you can travel from Canada to the Netherlands/Schengen area again.

Netherlands Embassy in Ottawa

• Ambassador: Ines Coppoolse
• Address: 350 Albert Street | Suite 2020 Ottawa, ON K1R 1A4
• Phone: +16132375031 – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Fax: + 16132376471
• Email: ott@minbuza.nl

Opening hours

Attention: if you have a consular question, just use the contact form below.

Monday to Friday: 9.00:16.30 am – XNUMX:XNUMX pm (by appointment only).

Also check the closing days of the embassy.

Consular questions

• via telephone number +16132375031. Please note: are you calling from the Netherlands? Then call +31 247 247 247.
• through whatsapp. Send a WhatsApp message directly. Or add the mobile number +316 8238 7796 to your smartphone's contact list and send your message.
• by email through it contact form..

Medical travel insurance for Canadians

Your guest from Canada may travel to the Netherlands without a visa, but medical travel insurance is mandatory. We have summarized the main points of attention:

• Medical travel insurance is always mandatory when visiting the Netherlands/Schengen, even if you are allowed to travel visa-free. We advise you to take out Travel Risk Insurance.
• You can take out EU-approved travel insurance on this website for your guest from Canada and pay the premium for it.
• The Travel Risk Insurance from Allianz Global Assistance meets all requirements set by the Dutch government for medical travel insurance for foreign guests.
• You will receive the policy very soon after your application, usually the same or the next day (even earlier if you request it).
• As long as the policy has not yet taken effect, you can have it adjusted free of charge, for example because the departure date from Canada appears to be different.
• Existing ailments, illnesses and disorders that already existed on or before the commencement date of the insurance are not insured. The medical travel insurance for persons from Canada is exclusively intended for sudden and unexpected medical costs during a stay in the Netherlands or other European countries.

What does Travel Risk Insurance cover for Canadians?

Premium per person per day	from € 2,-
Maximum age up to	70 years
SOS costs (including assistance, rescue and search)	✔
Medical costs (including hospital, specialist and doctors)	✔
Illness, accident or loss of the insured	✔
Accident or death of non-accompanying family of the insured	✔
Death of co-insured travel companion	✔
Repatriation (including ambulance plane and transport of mortal remains)	✔
Funeral/cremation costs and family travel costs	✔
Travel documents (purchase costs)	✔
Replacement clothing and/or toiletries	✔
Damage to lodgings	✔
Damage to insured property in the country of origin	✔
Forced delay	✔
Options to be insured:
Winter sports and special sports	✔
Cancellation	✔
Global coverage	✔

Read the policy conditions for the maximum reimbursements and any exclusions.

How much does medical travel insurance cost?

Medical travel insurance for Canadians only costs € 3 per day because you have to opt for worldwide coverage. The Travel Risk Insurance can be taken out for persons up to the age of 69. Is your guest from Canada older? Then read this information: Travel insurance 70 years and older.

Premium medical insurance

Europe coverage	€ 2,-
Global coverage	€ 3,-
Winter/special sports	€ 1,15
Cancellation	5% of travel sum
Minimum premium	€ 11,50
Policy costs	€ 4,50
Premium per person per day. Up to and including 69 years.

Take out the compulsory medical travel insurance here

Here you can easily and quickly take out medical travel insurance yourself. You are then the policyholder (premium payer) and your guest from Canada is the insured. You take out the policy and send it to the person coming to the Netherlands (you can also email it because you will receive the policy as a digital file). You can take out a Travel Risk Insurance below: