If you want to travel to the Netherlands or want to transfer at an airport, you may have to deal with a Schengen visa.
Whether you need a visa depends, among other things, on you nationality. View the list of visa-requiring countries. Do you have more than 1 nationality? Then the passport you are traveling with determines whether you need a visa for the Netherlands. Remember that if you need a visa, you also need one Schengen insurance must close. You may need to transfer at the airport if you want to transfer airport transit visa .
A visa is an official permission to enter and stay in a country. A visa is usually issued by the embassy or consulate of the country the traveler is going to. The issuance of a Schengen visa is bound by rules. There are also different visas, the issue of which is determined by the purpose of the trip. View here which visas are available.
Airport transit visa
With a airport transit visa you can transfer or change planes at an airport in the Netherlands. With this visa you are not allowed to pass passport control at the airport and you cannot visit the Netherlands. For this you need a Schengen visa for the Netherlands.
Short stay Schengen visa
With a Short stay Schengen visa you can use up to 90 days out of 180 days in all countries of the Schengen area stay. For example for vacation, business or a visit to family or friends. The Netherlands is also one Schengen country.
On the visa sticker states the period for which the visa is valid. As long as it visa valid you can travel freely between all countries in the Schengen area.
No visa required?
Are you visa-free and do you want to travel to the Netherlands? In the checklist you can read which other documents you need for your trip to the Netherlands. And what you can or can't take with you. Also don't forget to get one international medical travel insurance to close.
View the checklist for traveling to the Netherlands
Orange Carpet Visa Program
Do you often travel to the Netherlands for business? The Orange Carpet Visa Program makes it easier for business travelers from certain countries to apply for a Schengen visa. For example, you do fewer documents to display at each visa applicationg you do. The Orange Carpet Visa program is available in a limited number of countries.
Read more about the Orange Carpet Visa Program
Facilitating Schengen Visa
With a facilitating Schengen visa you can enter for a maximum of 90 days out of 180 days The Netherlands and the other countries in the Schengen area. You can only apply for this visa if you are a family member of someone with the nationality of a country in the EU, the EEA or Switzerland.
Read more about the facilitating Schengen visa
Long stay visa (mvv)
A long stay visa also called one authorization for temporary stay (MVV). With this visa you can stay in the Netherlands for more than 90 days.
Entry visa
You may need an entry visa if you are abroad and your residence permitg is lost, stolen or expired for the Netherlands. With this visa you can travel back to the Netherlands.
Read how to apply for an entry visa
Caribbean visa
With a Caribbean visa you can visit the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. These are Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten. You cannot travel to the Netherlands with a Caribbean visa.
There are 2 types of Caribbean visa:
- Caribbean short stay visa. This allows you to stay for a maximum of 90 days.
- Caribbean long stay visa. This allows you to stay longer than 90 days.
Check if you need a Caribbean visa
ETIAS (European Travel Information and Authorization System)
As of November 2023, in the Schengen area ETIAS implemented. ETIAS stands for European travel information and authorization system, and will apply to travelers who do not require a visa. ETIAS is not a visa but a travel authorization that must be requested online in advance by the traveler.
Source: NederlandWereldwijd.nl – the above text is for information only, no rights can be derived from it. Always check with the official authorities for the latest information and regulations.
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