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Complete the online Schengen visa application form (consular.mfaservices.nl ↗). Only forms completed online receive a unique code. Forms without a unique code may cause issues when processing your application. Print this form and submit it along with the other documents. Handwritten forms are not accepted.

For more information, please visit the Ministry website Where can I get a visa application form for the Netherlands? (netherlandsworldwide.nl ↗)

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Complete the online Schengen visa application form (consular.mfaservices.nl ↗). Only forms completed online receive a unique code. Forms without a unique code may cause issues when processing your application. Print this form and submit it along with the other documents. Handwritten forms are not accepted.

For more information, please visit the Ministry website Where can I get a visa application form for the Netherlands? (netherlandsworldwide.nl ↗)

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Complete the online Schengen visa application form (consular.mfaservices.nl ↗). Only forms completed online receive a unique code. Forms without a unique code may cause issues when processing your application. Print this form and submit it along with the other documents. Handwritten forms are not accepted.

For more information, please visit the Ministry website Where can I get a visa application form for the Netherlands? (netherlandsworldwide.nl ↗)

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Complete the online Schengen visa application form (consular.mfaservices.nl ↗). Only forms completed online receive a unique code. Forms without a unique code may cause issues when processing your application. Print this form and submit it along with the other documents. Handwritten forms are not accepted.

For more information, please visit the Ministry website Where can I get a visa application form for the Netherlands? (netherlandsworldwide.nl ↗)

Go to the checklist to see which documents you need to submit with your application:

Checklist: Applying for a Schengen visa as a family member of an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen (netherlandsworldwide.nl ↗).

If you lived in the UK with your Dutch family member before January 1, 2021, the Brexit withdrawal agreement applies to you:

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In case you are a parent of a Dutch national under 18:

Checklist for parent(s) of Dutch nationals under 18 (netherlandsworldwide.nl ↗)

Complete the online Schengen visa application form (consular.mfaservices.nl ↗). Only forms completed online receive a unique code. Forms without a unique code may cause issues when processing your application. Print this form and submit it along with the other documents. Handwritten forms are not accepted.

For more information, please visit the Ministry website Where can I get a visa application form for the Netherlands? (netherlandsworldwide.nl ↗)

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Complete the online Schengen visa application form (consular.mfaservices.nl ↗). Only forms completed online receive a unique code. Forms without a unique code may cause issues when processing your application. Print this form and submit it along with the other documents. Handwritten forms are not accepted.

For more information, please visit the Ministry website Where can I get a visa application form for the Netherlands? (netherlandsworldwide.nl ↗)

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Complete the online Schengen visa application form (consular.mfaservices.nl ↗). Only forms completed online receive a unique code. Forms without a unique code may cause issues when processing your application. Print this form and submit it along with the other documents. Handwritten forms are not accepted.

For more information, please visit the Ministry website Where can I get a visa application form for the Netherlands? (netherlandsworldwide.nl ↗)

Checklist: Applying for a Schengen visa (entry visa) if your residence permit has been lost or has expired (netherlandsworldwide.nl ↗).

Complete the online Schengen visa application form (consular.mfaservices.nl ↗). Only forms completed online receive a unique code. Forms without a unique code may cause issues when processing your application. Print this form and submit it along with the other documents. Handwritten forms are not accepted.

For more information, please visit the Ministry website Where can I get a visa application form for the Netherlands? (netherlandsworldwide.nl ↗)

Passport · Photo

• Aruba: temporary admission document (VTA)
• St Maarten: landing permit
• Curaçao: you do not need to provide a copy of the letter
• Bonaire, St Eustatius, Saba: authorisation for temporary stay (MVV-BES)

Please note: you can apply for a visa only when you have applied for your residence permit (netherlandsworldwide.nl ↗) and your application has been approved. For Curaçao, provisional approval is enough.

Step 1: Complete the application form

Complete the online Schengen visa application form (consular.mfaservices.nl ↗). Only forms completed online receive a unique code. Forms without a unique code may cause issues when processing your application. Print this form and submit it along with the other documents. Handwritten forms are not accepted.

For more information, please visit the Ministry website Where can I get a visa application form for the Netherlands? (netherlandsworldwide.nl ↗)

Step 2: Get all the required documents

Get all the documents required for your application. Below you can find out which documents you need to provide and which requirements they must meet.

For every document submitted, you must provide the original (to show at the counter) and a photocopy (to be attached to the visa file). The documents must have been drawn up in (or translated into) Dutch, English, French or Spanish.

A passport or other travel document containing at least two blank pages. It should be valid for at least 3 months after you leave the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom.

Documents for children under 18

If you are applying for a visa for a child under 18, you must provide the child’s birth certificate and an identity document for each parent.

Proof of legal residence

You must be able to prove that you are legally resident in the country you are applying from. To do this, you can show your passport, residence permit or a visa.

You must submit a photo that meets Dutch requirements (government.nl ↗).

Photocopy of letter from immigration service

Has your residence permit application been approved by the local immigration service? If so, you must submit a photocopy of the letter your sponsor received.

You should also bring any additional documents listed in the letter.

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Complete the online Schengen visa application form (consular.mfaservices.nl ↗). Only forms completed online receive a unique code. Forms without a unique code may cause issues when processing your application. Print this form and submit it along with the other documents. Handwritten forms are not accepted.

For more information, please visit the Ministry website Where can I get a visa application form for the Netherlands? (netherlandsworldwide.nl ↗)

Ask your contact person which documents you need.

You need several documents to apply for a Schengen visa. Please ask the contact person at your company or organization which documents you must submit. Always submit all required documents. If documents are missing, your application may be rejected.

Complete the online Schengen visa application form (consular.mfaservices.nl ↗). Only forms completed online receive a unique code. Forms without a unique code may cause issues when processing your application. Print this form and submit it along with the other documents. Handwritten forms are not accepted.

Need help?

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Complete the online Schengen visa application form (consular.mfaservices.nl ↗). Only forms completed online receive a unique code. Forms without a unique code may cause issues when processing your application. Print this form and submit it along with the other documents. Handwritten forms are not accepted.

For more information, please visit the Ministry website Where can I get a visa application form for the Netherlands? (netherlandsworldwide.nl ↗)

BOTH · BOTH · .NOTE:

• It is mandatory to use this form to apply for a Caribbean Visa.
• Complete the online Schengen visa application form (consular.mfaservices.nl ↗)
• For more information, please visit the Ministry website
• The portal will guide through the application questions and will make sure you do not forget to enter any necessary values.
• A recent passport photograph, in colour, that satisfies prevailing international standards on size and composition;
• Proof of reservation for the journey (return ticket);
• Proof of a hotel reservation, if you are staying in a hotel or apartment;
• A valid travel document (e.g. passport) valid at least three months beyond the validity of the visa;
• A copy of the travel document’s personal information/signature page and any previously issued visa;
• A guarantor’s declaration if your purpose of travel is a family visit or if you are travelling to the country concerned at the invitation of a resident, organisation or other body.
• Proof of sufficient means of support (e.g. bank statements of last three months, letter of employer, recent tax return);
• If you are not a national of the country in which you are resident, a copy of your valid residence permit;
• Valid health insurance or travel insurance (including medical coverage) providing cover of at least 15,000 US dollars.
• There may be extra requirements depending on your purpose of travel.
• Application for a MinorPlease note that if you are applying for a Caribbean visa for a minor, there are additional required documents (not necessarily mentioned on the checklist):
• a Schengen application form that is signed by
• the birth certificate of the minor (please bring the original and a clearly readable copy; the original will not be sent with the application but will be checked when submitting the application);
• a copy of the identity documents of
• a declaration from the minor’s school consenting to their absence if the minor is travelling outside of school holidays.
• Please enclose all the above documents in 1 long brown envelope. Please do not write anything on the envelope.

. Only forms completed online receive a unique code. Forms without a unique code may cause issues when processing your application. Print this form and submit it along with the other documents. Handwritten forms are not accepted.

Where can I get a visa application form for the Netherlands? (netherlandsworldwide.nl ↗)

parents of the minor;

parents.

IMPORTANT: the original identity document must bear/contain a signature of the holder and the copy of the identity document should also show this signature. For example, if in the passport of the parents, the signature is on a different page than the personal details page, the copy of the identity document should be of both the personal details page and the page with the signature. If the identity document is an identity card that is signed on the back, the copy of the identity document must be of both the front and back of the card. If the original identity document of the parent(s) of the minor does not bear a signature of the parent(s), the parent(s) will have to submit a notarized copy of their signature to confirm that the signature on the application form of the minor, is indeed the signature of the parent(s).

If the minor will be travelling alone or with only one parent, the application should also contain a signed declaration of consent from the parent or parents who will not be travelling with the minor, stating that the minor has permission to travel.If one of the parents has been allocated parental responsibility for the minor, you need to submit a copy of the signed identity document of the parent with parental responsibility, the court judgment stating that the parent has been allocated parental responsibility for the minor, the application form for the parents signed by the parent with parental authority and, if the minor is travelling alone, a letter of consent from the parent with parental responsibility. The birth certificate of the minor and the letter of consent from the school (if travelling outside school holidays) are also required

• A valid travel document
• The no-objection letter (and a copy) stating that your objection has been successful
• Any documents mentioned in the no-objection letter (if applicable). For example, a valid:
• hotel
• flight reservation
• Proof of insurance

Complete the online Schengen visa application form (consular.mfaservices.nl ↗). Only forms completed online receive a unique code. Forms without a unique code may cause issues when processing your application. Print this form and submit it along with the other documents. Handwritten forms are not accepted.

For more information, please visit the Ministry website Where can I get a visa application form for the Netherlands? (netherlandsworldwide.nl ↗)