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Visa Information

Documents and Visa Types

Please select the purpose of your trip to the Netherlands or the Caribbean part of the Kingdom using one of the following categories of visa. Click on the items to download the required documents.

Please prepare the documents below carefully

Read the list of documents which need to be submitted with your visa application based on your travel purpose and prepare the documents carefully. Please always choose the correct travel purpose.

Important Reminder:

  1. Please note: not all travel documents are recognized by the Netherlands. If you apply for a visa with such a non-recognized travel document, your visa application can be declared inadmissible. More detailed information is available on the European Union website.
  2. All documents are required to be copied/printed in A4 format. If more than one sheet are included in one single category of document, please print them out in double-sized format (such as bank statements).
  3. If any original documents that are not in single-sided A4 size, a single-sided copy in A4 size must be submitted together.
  4. Please make sure all photocopies are clear and complete; Please do NOT highlight or mark remarks on the documents.
  5. Please do NOT staple any documents.
  6. Holding a Travel Medical Insurance (TMI) is a requirement to apply for a Schengen visa. The Travel Medical Insurance (TMI) has to cover any expenses that may arise in relation to repatriation for medical reasons and/or emergency treatment during the visa holder's stay. Expenses made as a result of pandemic situations (including Covid-19) are suggested to be included in the coverage.

  7. Personal appearance and representation

    All applicants must appear in person, unless they are exempt from biometric data collection.

    If you are exempt, a representative may submit your application on your behalf. The representative must provide:

    • The original and a copy of their ID

    The representative must be 18 years or older.

    Important

    For Dutch Caribbean visa applications, fingerprints are not required. However, applicants must still attend in person to have their photo taken.

Short stay (<90 days) - Caribbean image

Short stay (<90 days) - Caribbean

Short stay (<90 days) - Tourism image

Short stay (<90 days) - Tourism

Short stay (<90 days) - Visiting family or friends image

Short stay (<90 days) - Visiting family or friends

Short stay (<90 days) - Business cultural and sporting events image

Short stay (<90 days) - Business cultural and sporting events

Short stay (<90 days) - Airport transit image

Short stay (<90 days) - Airport transit

Short stay (<90 days) - Return visa image

Short stay (<90 days) - Return visa

Long stay (>90 days) image

Long stay (>90 days)

Live with your Dutch child in the Netherlands (Chavez Vilchez) image

Live with your Dutch child in the Netherlands (Chavez Vilchez)

Proceed with your visa application