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Types of visa in the Netherlands
There are four different visas for internationals visiting the Netherlands:
› Schengen or short-stay visa
› Airport transit visa
› Residence permit or long-stay visa
There is also a return visa for expats who wish to travel outside the Netherlands and whose residence permit is not currently valid or has been lost/stolen.
1. Short-stay visa for the Netherlands / Schengen visa
The Schengen visa, also known as a short-stay visa (VKV) or type C visa, allows tourists or visitors to enter the Schengen area. This area is an agreement between 26 countries in the European Union to have no border controls between them. All of these countries issue a common visa called the Schengen visa.
The 26 Schengen countries are: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
If you are required to have a visa, you must apply for a Schengen visa at the Dutch mission (embassy or consulate) in the country in which you reside or are entitled to reside.
If there is no Dutch mission where you reside, you can call the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague on +31 703 485 622 to find the closest mission.
A Schengen visa for the Netherlands will also allow you to travel within the whole Schengen area for 90 days within a 180-day "free period." This period is dated from the day you enter the Netherlands or Schengen area.
You can use the free period in two ways, either as a consecutive 90-day stay, or spread over the whole 180-day period. If you wish to spread your visit out, you will need to apply for a multiple-entry Schengen visa. You can specify when you apply whether you want a single or multiple entries.
If you stay for a consecutive 90 days, you need to stay outside the Netherlands (and the Schengen area) for another 90 days before applying for a visa again.
Applying for a Schengen visa
You must apply for your Schengen visa at the mission of the country of your trip’s main destination (i.e. the Netherlands or the country where you plan to spend most of your time). If you are dividing your time equally among countries, you must apply for the visa with the country you plan to enter first.
Your visa may be limited to only the Netherlands or to a specified number of countries or the whole area. In all cases, visa holders can only go to the countries for which their Schengen visa is valid.
Usually, the earliest you can be issued with a visa is three months before the date of your arrival.
To apply for a Schengen visa, you must complete a visa application form, sign it and affix one 35x45 mm passport photo.
You must submit your visa application in person at the Dutch (or Schengen country’s) mission and also present your passport, which must be no more than ten years old and valid for at least 90 days after your visa expires.
Conditions of a Schengen visa
To be eligible for a Schengen visa you must have travel insurance covering medical costs for the entire duration of your stay in the Netherlands and the rest of the Schengen area.
Your insurance policy must cover repatriation on medical grounds, urgent medical care and emergency hospital treatment to a minimum of 30.000 Euros. You will need to show your insurance policy when collecting your visa.
You must be able to demonstrate your travel purposes to Dutch immigration officials and show that you have sufficient means of support (check the exact amounts).
You will not receive a visa for the Netherlands if you are deemed a risk to public order, domestic security, public health or the international relations of one of the Schengen countries, nor can you be on the list of persons to be refused by one of the Schengen countries.
There must also be sufficient guarantee that you will return to your own country, for example strong social and/or economic ties with your country of origin or your country of continuous residence.
Extending a Schengen visa
Internationals can extend a Schengen visa in the Netherlands, provided a few conditions are met, namely that:
› You do not stay longer than 90 days in total
› You have satisfactory reasons for wanting to extend the visa and you have documents showing that you cannot return to your country of origin before your visa period ends
› You have enough money to support yourself while in the Netherlands or you have someone who will stand surety on your behalf
› Your healthcare and/or travel insurance remain valid
› Your passport is valid for at least another six months and is less than 10 years old
› There are no indications that you have ulterior reasons for extending your visa, such as an intention to settle illegally in the Netherlands

If you want to extend your Schengen visa, contact the Immigration and Naturalization Service (IND).
Schengen visa for family members of EU/EEA nationals
If you are a family member of an EU/EEA or Swiss national and you wish to visit the Netherlands, you may qualify for an accelerated free visa procedure as long as:
› you are a first-degree family member (spouse, partner or child who is under 21) of an EU/EEA or Swiss national
› your EU/EEA national is travelling to or is residing in a member state other than that of which he/she is a national
› you are accompanying your EU/EEA national or planning to join him/her
You will need to show Dutch immigration officials proof that you meet these criteria when you submit your visa application.