All applicants are first required to book an appointment and be present at the date and time of the Netherlands visa application, including children/infants
If your application is not accompanied by the documents that are required by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, you will be asked if you wish to proceed with the application as it is, i.e. without all the required documents. Should you consent to this, your application will be registered in our system and accepted for visa application submission, but incomplete applications always lead to processing delays. Considering that you have all the relevant information to submit a file which will allow the necessary verification and evaluations, the lodging of an incomplete file may lead to a refusal to issue the Netherlands visa.
The Netherlands Visa Application Centre does not guarantee a visa upon application. The issuance or refusal of a visa is at the sole discretion of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The minimum processing time for a Schengen visa is 14 calendar days. Please see Processing Time page for more information.
The travel document i.e. most likely passport submitted should be valid three months after the last intended date of departure from the Schengen country for both single and multiple-entry visa.
Photocopies of your Marriage Certificate or Birth Certificate are the only documents that will be accepted as proof of relationship. Photocopies of your spouse’s national passport can be accepted as proof of nationality.
A travel insurance policy (issued in the UK) should cover medical expenses for a minimum amount of EURO 30,000 that also covers emergency hospital treatment and repatriation.
Yes, every new application is treated as fresh and you are required to present all the necessary documents again.
