Netherlands Schengen Visa Exemption

Dear Visitors,

Schengen visa is the general name given to the visa policy of the European Union. 28 European Union member states are included in the Schengen area. In addition, four countries outside the European Union (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland) benefit from the right to free movement, such as the Schengen region, in accordance with the visa liberalization agreement with the European Union.

Although the Schengen region has a uniform visa policy with the general framework, there may be differences in the visa application documents and national visa policies of each Schengen country.

The United Kingdom and Ireland aren't included in the Schengen area. These countries have a different visa policy than Schengen countries.

Citizens of European Union countries are legally entitled to enter and reside in another European Union without a visa.

On the following page you will find a complete list of the countries that are subject to a visa to enter the Netherlands and third countries for which a visa exemption applies.

Citizens of countries that need a visa to enter the Schengen area;

Turkey, Angola, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Belarus, Benin Belize, Bolivia, Burkina Fasi Botswana, Burma, Burundi, Bhutan, Algeria, Djibouti, Chad, China, Democratic Republic of Congo, Democratic Sao Republic, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Indonesia, Eritrea, Armenia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Morocco, Ivory Coast, Philippines, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Ghana, Guinea-Bisav, South Africa, South Sudan, Haiti, India, Iraq, Iran, Jamaica, Cambodia, Cameroon , Qatar, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Comoros, Congo, Kuwait, North Korea, Cuba, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lebanon, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Egypt, Mali, Mongolia, Morityanai Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal , Niger, Nigeria, Central African Republic, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Senegal, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Russia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Somalia, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda , Oman, Jordan, Vietnam, Yemen, Green Cape, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Countries Which Has Visa Exemption to Enter Schengen Area;

Australia, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Albania, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, United Arab Emirates, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Dominica, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, South Korea, Georgia, Honduras, Israel, Japan, Canada, Montenegro, Colombia, Kiribati, Costa Rica, Republic of Macedonia, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Samoa, San Marino, Santa Kitts and Nevis , Santa Lucia, Santa Vincent, Grenadines, Seychelles, Serbia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Chile, Timor Leste, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Ukraine, Uruguay, Vatican, Venezuela, New Zealand.

Countries that aren't Recognized as a State by Schengen Countries Regional Authorities

Palestin Governance, Kosovo.

China Special Administrative Regions

There is a visa exemption for Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Macau Special Administrative Region.

British Citizens Who doesn't Citizen of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

British citizens (Overseas)
British Oversea Areas and Citizens (BOTC)
British Overseas Citizens (BOC)
British Protected Persons (BPP)
British subjects (BS) has visa exemption.

Regional Governments Which Isn't Recognized as a State by At least One Schengen Country

Additional to Taiwan European Council's number 539/2001 regulation's improving purposes, according to regulation number 1211/2010, Taiwanese citizens who have a passport issued by the Taiwanese state with a nationality number are exempted from visa requirements.

Special Cases in Schengen Visa Exemption

Visa exemption applies except for Serbian passport holders issued by the Serbia Coordination Directorate (In Serbian: Coordinaciona uprava).
Visa exemption applies only to "Hong Kong Special Administrative Region" passport holders.
Visa exemption applies only to holders of a "Macau Special Administrative Region" passport.

You can contact us to inquire about your Netherlands Schengen visa exemption status according to the country you are a citizen or to start your Netherlands Schengen visa procedures.