Immigration & Naturalisation Service IND : Short Stay Visa Netherlands Ministry of Security & Justice

Organization : Ministry of Security & Justice
Type of Facility : Short Stay Visa
Country: Netherlands

Website : https://ind.nl/en/Pages/default.aspx

Short Stay Visa :

If you wish to stay in the Netherlands for a maximum of 90 days, you may need a short stay visa. Whether a visa is required, depends on your nationality. If you are not subject to visa requirement you will still need to meet the requirements for entry stipulated below with the exception of the first condition.

Related : Ministry of Security & Justice Permanent Residence Permit Netherlands : www.statusin.org/9541.html

You may apply for a short stay visa for various purposes, such as a holiday, a business trip, a family visit, a conference or a sporting event, or only for transit purposes.

With a short stay visa you may stay in the Schengen area for a maximum of 90 days within any period of 180 days. This period also applies when you have the nationality of a country that is not subject to visa requirement.

Calculating the duration of stay when no visa is requirement

As stated the maximum stay of 90 days within any period of 180 days is also applicable when you have the nationality of a country that is not subject to the visa requirement.

The date of entry is considered as the first day of stay on the territory of the Member States and the date of exit is the last day of stay on the territory of the Member States.

The 90 days, may be spread over 180 days, but these can also be used all at once. If someone is staying 90 consecutive days in the Netherlands for instance, that person must then stay outside the Schengen area for the following 90 days. Only then can that person again make use of a new period of 90 days.

For example:
If you enter the Netherlands on 20 October 2013, your travel document will be checked for Schengen check-in/check-exit stamps within the 180 days immediately prior to 20 October 2013, in this case until 24 April 2013. If you have not stayed in the Schengen area in the 90 days before that date (in this example the period from 23 July 2013 to 20 October 2013) this allows for a new stay of 90 days.

The used days may possibly have effect on the new stay.

The European Commission has provided a tool on its website, the EU calculator. The tool helps to establish in a simple way how many days the foreign national can stay in the Schengen area after his entry. The tool can also be used to plan the trip.

Note: No rights may be derived from this tool. Compliance with other entry conditions will always have to be checked at the border.

You can apply for a short stay visa at the Dutch Embassy or Consulate in your country of origin or the country of continuous residence. If the Netherlands do not have official representation within your country, another Schengen member state may represent the Netherlands in visa matters. This depends if the Netherlands have made representation arrangements for short stay applications with other Schengen countries. The representations responsible for visa applications on behalf of the Netherlands are listed at www.rijksoverheid.nl.

Please note that if there is no Dutch representation in your country, nor representation arrangements have been made with other Schengen member states in your country, you have to submit your application at the Dutch embassy or consulate nearest your country.

Conditions:
You wish to apply for a short stay visa in the Netherlands. The following general requirements apply:
** You have the nationality from a country that is subject to a visa requirement.
** You have a valid travel document (for example a passport). This travel document cannot be older than 10 years and, at the time of application, the passport must be valid for a further 3 months beyond the date on which the visa period ends.
** You are not a risk to public order, domestic security, public health, or the international relations of one of the Schengen countries.
** You must have adequate and valid travel medical insurance coverage.
** You must have sufficient means of support.
** You must be able to show your travel purposes.
** Your name must not be on the list of persons to be refused by one of the Schengen countries.
** There may be no risk of settlement. There must 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 the country of continuous residence.

Documents:
The following general documents apply:
** A valid travel document (for example a passport).
** Documents showing plausible cause for return to your country of origin or country of continuous residence, for example an employer’s declaration, a rental agreement, records of your children attending school, proof of ownership of your own house and/or other immovable property.
** Documents showing you have valid medical travel insurance for the period of your stay in the Netherlands, with a minimum coverage of €30,000 for the Schengen area.
** Documents in support of the purpose of your trip, for example:
** a hotel reservation, or
** an invitation for the purpose of business from a company in the Netherlands, or
** an invitation letter titled “proof of Sponsorship and/or private accommodation” from the person you are visiting. This form must be obtained and the signature legalised by the municipality where the person inviting you resides.
** Proof of sufficient means of support for your stay in the Netherlands:
** proof that you have at least €34 per person per day for the duration of your stay, by means of bank statements, traveller’s cheques or cash, or
** a sponsor declaration (“proof of Sponsorship and/or private accommodation”).
** Someone in the Netherlands can sponsor your stay. This declaration form must be obtained and the signature legalised by the municipality where the sponsor resides.
** In order to sponsor you, he/she must have sufficient and long-term income. This income (excluding holiday allowance) must be available for at least the next 12 months. Your sponsor should send you this declaration form, including a copy of his/her employment contract and the last 3 salary slips.
** Proof of your travel reservation. You can confirm your travel reservation after the visa application has been approved.
** 2 passport photographs.

You must show the documents when submitting your application. It is possible that the Dutch Embassy or Consulate will ask for more documents. Please be advised to contact the Embassy or Consulate in question to inquire after additional requirements.

Costs:
The application for a short stay visa costs money. The fees must be paid upon submitting the application form and will not be refunded if your application is rejected.

The costs for legalising foreign documents differ for each country. For a specification of these costs, please contact the authorities in your country of origin.

The Dutch Embassy or Consulate in your country of origin may charge you additional costs (costs for faxing documents, for instance).

The Dutch municipality may charge the sponsor additional costs (costs for legalising the signature for example).

Application procedure:
You may apply for a short stay visa at the Dutch Embassy or Consulate in the country where you live. The short stay visa is issued as a sticker. The Embassy or Consulate will place the short stay visa in your passport. If the main destination of your journey is a Schengen country other than the Netherlands, please submit your visa application at the Embassy of that particular Schengen country.

You must submit an application for a short stay visa in person at the Dutch Embassy or Consulate. Please do not forget to bring with you the documents as listed above. You are advised to not confirm your reservation for your trip until you have received a positive answer from the Dutch Embassy or Consulate upon your visa application. Before you receive the actual visa, the validity of your passport and proof that your return journey has been booked will be checked. Information about these proceedings can best be obtained at the Dutch Embassy or Consulate.

It is the Embassy or Consulate that decides whether a visa will be granted or not. The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs is responsible for all Dutch Embassies and Consulates abroad. Therefore, for more information on how to apply for a short stay visa, you can also check their website at Visa for the Netherlands and the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom.

The visa is issued for the period you applied for, with a maximum of 90 days. The number of days you may stay in the Schengen area is stated on the visa certificate within the section ‘duur verblijf’ (duration of stay). The number of days is counted from the moment you enter the Netherlands. The date on which the visa first becomes valid is stated in the section ‘vanaf’ (from). The visa is not valid before this date. The date the visa ceases to be valid is stated in the section ‘tot’ (to). After this date the visa is no longer valid.