Short stay, holiday or business visa

Last update: 23 May 2023

You would like to come to the Netherlands for a maximum of 90 days on holiday, or for a family visit or business visit. Find out what you need to do.

Process

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  • 1. Check requirements open minus
  • 1. Check requirements open minus
  • 2. What else you need to do open minus
  • 2. What else you need to do open minus
  • 3. Duration of stay in the Schengen Area open minus
  • 3. Apply for an urgent visa open minus
  • 4. Working during a visa-exempt period open minus

Your Schengen visa or visa-exempt period is about to expire

Is the validity period of your visa or visa-exempt period expiring? Then you must leave the Netherlands and the Schengen area.

Entry ban

Has the period of validity of your visa or visa-exempt period expired? And did you stay in the Netherlands or the Schengen area? Then you can get an entry ban for the territory of the European Union. This does not apply to nationals of the EU and EEA and their family members.

Extend Schengen visa or visa-exempt period

Extend Schengen visa or visa-exempt period

Would you like to stay longer in the Netherlands? This is only possible in special and unexpected situations. The IND can then extend your Schengen visa or visa-exempt period.

Visa extension to more than 90 days for Surinamese people

Do you have Surinamese nationality and are you aged 60 or older? Then, the IND can extend the Schengen Visa or visa-exempt period to more than 90 days. This can be done once per stay.
 

Change the Schengen visa from single-entry into multiple entry

Are you already in the Netherlands with a single-entry Schengen visa? But do you want to travel in and out of the Schengen area more often? Then you must have your Schengen visa changed. This is only possible in special and unexpected situations. The IND can then change your Schengen visa from single-entry to multiple-entry.

Object decision on Schengen visa or transit visa

Have you applied to a Dutch representation (embassy or consulate) for a Schengen visa for a short stay in the Netherlands? Or have you applied there for a transit visa for a transit in the Netherlands? And do you disagree with the decision? Find out how you can object to the IND.