How to get a visa to the Netherlands. Embassy of the Netherlands in Moscow

Going abroad, it is worth not forgetting about the timely filing of an application for the Schengen. In particular, this applies mainly to European countries. For example, you need a visa to the Netherlands. And it can be issued either in a specialized Visa Center under the Russian Federation, in the embassy or in the consulate general. How it's done? How does it all begin? And how long does the registration last?

Important points when obtaining a visa

Before taking any steps before applying for a visa, you should determine the purpose of the visit. This must be done in order to correctly choose the category of your visa. For example, it could be tourism, visiting friends, acquaintances and relatives, transporting goods, preparing journalistic reports, buying real estate or cars, and much more. For this, we will discuss in more detail the types of visas. What are they like?

Categories of visas: what, how and why

So, you need a visa to the Netherlands. And it can be short-term and belong to the category "C", or national, with the corresponding category "D". In the first case, such a visa will suit you, if for the purposes of your visit you can include a tourist trip, a trip to friends or relatives or conduct business negotiations.

When registering a category "C" visa, it is worth considering that its receipt obliges you to comply with certain rules. In particular, it is allowed to stay in the Netherlands for no more than 90 days for six months.

If you are interested in a Schengen visa in the Netherlands category "D", therefore, you plan to arrive in the country for over 90 days in the half year. For example, students are applying for a visa of this category and people going to the Netherlands for work.

What documents are needed for the visa "C" (purpose: tourist trip)?

To get a category "C" visa, where the purpose of your visit is tourism, you need to write an application in one of the visa centers or the official representation of the Netherlands in the Russian Federation.

Further obtaining a visa (the Netherlands is one of the countries entering the Schengen zone) provides for the provision of the original of your passport. And he, first, should not be delayed, and, secondly, must contain blank pages for the subsequent pasting of visas into them. It is also necessary to provide an old passport, but only if there were previously notes on the visit of the Schengen countries. And this is only the beginning.

Next you need to fill out a special form - a questionnaire. And it needs to be done in English (for leaving to the Netherlands), German or another language, which is compulsory for a particular country. In this case, the form of the questionnaire can either be downloaded via the Internet, or obtained on a personal visit to the Visa Center.

The third important point: a visa to the Netherlands is issued with two color photos measuring 3.5x4.5 cm, made on a light, for example, white or beige background. However, these photographs should not include corners, ovals and frames, as well as additional accessories (glasses, hats or scarves).

Ideally, one of your photos is stuck on the completed questionnaire, and the second one is pinned on top (using a staple, using a stapler in this case is unacceptable).

Application form (Netherlands visa) and other documents

In addition to the above, you will need:

• Provide evidence of hotel reservations in view of the entire length of stay;
• Show an insurance policy, the minimum amount of coverage is 30 000 euros;
• To demonstrate the availability of air tickets in both directions;
• A completed application form;
• Prove your material well-being (there should be an amount on your account that allows you to stay at the hotel for the entire specified period);
• Show printout of the invitation to the embassy or consulate (issued upon prior consultation with the Visa Center at the Office);
• Provide a certificate from the place of work, where the position and salary will be indicated.

Individual entrepreneurs will also need to provide a copy and original of their certificate of registration of the IP or the enterprise.

The purpose of the visit is study: additional documents

If you applied to the Netherlands Embassy in Moscow with the hope of obtaining a visa for study abroad (corresponds to category "D"), you should show a certificate from your place of study. And in it there must be information about the university, the chosen faculty and the corresponding form of training. And, of course, in the case of your referral from an educational institution, this purpose of the visit should also be documented.

Additional documents for vacationers in Europe pensioners

If a retiree goes on a tourist trip, he must provide his pension certificate. When you confirm income, you should also show an extract from the sponsor's bank account (for example, one of the relatives) or bring a certificate from the place of his work. And the size of his salary in this case should not be less than 20 000 rubles. And, of course, the final addition to the package of the above documents will be a copy of the passport and an application signed by the sponsor of the trip.

Registration of a category "C" visa for transit

There is also such a thing as a transit visa to the Netherlands. It means that in this country you do not plan to be long, but immediately fly to another, and even the third, using the first as a kind of transition between states. For example, Amsterdam - Munich - Warsaw.

If it is supposed to fly within one day without leaving the airport zone, then this is called visa-free transit (that is, there is no need to open a visa of the Netherlands or any other transit country of the Schengen for such a flight).

To open a transit visa through the Embassy of the Netherlands in Moscow, you should do the following:

• To confirm (documented) the reservation in the country of transit and throughout the rest of the stay;
• Show a visa to the country of your final destination (if any);
• Provide tickets that match your entire itinerary.

A trip with one or more children

Buying vouchers to Amsterdam or the Netherlands not only for yourself, but also for children, prepare to provide an additional package of documents. So, you will need:

• Copies of passports of both parents;
• A copy of the birth certificate of one or more children;
• A notarized copy of the permission to export children (if the child is transported by only one of his parents);
• A completed questionnaire for each child (even if he does not have a personal travel document and is entered in his relative's passport);
• The original of the notarized power of attorney for accompanying children (if the transportation of the child occurs with the participation of a third person);
• two photos.

Important! A visa is issued to the Netherlands independently or with the assistance of intermediaries, for example, in the role of travel companies and agencies. In the last two cases, you will have to shell out not only to purchase the visa itself, but also to pay for the services of your assistants.

Where is the Moscow office of the Netherlands located?

The Embassy is located in Moscow, in Kalashniy Lane 6. Contact phone number of the Office for questions and entry: +7 495 797 2900. In order to apply for a visa, you must first go to the site of one of the official visa centers "netherlandsvac-ru.com" And pre-register for an appointment at the consulate from 9 am to 12 noon.

If you already have vouchers to Amsterdam and you plan to visit an official department in Moscow, you should know about his working hours. The embassy itself works from Monday to Friday from 9 am and 5 pm (from 13: 00 and until 14:00 break).

Biometric verification: how important is it?

Since September 2015, anyone wishing to obtain a Schengen visa is required to undergo a so-called biometric check. To do this, you need to go to the Netherlands Visa Center and hand over the fingerprints of all your fingers. Later, information about you will enter the Visa Information System, where they will be stored. The telephone number of the help desk of the Visa Center: +7 (499) 709-83-38 (you can call from 9 am and up to six in the evening).

In addition, when applying for a visa, you must consent to the processing of your personal data. Pick up the finished documents after putting them in the appropriate mark can be approximately in 4-14 calendar days.