Annex A
Visa requirements for entry into the Netherlands

 
 

1. Nationals of the following countries do require a visa for entry into the Netherlands:

Afghanistan Madagascar
Albania Malawi**
Algeria Maldives
Angola Mali
Antigua and Barbuda Marshall Islands
Armenia Mauritania
Azerbaijan Mauritius
Bahamas Micronesia (Federated States of)
Bahrain Mongolia
Bangladesh Morocco**
Barbados Mozambique
Belarus Myanmar
Belize Namibia
Benin Nauru
Bhutan Nepal
Bosnia and Herzegovina Niger
Botswana Nigeria
Burkina Faso Oman
Burundi Pakistan**
Cambodia Palau
Cameroon Papua New Guinea
Cape Verde Peru
Central African Republic Philippines
Chad * Qatar
China Republic of Moldova
Colombia Russian Federation
Comoros Rwanda
Congo Saint Kitts and Nevis
Cook Islands Saint Lucia
Côte d'Ivoire ** Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Cuba Samoa
Democratic Republic of the Congo Sao Tome and Principe
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Saudi Arabia
Djibouti Senegal*
Dominica Serbia and Montenegro
Dominican Republic Seychelles
Egypt Sierra Leone
Equatorial Guinea Solomon Islands
Eritrea Somalia
Ethiopia South Africa
Fiji Sri Lanka
Gabon Sudan
Gambia Suriname
Georgia Swaziland
Ghana Syrian Arab Republic
Grenada Tajikistan
Guinea Tanzania
Guinea-Bissau Thailand**
Guyana The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Haiti Timor Leste
India Togo
Indonesia Tonga
Iran (Islamic Republic of) Trinidad and Tobago
Iraq Tunisia**
Jamaica** Turkey**
Jordan Turkmenistan
Kazakhstan Tuvalu
Kenya Uganda
Kiribati Ukraine
Kuwait United Arab Emirates
Kyrgyzstan Uzbekistan
Lao People’s Democratic Republic Vanuatu
Lebanon Viet Nam
Lesotho Yemen
Liberia Zambia
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Zimbabwe

* Holders of diplomatic passports are exempt from visa requirements
** Holders of diplomatic, official, and service passports from these countries are exempt from visa requirements


2. Nationals of the following countries do not require a visa for entry into the Netherlands*

Andorra Latvia
Argentina Liechtenstein
Australia Lithuania
Bolivia Malaysia
Brazil Malta
Brunei Darussalam Mexico
Bulgaria Monaco
Canada New Zealand
Chile Nicaragua
Costa Rica Panama
Croatia Paraguay
Cyprus Poland
Czech Republic Republic of Korea
Ecuador Romania
El Salvador San Marino
Estonia Singapore
Guatemala Slovakia
Holy See Slovenia
Honduras Switzerland
Hungary United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Ireland United States of America
Israel Uruguay
Japan Venezuela

* In addition, nationals of member states of the European Union/Schengen countries are exempt from the visa requirements for entry into the Netherlands.
** A visa is required of anyone holding a certificate of identity issued by the Government of Cyprus.

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