Applying for a Schengen visa for the Netherlands in the Russian Federation
Are you coming to the Netherlands for a maximum of 90 days? Select your purpose of travel and read whether you can apply for a Schengen visa in the Russian Federation. And how to submit your application.
Family visit
You can apply for a Schengen visa for the Netherlands if you have 1st or 2nd degree relatives in the Netherlands. The following persons are 1st or 2nd degree relatives:
- 1st degree: partner (marriage partner or registered partner), parent (also adoptive and stepparent), parent-in-law, child (also adopted and stepchild), daughter-in-law, son-in-law
- 2nd degree: brother, sister, grandchild, grandfather, grandmother, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, stepsister and stepbrother
Are you coming to the Netherlands for a maximum of 90 days to visit family? And do you have 1st or 2nd degree relatives in the Netherlands? Then you can apply for a Schengen visa at VFS Global in Moscow.
Business
You are eligible to apply for a Schengen visa if you work for a company with a branch in the Netherlands, and with 10 or more employees.
Send an email to the economic department of the Netherlands embassy in Moscow: mos-economics@minbuza.nl. Please include:
- the name of the company (or the names of the companies) in the Russian Federation and in the Netherlands
- your first name, surname and function in the company
- your email address and telephone number
- the period of your stay
- your purpose of stay
The embassy will contact you within a few days. You will then hear whether you can apply for a visa.
Have you heard from the embassy that you can apply for a visa? Then you can apply for a Schengen visa at VFS Global in Moscow.
Seafarer (Blue Carpet)
You can apply for a Schengen visa if you work as a seafarer.
You can apply for a Schengen visa at VFS Global in Moscow, St. Petersburg or Vladivostok.
Make an appointment online at VFS Global in the Russian Federation
Social or cultural
You are eligible to apply for a Schengen visa if you meet the following 2 conditions:
- You have been invited by a Dutch social, cultural or government organisation.
- The event or visit you have been invited to is in line with the Dutch policy regarding the Russian Federation: supporting independent and critical organisations, individuals and artists.
With a Schengen visa for a social or cultural purpose, you cannot perform paid work in the Netherlands.
Send an email to the Netherlands embassy in Moscow: mos-ca@minbuza.nl. Please include:
- your name and surname
- your email address and telephone number
- the period of your stay
- your purpose of stay
- a copy of the invitation of the Dutch organisation
The embassy will contact you within a few days. You will then hear whether you can apply for a visa.
Have you heard from the embassy that you can apply for a visa? Then you can apply for a Schengen visa for any trip to the Netherlands at VFS Global in Moscow.
Different purpose of travel
Do you have a different purpose of travel? Then it is not possible apply for a Schengen visa for the Netherlands.
Contact
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