Applying for a short-stay Caribbean visa in the Russian Federation

You can apply for a short-stay Caribbean visa if you have 1^st or 2^nd degree relatives in a Caribbean part of the Kingdom. The following persons are 1^st or 2^nd degree relatives:

• 1^st 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
• 2^nd degree: brother, sister, grandchild, grandfather, grandmother, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, stepsister and stepbrother

Are you coming to a Caribbean part of the Kingdom for a maximum of 90 days to visit family? And do you have 1^st or 2^nd degree relatives in a Caribbean part of the Kingdom? Then you can apply for a short-stay Caribbean visa at VFS Global in Moscow.

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You are eligible to apply for a short-stay Caribbean visa if you work for a company with a branch in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom, 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 Caribbean part of the Kingdom
• 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 short-stay Caribbean visa at VFS Global in Moscow.

Make an appointment online at VFS Global in Moscow

You can apply for a short-stay Caribbean visa if you work as a seafarer.

You can apply for a short-stay Caribbean visa at VFS Global in Moscow, St. Petersburg or Vladivostok.

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You are eligible to apply for a short-stay Caribbean visa if you meet the following 2 conditions:

1. You have been invited by a Dutch social, cultural or government organisation.
2. 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 short-stay Caribbean visa for a social or cultural purpose, you cannot perform paid work in the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom.

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 in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom
• your purpose of stay
• a copy of the invitation of the Caribbean 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 short-stay Caribbean visa for any trip to the Caribbean part of the Kingdom at VFS Global in Moscow.

Make an appointment online at VFS Global in Moscow