Consular fees in China
Fees of the various services at the embassy in China.
How you can pay differs per representation:
- At the embassy in Beijing payments can be made in cash in Chinese yuan (CNY) or with a Dutch debit or credit card in euros.
- At the consulate-general in Guangzhou payments can be made in cash in Chinese yuan (CNY) or with a Dutch debit or credit card in euros.
- At the consulate-general in Shanghai payments can be made in cash in Chinese yuan (CNY) or with a Dutch debit or credit card in euros.
You cannot pay via Alipay or WeChat.
Consular fees 2025
| Passport and identity card | EUR |
|---|---|
| Passport adult (18 and over) | € 165,70 |
| Passport minor (under 18) | € 144,40 |
| Business passport | € 165,70 |
| Business passport minor (under 18) | € 144,40 |
| Identity card adult (18 and over) | € 164,35 |
| Identity card minor (under 18) | € 126,15 |
| Laissez-passer or emergency document | € 57 |
| Laissez-passer for a corpse | € 60,00 |
| Surcharge for a passport or ID card application submitted at a different location* | € 26,30 |
| * Application submitted at a location that does not normally accept passport or ID card applications. The surcharge applies to all applicants. | |
| Visa | EUR |
|---|---|
| Schengen visa child (under 6) | Free of charge |
| Schengen visa child (6 - 11) | € 45,00 |
| Schengen visa normal fee | € 90,00 |
| Schengen visa, low fee** | € 35,00 |
| Airport transit visa child (under 6) | Free of charge |
| Airport transit visa child (6 - 11) | € 45,00 |
| Airport transit visa | € 90,00 |
| Caribbean visa child (under 6) | Free of charge |
| Caribbean visa child (6 - 11) | € 40,00 |
| Caribbean visa | € 80,00 |
| MVV (Authorisation for temporary stay), different fees, depending on purpose of stay | -- |
| Entry visa child (under 6) | Free of charge |
| Entry visa child (6-11) | € 45,00 |
| Entry visa | € 90,00 |
| ** visa facilitation for citizens of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Belarus | |
| Obtaining Dutch nationality | EUR |
|---|---|
| Option procedure: single | € 231,00 |
| Option procedure: plural | € 395,00 |
| Option procedure: additional fee for a minor | € 26,00 |
| Naturalisation: single, standard | € 1.091,00 |
| Naturalisation: plural, standard | € 1.393,00 |
| Naturalisation: single, lowered | € 811,00 |
| Naturalisation: plural, lowered | € 1.114,00 |
| Naturalisation: additional fee for a minor | € 161,00 |
| Civic integration exam (for naturalisation) | € 350,00 |
| Consular documents | EUR |
|---|---|
| Consular statements | € 30,00 |
| Statement true copy of original or a true duplicate | € 26,25 |
| Legalisations | EUR |
|---|---|
| Legalisation signature Dutch citizen | € 26,25 |
| Legalisation document | € 26,25 |
| Assistance in requesting documents | € 103,00 |
| Assistance in requesting and legalising/affixing an apostille on a document | € 131,00 |
When paying in local currency, the then current exchange rate applies.