Making an appointment in Canada
If you are in Canada and need a product or service from the Dutch government, you can go to the Netherlands embassy, consulates-general or VFS Global, depending on what you need. To find out what to do, select the product or service you need.
Visa
There are several places you can go. Find out how to make an appointment at each place.
Ottawa | Make an appointment online at the embassy |
Toronto | Make an appointment online at VFS Global |
Vancouver | Make an appointment online at VFS Global |
Edmonton | Make an appointment online at VFS Global |
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for an airport transit visa in Canada.
What you need to know about applying for an airport transit visa
Would you like to apply for the Caribbean Carpet Programme? There is no need to make an appointment. You can sign up by e-mail at various places.
Ottawa | Email your completed application form to the embassy: ott-ca@minbuza.nl |
Toronto | Email your completed application form to the consulate general: tor-ca@minbuza.nl |
Vancouver | Email your completed application form to the consulate general: van-ca@minbuza.nl |
Preparing your application
Prepare your application carefully. Find out what you need to do in advance in order to apply for the Caribbean Carpet Programme.
Full information about registering for the Caribbean Carpet Programme
Make an appointment at the consulate-general in Toronto by emailing: tor-ca@minbuza.nl
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to take the civic integration exam in Canada.
What you need to know about taking the civic integration exam abroad
There are several places you can go. Find out how to make an appointment at each place.
Ottawa | Make an appointment online at the embassy |
Toronto | Make an appointment online at VFS Global |
Vancouver | Make an appointment online at VFS Global |
Edmonton | Make an appointment online at VFS Global |
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for a long-stay Caribbean visa in Canada.
What you need to know about applying for a long-stay Caribbean visa
There are several places you can go. Find out how to make an appointment at each place.
Ottawa | Make an appointment online at the embassy |
Toronto | Make an appointment online at the consulate-general |
Vancouver | Make an appointment online at the consulate-general |
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for a long-stay visa (MVV) in Canada.
What you need to know about applying for a long-stay visa (MVV)
There are several places you can go. Find out how to make an appointment at each place.
Ottawa | Make an appointment at the embassy by emailing: ott-ca@minbuza.nl |
Toronto | Make an appointment online at VFS Global |
Vancouver | Make an appointment online at VFS Global |
Edmonton | Make an appointment online at VFS Global |
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to be eligible for the Orange Carpet Visa Facility.
There are several places you can go. Find out how to make an appointment at each place.
Ottawa | Make an appointment online at the embassy |
Toronto | Make an appointment online at VFS Global |
Vancouver | Make an appointment online at VFS Global |
Edmonton | Make an appointment online at VFS Global |
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for a short-stay Caribbean visa in Canada.
What you need to know about applying for a short-stay Caribbean visa
There are several places you can go. Find out how to make an appointment at each place.
Ottawa | Make an appointment online at the embassy |
Toronto | Make an appointment online at VFS Global |
Vancouver | Make an appointment online at VFS Global |
Edmonton | Make an appointment online at VFS Global |
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for a short-stay Schengen visa in Canada.
What you need to know about applying for a short-stay Schengen visa
Is your residence permit for the Netherlands lost, stolen, or expired in Canada? And do you need an entry visa to return to the Netherlands?
Make an appointment online at VFS Global
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for an entry visa in Canada.
Dutch nationality
There are several places you can go. Find out how to make an appointment at each place.
Ottawa | Make an appointment online at the embassy |
Toronto | |
Vancouver | |
Edmonton |
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for a Dutch passport or ID card in Canada.
What you need to know about applying for a Dutch passport or ID card
There are several places you can go. Find out how to make an appointment at each place.
Ottawa | Make an appointment at the embassy by emailing: ott-ca@minbuza.nl |
Toronto | Make an appointment at the consulate-general by emailing: tor-ca@minbuza.nl |
Vancouver | Make an appointment at the consulate-general by emailing: van-ca@minbuza.nl |
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for an emergency travel document in Canada.
What you need to know about applying for an emergency travel document
There are several places you can go. Find out how to make an appointment at each place.
Ottawa | Make an appointment at the embassy by emailing: ott-ca@minbuza.nl |
Toronto | Make an appointment at the consulate-general by emailing: tor-ca@minbuza.nl |
Vancouver | Make an appointment at the consulate-general by emailing: van-ca@minbuza.nl |
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for Dutch citizenship through naturalisation abroad.
There are several places you can go. Find out how to make an appointment at each place.
Ottawa | Make an appointment at the embassy by emailing: ott-ca@minbuza.nl |
Toronto | Make an appointment at the consulate-general by emailing: tor-ca@minbuza.nl |
Vancouver | Make an appointment at the consulate-general by emailing: van-ca@minbuza.nl |
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for Dutch citizenship through the option procedure from abroad.
Legalisation
There are several places you can go. Find out how to make an appointment at each place.
Ottawa | Make an appointment online at the embassy |
Toronto | Make an appointment online at the consulate-general |
Vancouver | Make an appointment online at the consulate-general |
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to have a copy of your identity document legalised.
What you need to know about having a copy of your ID legalised
There are several places you can go. Find out how to make an appointment at each place.
Ottawa | Make an appointment online at the embassy |
Toronto | Make an appointment online at the consulate-general |
Vancouver | Make an appointment online at the consulate-general |
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to have a document from Canada legalised.
What you need to know about having a foreign document legalised
There are several places you can go. Find out how to make an appointment at each place.
Ottawa | Make an appointment online at the embassy |
Toronto | Make an appointment online at the consulate-general |
Vancouver | Make an appointment online at the consulate-general |
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to have your signature legalised.
Certificate
There are several places you can go. Find out how to make an appointment at each place.
Ottawa | Make an appointment online at the embassy |
Toronto | Make an appointment online at the consulate-general |
Vancouver | Make an appointment online at the consulate-general |
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to request a certificate of life in Canada.
What you need to know about requesting a certificate of life
You do not need to make an appointment. You can request the certificate by email from several places.
Ottawa | Request a certificate by emailing the embassy in Ottawa: ott-ca@minbuza.nl |
Toronto | Request a certificate by emailing the consulate-general in Ottawa: tor-ca@minbuza.nl |
Vancouver | Request a certificate by emailing the consulate-general in Ottawa: van-ca@minbuza.nl |
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to request a certificate of residence in Canada.
What you need to know about requesting a certificate of residence
How you request a Dutch nationality certificate depends on your situation.
Collecting
Make an appointment online at the consulate-general in Vancouver
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to collect your DigiD activation code in Canada.
What you need to know about collecting a DigiD activation code
Do you want to collect a document from the embassy or consulates-general? You do not need to make an appointment. Find out when you can collect your document at each place:
Ottawa | Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 13:00 - 15:00. Find out the address and closing days of the embassy |
Toronto | Monday to Friday from 9:30 - 12:30. Find out the address and closing days of the consulate-general |
Vancouver | Monday to Friday from 9:30 - 13:30. Find out the address and closing days of the consulate-general |