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Applying for a Schengen visa for the Netherlands in Nigeria

If you will be visiting the Netherlands for a maximum of 90 days – for a holiday, to do business or to see family, for example – you can apply for a Schengen visa in Nigeria. Where you can apply, depends on where you live.

Information: You cannot apply for visa facilitation in Nigeria. You will need to go to the Dutch embassy in Cotonou, Benin or VFS Global in Accra, Ghana. Find out how to apply for visa facilitation in Benin or Ghana.

I live in Nigeria

If you live in one of the states on the list of states, you can apply for a Schengen visa at the Belgian application centre of TLScontact in Abuja.

  • Adamawa
  • Bauchi
  • Benue
  • Borno
  • FCT Abuja
  • Gombe
  • Jigawa
  • Kaduna
  • Kano
  • Katsina
  • Kebbi
  • Kogi
  • Nasarawa
  • Niger
  • Plateau
  • Sokoto
  • Taraba
  • Yobe
  • Zamafara

Do you live in one of the states on the list?

Find out how to apply for a Schengen visa at TLScontact in Abuja

If you have a question (including about the status of your application) or complaint, or want to object to the outcome of your application, contact the Belgian application centre of TLScontact in Abuja.

Do you live in another state?

If you live in another state in Nigeria, you can apply for a Schengen visa at the French application centre of TLScontact in Lagos.

Find out how to apply for a Schengen visa at TLScontact in Lagos

If you have a question (including about the status of your application) or complaint, or want to object to the outcome of your application, contact the French application centre of TLScontact in Lagos.

I don’t live in Nigeria

If you don’t live in Nigeria, you must apply for a visa for the Netherlands in the country where you live.

Find out how to apply for a Schengen visa in your country of residence

If you haven’t been back to your country of residence in the past 6 months or you didn’t know you would need to travel to the Netherlands when you left, you may be able to apply for a visa elsewhere.

Find out if you can apply for a Schengen visa in another country than your country of residence

Contact

Do you have a question (including about the status of your application) or complaint, or want to object to the outcome of your application?
Contact the Belgian application centre of TLScontact in Abuja
Contact the French application centre of TLScontact in Lagos

Do you have a question about something else? 
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