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Applying for a Schengen visa for the Netherlands in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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If you are a resident of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), you can apply for a Schengen visa at the European Centre for Visas (Centre européen des Visas, CEV) in Kinshasa or Lubumbashi.

I live in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

If you live in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, find out how to apply for a Schengen visa at the CEV.

I don’t live in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

If you don’t live in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 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

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