Applying for a Schengen visa for the Netherlands in the Russian Federation

You can apply for a Schengen visa for the Netherlands if you have 1st or 2nd degree relatives in the Netherlands. The following persons are 1st or 2nd degree relatives:

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

Would you like to visit family with your partner and children under the age of 18 (nuclear family)? Then you can also apply for a Schengen visa for your nuclear family.

Are you coming to the Netherlands for a maximum of 90 days to visit family? And do you have 1st or 2nd degree relatives in the Netherlands? Then you can apply for a Schengen visa at VFS Global in Moscow.

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You are eligible to apply for a Schengen visa if you work for a company with a branch in the Netherlands, 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 Netherlands
• 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 Schengen visa at VFS Global in Moscow.

Make an appointment online at VFS Global in Moscow

You can apply for a Schengen visa if you work as a seafarer.

You can apply for a Schengen visa at VFS Global in Moscow, St. Petersburg or Vladivostok.

Make an appointment online at VFS Global in the Russian Federation

You are eligible to apply for a Schengen 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 Schengen visa for a social or cultural purpose, you cannot perform paid work in the Netherlands.

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 
• your purpose of stay 
• a copy of the invitation of the Dutch 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 Schengen visa for any trip to the Netherlands at VFS Global in Moscow.

Make an appointment online at VFS Global in Moscow