If you applied at VFS Global
You can track your application online if you applied at a VFS Global centre. You will need the reference number you received when you submitted your application.
- Go to the VFS Global website.
- Select the country you applied from and the country you are going to.
- Click ‘Take me to the website’.
- Select the ‘Track your application’ tab and then click on ‘track your visa application status online’.
- Fill in your name and the reference number you received when you submitted your visa application. You can find this reference number on the invoice/receipt you were given by the visa application centre. The number always starts with the first two letters of the city where you submitted the application, followed by 'NL’ and the date. For an application made in New Delhi, for example, the reference number would look something like this: DENL/180423/0034/01.
- Click ‘Submit’ to view the status of your application.
If you applied at a Dutch embassy or consulate-general
If you received a tracking number when you submitted your visa application to a Dutch embassy or consulate-general, you can use it to track the status of your application online. If you did not receive a tracking number, you will be unable to track the status of your application online. Find out how long it will take to get a visa for the Netherlands.
- Go to the track & trace system.
- Select the country where you submitted your application and your language.
- Click ‘Submit’.
- Fill in the tracking number you received when you submitted your visa application. You can find this number on the back of the card you were given when you submitted your application. The number always begins with 3 letters. The card will also have a link to the track & trace system: nederlandwereldwijd.nl/track or netherlandsworldwide.nl/track.
- Click ‘Submit’ to view the status of your application.
If you applied at TLScontact
You can track your application online if you applied at a TLScontact centre. You will need to login to your TLScontact account.
- Go to the TLScontact website.
- Select the visa application centre where you submitted your application.
- Long in by using your email address and password to view the status of your application.
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You can track the status of your visa application for the Netherlands online. How you do this depends on where you submitted your application. We have no additional information about the status of your application. Please do not contact us about the status of your application.
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