I am a family member of a national of an EU/EEA member state or Switzerland. Can I get visa facilitation for the Netherlands?
If you are a family member of a national of an EU member state, an EEA member state (Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway) or Switzerland, you may be eligible for free Schengen visa facilitation for your journey to the Netherlands if you meet certain conditions. Check whether you meet the requirements.
If you are not an immediate family member, your visa application will be refused. Before you submit your application, check whether you meet the conditions to qualify as an immediate family member. Even if you know for sure.
Check the conditions
You can make use of visa facilitation if you meet the following 3 conditions:
1. You are an immediate family member according to the conditions
You are an immediate family member of a national of an EU member state, an EEA member state (Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway) or Switzerland.
If you are a family member of a Dutch national, other conditions apply.
Check the conditions for parents of a Dutch child under 18
Check the conditions for other family members of Dutch nationals
Spouse or partner
- You are the spouse of a national of an EU/EEA member state or Switzerland.
- You are the registered partner of a national of an EU/EEA member state or Switzerland and the partnership is registered in an EU/EEA member state or in Switzerland.
- You are the partner of a national of an EU/EEA member state or Switzerland. And you have been living or previously lived with your partner for at least 6 months, or you have been in a durable relationship with your partner for at least 6 months. You have a durable relationship if you can prove, for example, that you and your partner:
- have lived together
- have one or more children together
- have purchased a home together
- have frequent and significant contact
Child or grandchild
- You are a child or grandchild of a national of an EU/EEA member state or Switzerland. And you are under the age of 21.
- You are a child or grandchild of a national of an EU/EEA member state or Switzerland. And you are 21 years old or older; and you are financially dependent on your parent or grandparent.
- You are a child or grandchild of the spouse or registered partner of a national of an EU/EEA member state or Switzerland. And you are under the age of 21.
- You are a child or grandchild of the spouse or registered partner of a national of an EU/EEA member state or Switzerland. And you are 21 years old or older; and you are financially dependent on your parent or grandparent or their spouse or registered partner.
- You are the child or grandchild of the partner of a national of an EU/EEA member state or Switzerland. And you are under the age of 18; and you can prove that you live with the partner of your parent or grandparent.
Parent or grandparent
- You are the parent or grandparent of a national of an EU/EEA member state or Switzerland. And you are financially dependent on your child or grandchild.
- You are a parent or grandparent of the spouse or registered partner of a national of an EU/EEA member state or Switzerland. And you are financially dependent on your child or grandchild or their spouse or registered partner.
Another family member
- Another of your family members is a national of an EU/EEA member state or Switzerland, such as an aunt, uncle or cousin, and 1 of the following applies to you:
- you are financially dependent on this family member; or
- you live with the family member; or
- you are seriously ill and need to be cared for by this family member.
2. You can prove your family relationship
You can prove your family relationship, for instance with a marriage certificate or birth certificate.
If you are financially dependent on your family member or you need to be cared for by your family member, you must be able to prove this too.
3. You are travelling to or with your family member
You are travelling to visit your family member in the Netherlands or your family member is travelling to the Netherlands with you.
If you meet these conditions
If you meet all 3 of these conditions, you can apply for free Schengen visa facilitation. When you apply, please keep the following in mind:
- You will need specific documents for your application. See the document checklist for family members of nationals of EU/EEA member states and Switzerland.
- When you make your appointment at the application location, state that you are a family member of a national of an EU/EEA member state or Switzerland.
- You will not have to pay an application fee, although you may have to pay a service fee in some situations.
- A Schengen visa that you get through visa facilitation allows you to stay for a maximum of 90 days in any 180-day period in the Netherlands and the other countries in the Schengen area.
If you do not meet the conditions for visa facilitation
If you do not meet all of the conditions, you are not eligible for free Schengen visa facilitation. You must submit a regular Schengen visa application to travel to the Netherlands.
If you are unsure whether you need a visa
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