How long is my Schengen visa for returning migrants valid for?
Returning migrant visas are valid for 5 years. Find out more about Schengen visas for returning migrants.
5 years from date of issue
Returning migrant visas are valid for 5 years. The start date for your visa is shown on your visa sticker next to ‘From’. Starting from that date, you can stay in the Netherlands and other countries in the Schengen area for up to 90 days in any 180-day period.
If the passport that your visa sticker is in expires in less than 5 years, your visa will expire at the same time as your passport.
Find out what information is shown on a visa sticker for the Netherlands
The countries you can enter with the visa are shown next to the words ‘Valid for’ on your visa sticker. The returning migrant visa is valid for the Netherlands and the other countries in the Schengen area. That is what the words ‘Schengen member states’ on your visa sticker mean.
See what countries are in the Schengen area
If you have a valid Schengen visa, you do not need another visa to travel to the Caribbean part of the Kingdom.
Also useful
- I have remigrated. How can I travel back to the Netherlands?
- What documents do I need to travel to the Netherlands?
- What is the remigration benefit? (SVB)
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