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Orange Carpet Visa Facility

Do you or your staff travel regularly to the Netherlands for business, cultural, scientific or governmental reasons? And do you need a Schengen visa? Your company or organisation may be eligible for the Orange Carpet Visa Facility (OCVF). This facility makes it easier to get a visa.

What are the conditions to register for the Orange Carpet Visa Facililty?

Frequent business travelers to the Netherlands can benefit from the OCVF. To apply, your company or organisation must meet the following 3 conditions:

  1. Your company or organisation does not engage in activities that are illegal under Dutch law, and/or in activities or sectors mentioned on the FMO exclusion list. See the exclusion list on the FMO website.
  2. Your company or organisation adheres to the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. You must sign a declaration when you apply for the OCVF. Check the Principles of Corporate Governance on the OECD website.
  3. Your primary destination of business travel is the Netherlands. If it becomes clear that you have not been using the OCVF accordingly and your primary destination of travel is to another Schengen country, your status may be withdrawn.

In addition, your company or organization must meet 1 of the following conditions:

  • Your company or organisation is Dutch and has a subsidiary in your country.
  • Your company or organisation is located in your country and has a subsidiary in the Netherlands.
  • Your company or organisation is located in your country and has a long term and substantial (business) partnership with a Dutch company or organisation.

Choose your country below to see how you can register. The Dutch embassy or consulate-general will decide if your company or organisation is eligible for the OCVF. 

What are the benefits of the Orange Carpet Visa Facility?

The benefits vary from country to country. Examples of the benefits are:

  • You will not need to show as many documents to get a visa.
  • Your visa application will be treated with priority.
  • You only have to apply for a visa in person once every 5 years if your biometric data (fingerprints and photo) are still in our system.

In some countries, you do not have to make an appointment to hand in your application. Or you can go to a VIP counter.

How do I apply for a visa under the Orange Carpet Visa Facility?

The first time you apply for a visa you must go to the embassy, consulate-general or the visa application centre in person, so your fingerprints can be taken.

Check below to see how you can apply for a visa in your country. If your country isn’t mentioned, this means your country currently doesn’t have an Orange Carpet Visa Facility.

Can my spouse or children also apply for a visa?

The benefits of OCVF are only valid for employees or staff of companies and organizations who are registered. If your spouse and/or child is accompanying you on your business, they will need to apply in person and submit all documents that are mentioned in the checklist for their purpose of travel (for example tourism). 

Visa through another embassy

You may need to go to the embassy of another Schengen country for a visa, for example because there is no Netherlands embassy or consulate-general in your country. You might still be eligible for an Orange Carpet visa. But there could be fewer services available.

Choose your country

Registering for the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

If you are interested in the Orange Carpet Visa Facility and meet the conditions to register, please send an email to: sao-ca@minbuza.nl.

Applying for a visa under the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

In Brazil, you can only apply for a visa at the Netherlands consulate-general in São Paulo.

Make an online appointment at the consulate-general in São Paulo to submit your application.

Registering for the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

If you are interested in the Orange Carpet Visa Facility and meet the conditions to register, please send an email to:

Applying for a visa under the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

You can submit your visa application at the Netherlands visa application centers (VAC) of VFS Global in Edmonton, Toronto or Vancouver. Check the required documents and book an appointment online via the website of VFS Global.

Orange Carpet visa applications can also be submitted at the Netherlands embassy in Ottawa. Please send an email to ott-ca@minbuza.nl to make an appointment.

Registering for the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

If you are interested in the Orange Carpet Visa Facility and meet the conditions to register, please send an email to the embassy in Beijing or the consulate-general in Shanghai or Guangzhou, depending on where your company or organisation is based in China: 

Applying for a visa under the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

You can submit your visa application at the Netherlands visa application centers (VAC) of TLScontact. Make an appointment online via the website of TLScontact.

Registering for the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

If you are interested in the Orange Carpet Visa Facility and meet the conditions to register, please send an email to the embassy in Abidjan: abi-ez@minbuza.nl.

Applying for a visa under the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

You can submit your application at the VAC of the Belgian embassy in Abidjan. 

Required documents

  • A filled in and signed visa application form. You need to first register online.
  • A passport, valid longer than 3 months after the desired visa period, with at least 2 blank pages.
  • A copy of the personal information page of the passport and a copy of pages with (Schengen)visa.
  • Proof of Orange Carpet Facility membership through a signed and stamped letter by the CEO on company letterhead, specifying you are on the list of the Orange Carpet Facility and the required visa is for business travel. Also mention the specific dates of the business trip.
  • Proof of flight ticket.
  • 2 passport size photographs, in colour and recent.
  • Schengen insurance (minimum of EUR 30.000).
  • Visa fee.

Registering for the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

If you are interested in the Orange Carpet Visa Facility and meet the conditions to register, please send an email to the embassy in Havana: hav-visa@minbuza.nl.

Applying for a visa under the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

You can apply for a visa at the Netherlands embassy in Havana. Make an appointment by emailing hav-visa@minbuza.nl.

Registering for the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

If you are interested in the Orange Carpet Visa Facility and meet the conditions to register, please send an email to the embassy in Cairo: kai-ca@minbuza.nl.

Applying for a visa under the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

You can submit your visa application at the Netherlands visa application center (VAC) of VFS Global without any prior appointment.

Check the opening hours and required documents on the VFS Global website.

Registering for the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

If you are interested in the Orange Carpet Visa Facility and meet the conditions to register, please send an email to the embassy in Addis Ababa: add-ea@minbuza.nl

Applying for a visa under the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

You can submit your visa application at the Netherlands visa application center (VAC) of VFS Global without any prior appointment.

Check the opening hours on the VFS Global website.

Registering for the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

If you are interested in the Orange Carpet Visa Facility and meet the conditions to register, please send an email to the embassy in New Delhi: nde-ea@minbuza.nl.

Applying for a visa under the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

You can submit your visa application at the Netherlands visa application centers (VAC) of VFS Global without any prior appointment.

Check the opening hours and required documents on the VFS Global website.

Registering for the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

If you are interested in the Orange Carpet Visa Facility and meet the conditions to register, please send an email to the embassy in Jakarta: jak-orange@minbuza.nl.

Applying for a visa under the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

You can submit your visa application at the Netherlands visa application centers (VAC) of VFS Global without any prior appointment.

Check the opening hours on the VFS Global website.

Registering for the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

If you are interested in the Orange Carpet Visa Facility and meet the conditions to register, please send an email to the embassy in Nairobi: nai-orange@minbuza.nl.

Holders of a diplomatic passport automatically qualify for the Orange Carpet Visa Facility. 

Applying for a visa under the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

You can submit your visa application at the Netherlands visa application center (VAC) of VFS Global without any prior appointment.

Check the opening hours on the VFS Global website.

Registering for the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

If you are interested in the Orange Carpet Visa Facility and meet the conditions to register, please send an email to the embassy in Beirut: bei-ea@minbuza.nl.

Applying for a visa under the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

You can submit your visa application at the Netherlands visa application center (VAC) of VFS Global without any prior appointment from Monday to Friday between 8:00 and 9:00.

Check the required documents on the VFS Global website.

Registering for the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

If you are interested in the Orange Carpet Visa Facility and meet the conditions to register, please send an email to the embassy in Rabat: rab-ca@minbuza.nl.

Applying for a visa under the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

You can submit your visa application at the Netherlands visa application centers (VAC) of VFS Global. You can make an appointment by email using the activation code your company receives after registering.

Check the contact details on the VFS Global website.

Registering for the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

If you are interested in the Orange Carpet Visa Facility and meet the conditions to register, please send an email to the embassy in Islamabad: isl-ca@minbuza.nl.

Applying for a visa under the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

You can submit your visa application at the Netherlands visa application centers (VAC) of Gerry's/VFS Global without any prior appointment from Monday to Friday between 9:00 and 11:00.

Check the contact details on the VFS Global website.

Registering for the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

If you are interested in the Orange Carpet Visa Facility and meet the conditions to register, please send an email to the embassy in Manilla: man-ez@minbuza.nl.

Applying for a visa under the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

You can submit your visa application at the Netherlands visa application centers (VAC) of VFS Global.

Check the contact details on the VFS Global website.

Registering for the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

If you are interested in the Orange Carpet Visa Facility and meet the conditions to register, please send an email to the embassy in Doha: doh-ca@minbuza.nl.

Applying for a visa under the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

You can submit your visa application at the Netherlands visa application centers (VAC) of VFS Global.

Check the contact details on the VFS Global website.

Registering for the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

If you are interested in the Orange Carpet Visa Facility and meet the conditions to register, please send an email to the embassy in Riyadh: riy-ea@minbuza.nl.

Applying for a visa under the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

You can submit your visa application at the Netherlands visa application centers (VAC) of VFS Global without any prior appointment.

Check the opening hours on the VFS Global website.

Registering for the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

If you are interested in the Orange Carpet Visa Facility and meet the conditions to register, please send an email to the embassy in Singapore: sin-ca@minbuza.nl. 

Applying for a visa under the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

You can submit your visa application at the Netherlands visa application centers (VAC) of VFS Global without any prior appointment from Monday to Friday between 11:00 and 12:30.

Check the address on the VFS Global website.

Registering for the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

If you are interested in the Orange Carpet Visa Facility and meet the conditions to register, please send an email to the embassy in Pretoria: pre-ea@minbuza.nl.

Applying for a visa under the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

You can submit your visa application at the Netherlands visa application centers (VAC) of VFS Global without any prior appointment.

Check the required documents and opening hours on the VFS Global website.

Registering for the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

If you are interested in the Orange Carpet Visa Facility and meet the conditions to register, please send an email to the embassy in Paramaribo: prm-ea@minbuza.nl.

Applying for a visa under the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

You can submit your visa application at the Netherlands visa application center (VAC) of VFS Global. 

Check the required documents and opening hours on the VFS Global website.

Registering for the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

If you are interested in the Orange Carpet Visa Facility and meet the conditions to register, please send an email to the embassy in Dar es Salaam: dar-ca@minbuza.nl.

Applying for a visa under the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

You can apply for a visa at the Netherlands embassy in Dar es Salaam. Make an appointment by emailing dar-ca@minbuza.nl. You can also submit your application at the Netherlands visa application center (VAC) of VFS Global. Make an appointment via the website of VFS Global.

Registering for the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

If you are interested in the Orange Carpet Visa Facility and meet the conditions to register, please send an email to the embassy in Bangkok: ban-ea@minbuza.nl.

Applying for a visa under the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

You can submit your visa application at the Netherlands visa application center (VAC) of VFS Global. 

Make an appointment or check the opening hours via the VFS Global website.

Registering for the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

If you are interested in the Orange Carpet Visa Facility and meet the conditions to register, please send an email to the embassy in Ankara ank-orange@minbuza.nl or the consulate-general in Istanbul ist-orange@minbuza.nl.

Applying for a visa under the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

You can submit your visa application at the Netherlands visa application centers (VAC) of VFS Global. 

Make an appointment via the VFS Global website. 

Registering for the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

If you are interested in the Orange Carpet Visa Facility and meet the conditions to register, please send an email to the consulate-general in Dubai: dba-ca@minbuza.nl. 

Applying for a visa under the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

You can submit your visa application at the Netherlands visa application centers (VAC) of VFS Global. 

Check the required documents and make an appointment via the VFS Global website. 

Registering for the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

If you are interested in the Orange Carpet Visa Facility and meet the conditions to register, please send an email to the embassy in London: lon-ca@minbuza.nl. The registration process can take up to 3 months. 

Applying for a visa under the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

You can submit your visa application at the Netherlands visa application centers (VAC) of VFS Global without any prior appointment from Monday to Friday between 8:30 and 11:30.

Check the required documents on the VFS Global website. 

Registering for the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

If you are interested in the Orange Carpet Visa Facility and meet the conditions to register, please send an email to the embassy or one of the consulates-general:

You can find out which mission covers your state on the 'Who are we?' pages on Netherlandsandyou.nl.

Applying for a visa under the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

You can submit your visa application at the Netherlands visa application centers (VAC) of VFS Global.

Check the required documents and make an appointment on the VFS Global website.

Registering for the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

If you are interested in the Orange Carpet Visa Facility and meet the conditions to register, please send an email to the embassy in Hanoi han-ea@minbuza.nl or the consulate-general in Ho Chi Minh City hcm-ea@minbuza.nl.

Applying for a visa under the Orange Carpet Visa Facility

You can submit your visa application at the Netherlands visa application centers (VAC) of VFS Global

Check the required documents and make an appointment on the VFS Global website.