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Making an appointment in Nigeria

If you are in Nigeria and need a product or service from the Dutch government, you can get this in Nigeria, Benin or Ghana, depending on what you need. To find out what to do, select the product or service you need.

Visa

If you want to apply for an airport transit visa, how you make an appointment depends on where you reside in Nigeria.

Find out how to make an appointment

To register for the Caribbean Carpet Programme, send your completed application form to the consulate-general in Lagos by emailing: lag-ca@minbuza.nl. You do not need to make an appointment.

Preparing for your appointment

Prepare your application carefully. Find out what you need to do in advance in order to apply for the Caribbean Carpet Programme.

Full information about registering for the Caribbean Carpet Programme

You will need to go to Ghana. Make an appointment at the embassy in Accra by emailing: acc-ca@minbuza.nl

Preparing for your appointment

Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to take the civic integration exam in Ghana.

What you need to know about taking the civic integration exam abroad

You will need to go to Benin or Ghana. Find out how to make an appointment in each country.

Country
BeninMake an appointment online at the embassy in Cotonou (information in French)
GhanaMake an appointment online at VFS Global

Preparing for your appointment

Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for a long-stay Caribbean visa.

What you need to know about applying for a long-stay Caribbean visa

You will need to go to Benin or Ghana. Find out how to make an appointment in each country.

Country
BeninMake an appointment online at the embassy in Cotonou (information in French)
GhanaMake an appointment at the embassy in Accra by emailing: acc-ca@minbuza.nl

MVV for adopted child

If you want to apply for an MVV for your adopted child until 11 years old, you will need to go to Nigeria. Make an appointment at the consulate-general in Lagos by emailing: lag-ca@minbuza.nl

Preparing for your appointment

Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for a long-stay visa (MVV).

What you need to know about applying for a long-stay visa (MVV)

You will need to go to Benin or Ghana. Find out how to make an appointment in each country.

Country
BeninMake an appointment online at the embassy in Cotonou (information in French)
GhanaMake an appointment online at VFS Global

Preparing for your appointment

Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for a short-stay Caribbean visa.

What you need to know about applying for a short-stay Caribbean visa

If you want to apply for a short-stay Schengen visa, how you make an appointment depends on where you reside in Nigeria.

Find out how to make an appointment

Is your residence permit for the Netherlands lost, stolen, or expired in Nigeria? And do you need an entry visa to return to the Netherlands?

You will need to go to Benin or Ghana. Find out how to make an appointment in each country.

Country
BeninMake an appointment at the embassy in Cotonou by emailing: cot-ca@minbuza.nl
GhanaMake an appointment online at VFS Global

Preparing for your appointment

Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for an entry visa.

What you need to know about applying for an entry visa

Dutch nationality

You will need to go to Nigeria, Benin or Ghana. Find out how to make an appointment in each country.

Country
NigeriaMake an appointment at the consulate-general in Lagos by emailing: lag-ca@minbuza.nl
BeninMake an appointment online at the embassy in Cotonou (information in French)
GhanaMake an appointment online at the embassy in Accra

Preparing for your appointment

Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for a Dutch passport or ID card.

What you need to know about applying for a Dutch passport or ID card

Make an appointment at the consulate-general in Lagos by emailing: lag-ca@minbuza.nl

Preparing for your appointment

Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for an emergency travel document in Nigeria.

What you need to know about applying for an emergency travel document

Make an appointment at the consulate-general in Lagos by emailing: lag-ca@minbuza.nl

Preparing for your appointment

Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for Dutch citizenship through naturalisation abroad.

What you need to know about naturalisation

Make an appointment at the consulate-general in Lagos by emailing: lag-ca@minbuza.nl

Preparing for your appointment

Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for Dutch citizenship through the option procedure from abroad.

What you need to know about the option procedure

Legalisation

Make an appointment at the consulate-general in Lagos by emailing: lag-ca@minbuza.nl

Preparing for your appointment

Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to have a copy of your identity document legalised.

What you need to know about having a copy of your ID legalised

Make an appointment at the consulate-general in Lagos by emailing: lag-ca@minbuza.nl

Preparing for your appointment

Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to have your signature legalised.

What to know about having a signature legalised

Certificate or declaration

You do not need to make an appointment. You can visit on the following days:

  • Monday: 8:00 - 16:00
  • Tuesday: 8:00 - 16:00
  • Wednesday: 8:00 - 16:00
  • Thursday: 8:00 - 16:00
  • Friday: 8:00 - 15:00

Find out the address and closing days of the consulate-general

Preparing for your visit

Arrive at your visit well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to request a certificate of capacity to marry in Nigeria.

What you need to know about requesting a certificate of capacity to marry

You do not need to make an appointment. You can visit on the following days:

  • Monday: 8:00 - 16:00
  • Tuesday: 8:00 - 16:00
  • Wednesday: 8:00 - 16:00
  • Thursday: 8:00 - 16:00
  • Friday: 8:00 - 15:00

Find out the address and closing days of the consulate-general

Preparing for your visit

Arrive at your visit well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to request a certificate of life in Nigeria.

What you need to know about requesting a certificate of life

You do not need to make an appointment. You can visit on the following days:

  • Monday: 8:00 - 16:00
  • Tuesday: 8:00 - 16:00
  • Wednesday: 8:00 - 16:00
  • Thursday: 8:00 - 16:00
  • Friday: 8:00 - 15:00

Find out the address and closing days of the consulate-general

Preparing for your visit

Arrive at your visit well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to request a certificate of residence in Nigeria.

What you need to know about requesting a certificate of residence

You do not need to make an appointment. You can visit on the following days:

  • Monday: 8:00 - 16:00
  • Tuesday: 8:00 - 16:00
  • Wednesday: 8:00 - 16:00
  • Thursday: 8:00 - 16:00
  • Friday: 8:00 - 15:00

Find out the address and closing days of the consulate-general

Preparing for your visit

Arrive at your visit well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to request a declaration of marital status in Nigeria.

What you need to know about requesting a declaration of marital status

How you request a Dutch nationality certificate depends on your situation.

Find out how to request a Dutch nationality certificate

Collecting

Do you want to collect a passport, declaration or other type of document from the embassy? Make an appointment at the consulate-general in Lagos by emailing: lag-ca@minbuza.nl

Find out the address and closing days of the consulate-general