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Applying for a Schengen visa for the Netherlands in Norway

You don’t need to apply for a Schengen visa for the Netherlands if you live in Norway. If you live outside Norway, or if your current Norwegian residence permit will expire soon, find out what to do.

I live in Norway

You don’t need a Schengen visa for the Netherlands if:

  1. you are a Norwegian national
  2. you live in Norway and have a valid Norwegian residence permit
  3. you are in Norway and already have a valid Schengen visa

You will need other documents to travel to the Netherlands. The checklist for travelling to the Netherlands tells you which documents you need and what goods you can and cannot bring with you.

Check what you need to travel to the Netherlands

If your Norwegian residence permit will not be extended, you can remain in the Netherlands and the other Schengen countries for a maximum of 90 days after your residence permit expires. In some cases you will need a Schengen visa. This depends on your nationality. 

Check whether you need a visa for the Netherlands

If you need a visa, you will need to go to the Netherlands embassy in Stockholm, Sweden.

Find out how to apply for a Schengen visa for the Netherlands at the embassy in Stockholm

Attention: If you will also travel to another country within the Schengen area where you will stay for longer than you will stay in the Netherlands, that is your main destination. You should apply for a Schengen visa for the country that is your main destination.

I live in the Netherlands

What you can do depends on your situation.

Lost or stolen

If you are in Norway and your Dutch resident permit has been lost or stolen, you may need an entry visa to return to the Netherlands.

Check whether you need an entry visa

If you need an entry visa, you will need to go to the Netherlands embassy in Stockholm, Sweden.

Find out how to apply for an entry visa in Sweden

Expired

If your Dutch residence permit has expired and you have applied for an extension from the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND), or are planning to do so, you may need an entry visa to return to the Netherlands.

Check whether you need an entry visa

If you need an entry visa, you will need to go to the Netherlands embassy in Stockholm, Sweden.

Find out how to apply for an entry visa in Sweden

If your Dutch residence permit will expire soon and will not be extended, you can remain in the Netherlands and the other Schengen countries for a maximum of 90 days after your residence permit expires. In some cases you will need a Schengen visa. This depends on your nationality. 

Check whether you need a visa for the Netherlands

If you need a visa, you can apply for a Schengen visa for the Netherlands at the Netherlands embassy in Stockholm, Sweden.

Find out how to apply for a Schengen visa for the Netherlands at the embassy in Sweden

Attention: If you will also travel to another country within the Schengen area where you will stay for longer than you will stay in the Netherlands, that is your main destination. You should apply for a Schengen visa for the country that is your main destination.  

I live in a different country

If you are in Norway and need a Schengen visa for the Netherlands for one of the following situations, you can apply for this visa at the Netherlands embassy in Stockholm, Sweden:

  • You didn’t need a visa for Norway but do need one for the Netherlands. You have to travel to the Netherlands on short notice and didn’t know this when you travelled to Norway.
  • Your Schengen visa has expired or almost expired but you must urgently travel to the Netherlands, for example for medical reasons or following the death of a family member.

Find out how to apply for a Schengen visa for the Netherlands in Sweden

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