Office hours:

VISA BY INTERNET APPOINTMENT ONLY through the following link :  appointment system for Schengen visa

An appointment can NOT be made by sending an e-mail. Appointments can only be made through the above mentioned link.

For legalisations : from Sunday until Thursday from 12.00-13.00 o'clock and every Thursday from 8.00-9.00 o'clock.

Services for Dutch citizens : from Sunday until Thursday from 8.00-9.00 o'clock and from 13.00-15.00 o'clock.

Visas can be collected daily between 14.00 hrs and 15.00 hrs.

Phone number 00.965.2531 2650 / 2 / 3 ext. 202
Fax number     00.965.2534 0920
E-mail address:  KWE-CA@minbuza.nl (not to be used for making visa appointments)

(Schengen) visa:
In general your visa application will be processed within 14 days. In some cases the Embassy has to forward the visa application to the competent authorities in The Netherlands or to the Schengen member states for a final decision. In this case it can take between 10 days up to months before the visa can be issued.

Application forms can be downloaded  here. Forms should only be filled out in the English language. A list of requirements to apply for various types of visa can be downloaded from this website.

Travellers to Aruba or the Netherlands Antilles can also apply for a visa at the Netherlands Embassy. Forms for Aruba can be downloaded  here. Forms for the Netherlands Antilles can be downloaded  here. 

Schengen visa Sweden:
Travellers to Sweden can apply for a Schengen visa at the Netherlands Embassy in most cases. If a visa cannot be processed at the Netherlands Embassy, applicants should contact one of the Swedish embassies in the region directly.

Passports for Dutch citizens:
Since 1 October 2001 Dutch passports are only issued at one central point in The Netherlands. Applications can be submitted at one of the Netherlands embassies worldwide. It will take approx. two weeks before the passport can be collected.
Application forms can be collected at the counter from the visa officer.

Legalisation:
Only original Kuwaiti documents can be legalised by this Embassy, after the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kuwait has legalised the documents. Legalisation of original Dutch documents can only be done in The Netherlands.

Declarations:
On request of Dutch citizens the Netherlands Embassy can submit declarations for certain purposes.

Registration:
Dutch citizens can register at the Netherlands Embassy on a voluntarily basis. Registration is not compulsory. Registration forms can be collected at the embassy.

General information from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
General information about visa etc.