Pass-Atlas
Entering Niederlande
Niederlande playbook updated 2026-09. Openness first, then how to apply and how to stay.
Openness rank
#113
Entry openness
93
Visumfrei
93
Visum nötig
105
E-Mail, wenn sich die Einreiseregeln für Niederlande ändern
Eine Bestätigungs-E-Mail, danach nur bei echten Änderungen.
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Länderprofil
Hauptstadt
Amsterdam
Bevölkerung
18.1 million
Fläche
41,526 km²
Währung
Euro EUR
Sprache
Dutch
Zeitzone
UTC+01:00
Im Ausland geboren
3 million · 2024
Migrantenanteil
16.2%
Ethnische Gruppen · 2021
- Dutch75.4%
- other9.3%
- EU6.4%
- Turkish2.4%
- Moroccan2.4%
- Surinamese2.1%
- Other2%
Im Ausland Geborene: UN-Migrantenbestand über die Weltbank (meist 2024). Ethnische Gruppen folgen den veröffentlichten Kategorien des Landes. Die meisten Staaten erheben keine Hautfarbe. Nur Richtwerte.
Travel notes
Plug
Type C / Type F
Mains
230 V · 50 Hz
Driving
Right
Emergency
Police 112 · Ambulance 112
Dialing code
+31
Airports
AMS · EIN · RTM · MST
Highlights
- Anne Frank House
- Keukenhof
- Grachtengordel
- Kinderdijk
Niederlande PassRatgeber · NiederlandeVisa siteImmigration site
How to get a visa
Schengen short-stay (type C)
Visit / tourism · 90 days in any 180-day period
- Apply at a Schengen consulate or visa centre in your country of residence, with biometrics, for the main destination.
- Visa-exempt passports use the EES entry/exit system. ETIAS will apply on the EU timetable — confirm whether your passport is in scope before travel.
Highly skilled migrant
Work · Matches the contract, up to 5 years
- An IND recognised sponsor, at the age-based salary threshold.
Orientation year
Study · 1 year after graduation
- Graduates of Dutch or selected foreign universities may take a one-year job-seeker residence.
Immigration routes
Permanent residence
Skilled work
Five years’ continuous lawful stay and civic integration.
Leads to PR:PR at five years, or EU long-term resident status.
PR & citizenship
Permanent residence
Time to PR:5 years
- Usually continuous lawful stay, stable income or social cover, and a clean criminal record.
- Language and civics requirements vary by member state.
Naturalisation usually 5 years, with Dutch and integration. Dual nationality only in limited exceptions.
Passports that enter without a prior visa
FVisumfrei93
Western Europe