Visa requirements for Dutch citizens


Visa requirements for Dutch citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Netherlands, the joint nationality of the four countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
As of 2025, Dutch citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 188 countries and territories, ranking the Dutch passport 4th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.

Visa requirements

CountryVisa requirementAllowed stayNotes
Afghanistanno|Visa required

Territories and disputed areas

Visa requirements for Dutch citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognized countries and restricted zones:
;Europe
  • — Visa required.
  • Mount Athos — Special permit required. There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.
  • Brest and Grodno — Visa not required for 10 days. Visa-free pass needs to be obtained electronically.
  • — Visa free access for 3 months.; ID card valid
  • UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus — Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.
  • — Visa not required.; ID card valid
  • — Visa not required.; ID card valid
  • – Visa not required.; ID card valid
  • – Visa not required.; ID card valid
  • – Visa not required.; ID card valid
  • — Visa not required.; ID card valid
  • Jan Mayen — permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.
  • – Visa not required.; ID card valid
  • Closed cities and regions in Russia — special authorization required.
  • — Visa-free. Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.
  • — Visa-free. Registration required after 24 hours.
;Africa
  • — Visa covers Asmara only; to travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required.
  • — Visa not required up to 3 months.
  • — Visa issued on arrival.
  • — All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.
  • Darfur — Separate travel permit is required.
;Asia
Visa not required for 15 days for traveling as part of a tourist group
;Caribbean and North Atlantic
  • — Visa not required for 3 months.
  • — Visa not required
Visa not required for 180 days.
Visa not required for 6 months.
  • — Visa not required for 21 days.
  • — Visa not required for 1 month.
  • — Visa not required for 6 months.
  • — Visitors arriving at San Andrés and Leticia must buy tourist cards on arrival.
  • — Visa not required
Visa not required for 6 months.
  • — Visa not required for 6 months.
  • — Visa not required.
  • Margarita Island — All visitors are fingerprinted.
  • — Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.
  • — Visa not required.
  • — Visa not required
Visa not required for 6 months.
  • — Visa not required for 90 days.
  • — Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.
;Oceania
;South America
  • Galápagos — Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure.
;South Atlantic and Antarctica

Non-ordinary passports

Holders of various categories of official Dutch passports have additional visa-free access to the following countries - Pakistan, Russia and Turkey . Holders of diplomatic or service passports of any country have visa-free access to Cape Verde, Ethiopia, Mali and Zimbabwe.

Right to consular protection in non-EU countries

When in a non-EU country where there is no Dutch embassy, Dutch citizens as EU citizens have the right to get consular protection from the embassy of any other EU country present in that country.
See also List of diplomatic missions of Netherlands.