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Netherlands visa eligibility

This page will set out who is eligible for Netherlands’s national long-stay (Type D) visa routes. These national eligibility rules are set by Netherlands’s authorities and are awaiting review against official sources before publication — please use the official EU visa-policy links below and check Netherlands’s embassy or consulate in the meantime. Who needs a short-stay Schengen visa is covered by the shared Schengen eligibility guidance.

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