Checklist
Schengen visa for The Netherlands
Version 10 March 2016
To be submitted by all applicants for a Schengen visa:
Application form completely filled out and signed twice by applicant
Valid travel document (valid at least 3 months after scheduled return)
Copy of holder page travel document and previously obtained / refused visa pages
Copy of ID card (if applicable)
If from a third country: copy of residence permit or proof of legal stay
Previous passport(s)
One passport size photograph that meets Dutch requirements, in colour, not older than
6 months. See guidelines on below website:
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Copy of medical/travel insurance for Schengen
Copy of flight reservation
Visiting family/friends, additional documents (translated in English):
Completely filled out letter of guarantee / accommodation legalized by municipality,
from referent
If referent is guarantor: form of guarantee plus proof of financial means (salary slips or
bank statements of the last 3 months)
If applicant is paying: bank statements of the last 3 months
Proof of relationship between applicant and referent
Proof of social ties: NADRA family registration certificate, NADRA marriage certificate
Proof of economic ties: letter of employment, salary slips (last 3 months), bank
statements (last 3 months)
Business / conference / cultural / sport event / short study, additional documents
(translated in English):
Letter of invitation from Dutch company or organisation mentioning purpose, duration
and payment of trip
If applicant is a business owner: NTN certificate 2 years, FBR proof of income tax
payment 2 years, bank statements last 6 months, proof of previous business dealings
with company (invoices and/or e-mails and/or purchase orders)
If applicant is an employee: signed letter from employer mentioning purpose,
duration and payment of trip plus salary slips last 3 months
Tourism, additional documents (translated in English):
Bank statements (last 3 months)
Signed letter from employer with salary, employed since when and permission of leave
and mentioning duration of this leave
Hotel reservation for entire stay in Schengen countries
Minors, additional documents in all the above cases (translated in English):
Copy of birth certificate
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