Business Visa For Netherlands

Who requires the Dutch business visa for travel from Sri Lanka?

Dutch business visa is provided for a limited period of business travel to perform business activities which can include visiting with company representatives, participate in an academic, professional, scientific or business gathering or conference, negotiate an estate or hammer out a agreement with a Dutch company.
A business visa stamp or label endorsed by a Dutch visa officer on your passport that allows you to visit Netherlands to carry out business pursuits.
Business visa for Netherlands are normally granted by the Dutch consulate in Colombo or in the nearest city to your normal residential address. Whenever submitting an application for a Dutch business visa, you’ll be asked to clarify the reasons for travelling to Netherlands.

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General Dutch business visa requirements for residents of Sri Lanka

• Fully completed visa form for Netherlands and required declaration
• Passport size photographs
• Valid national passport and one copy
• Original of valid visa if you are national of another country and one copy
• Your most current bank statement and one copy
• Confirmation letter from your travel insurance for Netherlands stating the policy coverage and one copy
• Business references (letter from your company, invitation from business or institution in Netherlands)
• Proof of group travel/ hotel reservation in Netherlands / airline ticket reservation for Netherlands and one copy
• Visa fees for Dutch visa
• Please click on Dutch info to determine if you need a tourist visa to travel to Netherlands or the current tourist visa requirements for Netherlands.

Please take note: In individual circumstances, you could be asked to provide additional documents. Dutch embassy guidelines and policies can and do, change overnight. We accept no responsibilty for any such changes or any transaction initiated directly between an applicant and the Dutch embassy.

Other types of Dutch visas?

• Dutch visitor visa issued for people visiting Netherlands for holidays, tourism, recreation or to visit friends and relations in Netherlands. For those who are a Dutch citizen, you do not have to request for a Dutch visa. Learn more
• Dutch business visa is issued to foreigners either to consult with business affiliates, going to a scientific, academic, professional, or business convention or any other kind of convention, settle an estate or discuss a contract in Netherlands. Find out more
• Dutch transit visa enables you to transit through Netherlands for no longer than 24 to 72 hours if either you will need to enter Netherlands on your way to another country or you are going to join a ship as a member of the crew.

  In general, you can include dependent children on your visa application should they be going together with you on your passport. You may not have to submit an application for this particular visa. Find out more

• Dutch student visa is commonly granted to conduct study in Netherlands. Student visas tend to be temporary visas that enable a person to come to Netherlands for a specific time period to undertake a course at a Dutch educational establishment. Find out more
• Dutch Working Visa is typically issued to work in Netherlands. In most cases, you need to have a correct Dutch visa with work rights. Several short-term and long term work visas are available for Netherlands. Learn more about Dutch work visas.

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Please be aware: Ensure you get the correct Dutch visas where necessary and it is your responsibility to acquire them. Normally countries ask for passports to be valid for 6 months following the expiry of the visa. NB: Having a visa will not guarantee a person entry on arrival in Netherlands.

Travellers need to verify personally to make certain that information of specific importance for them is accurate. We are not responsible for decisions taken by travelers based on information included in this web page.

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If you wish to get further information regarding travelling to Netherlands from Colombo, Sri Lanka, please make sure to go through the appropriate web links down below:

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