Dutch Consulate General in São Paulo

Brazilian citizens can visit the Netherlands without a visa for up to 90 days.

2025 figures: 151 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at the Netherlands’ consulate general in São Paulo, and 132 visas were issued. 4 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 2.9%. The refusal rate fell by 10.1 points from 13.0% in 2024, a clear improvement for applicants. Applications rose by 9% compared with 2024 (138).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 2.9% (2025) to 15.9% (2023).

The Netherlands issues Schengen visas at 2 locations in Brazil; this office handled 89% of their 169 applications in 2025. Each office serves the applicants who live in its own consular district, so the rates also reflect who applies where, not only how strictly files are assessed.

Across all Schengen consulates in Brazil, 23.6% of applications were refused in 2025; the Netherlands’ rate worldwide was 17.7%. The Netherlands received the 6th largest number of applications of the 16 Schengen states represented here.

18.2% of the visas issued here were multiple-entry visas, valid for several trips. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Brazil.

The Dutch embassy is in Brasília. The Dutch consulate general in São Paulo is one of 3 missions of the Netherlands in Brazil. Consulates: Rio de Janeiro. Brazil in turn has 2 missions in the Netherlands, its embassy being in The Hague.

About the Dutch consulate general in São Paulo

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of the Netherlands in São Paulo. Consulates handle passports, civil registration and, for many countries, visa applications for their district.

Address and contact

Address: Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima 1779 - 3e verdieping, 01452-001, Jardim Paulistano, São Paulo. The record for the Dutch consulate general in São Paulo includes a phone number and an official website. Its exact position is not recorded, so the map marks the town; use the street address.

Dutch citizens travelling to Brazil

Brazil admits Dutch citizens without a visa for stays of up to 90 days.

When the Dutch consulate general in São Paulo is closed

The next closures of the Dutch consulate general in São Paulo for public holidays in Brazil are Republic Proclamation Day (Proclamação da República) on Sunday 15 November 2026 and Black Awareness Day (Dia da Consciência Negra) on Friday 20 November 2026; it may also close for Christmas Day (Eerste Kerstdag) on Friday 25 December 2026.

Before visiting the Dutch consulate general in São Paulo

Current procedures for the Dutch consulate general in São Paulo, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.