Dutch Consulate General in Vancouver

Canadian citizens do not need a visa for the Netherlands: stays of up to 90 days are visa-free.

2025 figures: 2,368 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at the Netherlands’ consulate general in Vancouver, and 2,267 visas were issued. 54 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 2.3%. That is barely different from 2024 (1.5%). Applications rose by 8% compared with 2024 (2,193).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 1.5% (2024) to 2.5% (2023).

The Netherlands issues Schengen visas at 3 locations in Canada; this office handled 43% of their 5,445 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Toronto 2.5% and Ottawa 2.8%, which makes Vancouver the lowest of the group. 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 Canada, 9.0% of applications were refused in 2025; the Netherlands’ rate worldwide was 17.7%. The Netherlands received the 2nd largest number of applications of the 23 Schengen states represented here.

83.5% 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 Canada.

The Dutch embassy is in Ottawa. The Dutch consulate general in Vancouver is one of 3 missions of the Netherlands in Canada. Consulates: Toronto. Canada in turn has an embassy in The Hague.

About the Dutch consulate general in Vancouver

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of the Netherlands in Vancouver. A consulate does consular work for a region: passports, certificates and help for nationals in difficulty.

Address and contact

Address: Three Bentall Centre, 595 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC V7X 1C4. The record for the Dutch consulate general in Vancouver 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 Canada

Before flying to Canada, Dutch citizens must obtain an ETA online; stays of up to 180 days are allowed.

When the Dutch consulate general in Vancouver is closed

The next closures of the Dutch consulate general in Vancouver for public holidays in Canada are Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026 and New Year's Day on Friday 1 January 2027; it may also close for Christmas Day (Eerste Kerstdag) on Friday 25 December 2026.

Before visiting the Dutch consulate general in Vancouver

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