Dutch Consulate General in Chicago

The Dutch consulate general in Chicago is listed as open Monday to Friday, 09:00–17:00.

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

2025 figures: 1,256 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at the Netherlands’ consulate general in Chicago, and 1,140 visas were issued. 11 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 1.0%. Applications rose by 125500% compared with 2023 (1).

The Netherlands issues Schengen visas at 5 locations in the United States; this office handled 10% of their 13,123 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: San Francisco 0.4%, New York 0.8%, Miami 0.2% and Washington D.C. 0.5%, which makes Chicago the highest 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 the United States, 4.9% of applications were refused in 2025; the Netherlands’ rate worldwide was 17.7%. The Netherlands received the 5th largest number of applications of the 28 Schengen states represented here.

Almost every visa issued here allows multiple entries. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of the United States.

The Dutch embassy is in Washington D.C., about 952 km away. Besides the Dutch consulate general in Chicago, the Netherlands has 4 other missions in the United States. Consulates: Miami, New York and San Francisco. The United States in turn has 2 missions in the Netherlands, its embassy being in The Hague.

About the Dutch consulate general in Chicago

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of the Netherlands in Chicago. Career consulates of this kind usually renew passports and take visa applications for their region.

Address and contact

Address: East Wacker Drive 303, 60601 Chicago. The record for the Dutch consulate general in Chicago includes a phone number, an e-mail address, a fax number and an official website.

Dutch citizens travelling to the United States

Before flying to the United States, Dutch citizens must obtain an ETA online; stays of up to 90 days are allowed.

When the Dutch consulate general in Chicago is closed

The next closures of the Dutch consulate general in Chicago for public holidays in the United States are Veterans Day on Wednesday 11 November 2026 and Thanksgiving Day on Thursday 26 November 2026; it may also close for Christmas Day (Eerste Kerstdag) on Friday 25 December 2026.

Before visiting the Dutch consulate general in Chicago

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

Near the Dutch consulate general in Chicago

The Dutch consulate general in Chicago has 24 other foreign missions within 1 km, in a diplomatic quarter.