Dutch Consulate General in San Francisco, United States

The Dutch consulate general in San Francisco, United States is listed as open Monday to Friday, 09:00–18:00.

The Netherlands admits US citizens without a visa for stays of up to 90 days.

In 2025, the Netherlands’ consulate general in San Francisco received 4,912 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 4,729. 18 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 0.4%. In 2024 the rate was much the same, 1.2%. Applications rose by 6% compared with 2024 (4,613).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 0.4% (2025) to 1.2% (2024).

The Netherlands issues Schengen visas at 5 locations in the United States; this office handled 37% of their 13,123 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: New York 0.8%, Miami 0.2%, Washington D.C. 0.5% and Chicago 1.0%. 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 3,914 km away. Besides the Dutch consulate general in San Francisco, United States, the Netherlands has 4 other missions in the United States. Consulates: Miami, Chicago and New York. The United States in turn has 2 missions in the Netherlands, its embassy being in The Hague.

About the Dutch consulate general in San Francisco, United States

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

Address and contact

Address: Kearny Street 120, 94104 San Francisco. The record for the Dutch consulate general in San Francisco, United States 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 San Francisco, United States is closed

Expect the Dutch consulate general in San Francisco, United States to be shut on Veterans Day on Wednesday 11 November 2026 and Thanksgiving Day on Thursday 26 November 2026, and often on Christmas Day (Eerste Kerstdag) on Friday 25 December 2026, a holiday in the Netherlands.

Before visiting the Dutch consulate general in San Francisco, United States

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

Near the Dutch consulate general in San Francisco, United States

Within 1 km of the Dutch consulate general in San Francisco, United States there are 20 other foreign missions.