Dutch Embassy in Washington D.C.

The Dutch embassy in Washington D.C. is listed as open 4 days a week, 08:30–16:30.

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

In 2025, the Netherlands’ embassy in Washington D.C. received 1,443 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 1,376. 7 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 0.5%. In 2024 the rate was much the same, 1.5%. Applications fell by 55% compared with 2024 (3,178).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 0.5% (2025) to 1.9% (2023).

The Netherlands issues Schengen visas at 5 locations in the United States; this office handled 11% of their 13,123 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: San Francisco 0.4%, New York 0.8%, Miami 0.2% 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.

Besides the Dutch embassy in Washington D.C., the Netherlands has 4 other missions in the United States. Consulates: Miami, Chicago, 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 embassy in Washington D.C.

It appears in official lists as Embassy of the Netherlands in Washington D.C.

Address and contact

Address: Linnean Avenue Northwest 4200, 20008 Washington. The record for the Dutch embassy in Washington D.C. includes a phone number, a fax number and an official website.

Dutch citizens travelling to the United States

Dutch citizens do not need a visa for the United States, but they need an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) before departure; it covers stays of up to 90 days.

When the Dutch embassy in Washington D.C. is closed

Expect the Dutch embassy in Washington D.C. 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 embassy in Washington D.C.

Current procedures for the Dutch embassy in Washington D.C., including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.

Near the Dutch embassy in Washington D.C.

The Dutch embassy in Washington D.C. has 8 other foreign missions within 1 km, in a diplomatic quarter.