Dutch Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City

The Dutch consulate general in Ho Chi Minh City is listed as open Monday to Friday, 09:00–12:00.

The Netherlands requires Vietnamese citizens to hold a visa issued in advance. Check with the Dutch consulate general in Ho Chi Minh City whether visas are handled at its counter or by an appointed visa centre.

In 2025, the Netherlands’ consulate general in Ho Chi Minh City received 3,003 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 2,705. 266 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 8.9%. In 2024 it had been 11.7%: the rate fell by 2.7 points. Applications fell by 5% compared with 2024 (3,166).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 8.9% (2025) to 21.9% (2023).

The Netherlands issues Schengen visas at 2 locations in Vietnam; this office handled 60% of their 4,990 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Hanoi 7.3%, which makes Ho Chi Minh City 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 Vietnam, 9.4% of applications were refused in 2025; the Netherlands’ rate worldwide was 17.7%. The Netherlands received the 4th largest number of applications of the 16 Schengen states represented here.

Multiple-entry visas made up 26.8% of those issued. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Vietnam.

The Dutch embassy is in Hanoi, about 1,143 km away. Besides the Dutch consulate general in Ho Chi Minh City, the Netherlands has 1 other mission in Vietnam. Vietnam in turn has 2 missions in the Netherlands, its embassy being in The Hague.

About the Dutch consulate general in Ho Chi Minh City

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

Address and contact

Address: Lê Duẩn 29, Ho Chi Minh City. The record for the Dutch consulate general in Ho Chi Minh City includes a phone number and an official website.

Dutch citizens travelling to Vietnam

No visa is needed by Dutch citizens for Vietnam, for stays of up to 45 days.

When the Dutch consulate general in Ho Chi Minh City is closed

The next closures of the Dutch consulate general in Ho Chi Minh City for public holidays in Vietnam are New Year's Day (Tết dương lịch) on Friday 1 January 2027 and Reunification Day on Friday 30 April 2027; it may also close for Christmas Day (Eerste Kerstdag) on Friday 25 December 2026.

Before visiting the Dutch consulate general in Ho Chi Minh City

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

Near the Dutch consulate general in Ho Chi Minh City

The Dutch consulate general in Ho Chi Minh City has 11 other foreign missions within 1 km, in a diplomatic quarter.