Netherlands visa for Cuban citizens

For the tourist visa, the Netherlands’ official sources give a standard fee of €90, and applications are made on consular.mfaservices.nl. Processing time, as the Netherlands states it: Usually within 15 days, up to 45 days in individual cases. You receive an e-mail when processing ends; it does not say whether the visa was granted. Longest stay on the tourist visa: Up to 90 days in any 180-day period.

The Netherlands has 1 mission in Cuba, with its embassy in Havana.

In 2025, the Netherlands’ embassy and consulates in Cuba (Havana) received 1,892 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 1,140. 38.7% of applications were refused. In 2024 the rate was much the same, 39.7%. Applications rose by 17% compared with 2024 (1,616).

For comparison, all Schengen states together refused 21.8% of the applications lodged in Cuba that year, from 11.6% at the consulates of Spain to 42.9% at those of Germany. the Netherlands’ consulates worldwide refused 17.7%. The Netherlands was the 5th most applied-for Schengen state in Cuba.

You apply to the Schengen state that is your main destination (the longest stay or the main purpose; the state of first entry only when there is none), so a lower rate elsewhere is no reason to apply there. The figures cover applications lodged in Cuba, by any nationality: mostly citizens, but also residents from other countries.

For a trip from Cuba to the Netherlands, the published travel advice reads as follows: the US State Department rates the Netherlands at Level 2, exercise increased caution (updated 17 August 2026), the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office does not advise against travel to the Netherlands (updated 11 August 2026) and the German Foreign Office has no travel warning for the Netherlands (updated 13 October 2026). The advice is aimed at each government’s own nationals.

How long Cuban citizens can stay in the Netherlands

How long Cuban citizens may stay in the Netherlands is set by the visa issued, and the visa type must match the purpose of the trip.

How Cuban citizens apply

In Cuba, applications go to the Dutch embassy in Havana, or to a visa centre acting for the Netherlands; fees, documents and processing times are published by the Netherlands.

the Netherlands and the Schengen area

A Schengen visa issued by the Netherlands lets Cuban citizens travel in all Schengen states; apply to the Netherlands when it is the main destination of the trip.

The Netherlands’ neighbours for Cuban citizens

Germany and Belgium require Cuban citizens to obtain a visa in advance.

Dutch citizens travelling to Cuba

Cuba requires a visa from Dutch citizens, available online as an e-Visa for up to 90 days.