Netherlands visa for Palestinian 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.

In 2025, the Netherlands’ embassy and consulates in Palestine (Ramallah) received 517 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 268. The refusal rate was 41.0%. The refusal rate rose by 9.8 points from 31.2% in 2024, a sharp increase. Applications rose by 16% compared with 2024 (444).

For comparison, all Schengen states together refused 16.7% of the applications lodged in Palestine that year. the Netherlands’ consulates worldwide refused 17.7%. The Netherlands was the 3rd most applied-for Schengen state in Palestine.

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 Palestine, by any nationality: mostly citizens, but also residents from other countries.

For a trip from Palestine 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 Palestinian citizens can stay in the Netherlands

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

How Palestinian citizens apply

The Netherlands has no embassy or career consulate in Palestine. Palestinian citizens apply through a mission of the Netherlands accredited to Palestine from abroad, or through another Schengen state that represents the Netherlands for visas; the official visa portal of the Netherlands names the right place.

the Netherlands and the Schengen area

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

The Netherlands’ neighbours for Palestinian citizens

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

Dutch citizens travelling to Palestine

Dutch citizens can enter Palestine without a visa.