Netherlands visa for Sudanese 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 Sudan, with its embassy in Khartoum.

In 2023, the Netherlands’ embassy and consulates in Sudan (Khartoum) received 330 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 168. The refusal rate was 47.7%.

For comparison, all Schengen states together refused 42.3% of the applications lodged in Sudan that year. the Netherlands’ consulates worldwide refused 17.4%. The Netherlands was the 4th most applied-for Schengen state in Sudan.

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

Sudanese citizens planning a trip to the Netherlands can compare how foreign ministries rate it: 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 Sudanese citizens can stay in the Netherlands

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

How Sudanese citizens apply

In Sudan, applications go to the Dutch embassy in Khartoum, 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 Sudanese citizens travel in all Schengen states; apply to the Netherlands when it is the main destination of the trip.

The Netherlands’ neighbours for Sudanese citizens

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

Dutch citizens travelling to Sudan

Sudan requires Dutch citizens to hold a visa issued in advance. The rule is the same in both directions between Sudan and the Netherlands.