Netherlands Visa Application Tracking (2024)

FAQs

How to know if a Netherlands visa is approved? ›

Select the 'Track your application' tab and then click on 'track your visa application status online'. Fill in your name and the reference number you received when you submitted your visa application. You can find this reference number on the invoice/receipt you were given by the visa application centre.

Reasons why your visa application may take longer include: Your application is impacted by high volume. Your application requires further consideration. You need to provide additional documents.

Once your application is submitted, you can track its progress through VFS Global's online tracking service. The status will be updated as and when your passport is ready for collection/delivery. Please be advised that VFS Global cannot track your application while it is being assessed within an embassy or consulate.

This Netherlands Schengen Visa offers ninety days stay in the country and usually has a validity of up to 180 days. This Netherlands Schengen visa takes around 14-21 days to process and might require additional fee and documents from the visa application centre such as health insurance, business invitation letter, etc.

Visit the online visa portal of the country where you have applied for the visa. Choose the option that allows you to check the status of your visa application from the website. Type in your passport number and date of birth or the acknowledgement number that was given to you after you submitted your visa application.

You can check the visa stamping status online by visiting the official website of the visa issuing authority of the country you wish to travel to. You can check the status by using your passport number or else you can even use your application or reference number.

Countries that rejected the most Schengen Visa applications

Spain and Finland, meanwhile, tied at 18.5% of Schengen visas rejected each. And then the Netherlands and the Czech Republic (with 17.4% and 17.3%, respectively).

With a rate of 99%, the Netherlands has an extremely high approval rate for student visas.

If you have applied for a Student Visa, you will get a letter or email to let you know that a decision has been made on your application. You will need to bring this with you when attending an international check-in appointment.

You can also track your visa application status online. Use the Reference Number present on the invoice/receipt issued by the Visa Application Centre along with your date of birth to access this service. For applications lodged before 14th June, please click here.

What does it mean when your visa application is under review? ›

It means that someone started screening your application and documents.

You will receive an email once your application has been processed. The email won't say whether your application was successful. You can collect your passport or have it sent to you. If your application was approved, the visa will be affixed to a page in your passport.

From the VFS appointment date, you can get your passport with visa in 5–7 working days. But again, it depends. At max it takes 15 working days. It takes 7 business days, on an average.

The reasons for refusal are stated on the refusal letter you received. Unclear purpose of visit, suspicion you may not return to your home country, insufficient travel insurance coverage, not providing proof of sufficient funds are the some of the most common reasons why a Schengen visa application gets refused.

With a rate of 99%, the Netherlands has an extremely high approval rate for student visas.

Check the status of your immigrant or nonimmigrant visa application online using the U.S. Department of State's Visa Status Check portal. You will need to enter your case number when you use the portal.