Nigeria passport holders in Netherlands
Data as of 27 Oct 2026 · Partly confirmed
Passport: Nigeria. Destination: Netherlands. Rule for a typical traveller: Embassy visa, 90 days.
Typical traveller: ordinary passport, tourism, by air, no other visas or permits.
Embassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 days
Easier ways in, when their conditions hold
Visa-freeHolders of a Schengen residence permit or long-stay (D) visa· 90 days
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).How to apply
Visa Code Art. 23: decided within 15 calendar days of an admissible application, up to 45 in individual cases
Sources
- Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 (EU visa list)
- Regulation (EU) 2025/11 amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 as regards Vanuatu
- Modificación de tasas de visados Schengen
- Amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 as regards Vanuatu - summary
- Visa policy
- Information about granted Schengen visas (Embassy of Sweden in Rabat)
- Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: entry visas (types C and D)
- Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 (Visa Code), revised text as at 31 Dec 2020 (legislation.gov.uk; EUR-Lex unreadable here), Art. 5
- Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 (Visa Code), revised text as at 31 Dec 2020 (legislation.gov.uk; EUR-Lex unreadable here), Art. 6
- Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 (Visa Code), revised text as at 31 Dec 2020 (legislation.gov.uk; EUR-Lex unreadable here), Art. 8
- Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 (Visa Code), revised text as at 31 Dec 2020 (legislation.gov.uk; EUR-Lex unreadable here), Art. 43
- Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 (Visa Code), revised text as at 31 Dec 2020 (legislation.gov.uk; EUR-Lex unreadable here), Art. 23
- Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 (Visa Code), revised text as at 31 Dec 2020 (legislation.gov.uk; EUR-Lex unreadable here), Art. 16
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1415 of 14 March 2024 on the amount of the visa fees (OJ L 22.5.2024, Spanish text, BOE copy)
- European Commission: Applying for a Schengen visa (updated 2 Dec 2025)
- Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 (Visa Code), revised text as at 31 Dec 2020 (legislation.gov.uk; EUR-Lex unreadable here), Art. 10
- Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 (Visa Code), revised text as at 31 Dec 2020 (legislation.gov.uk; EUR-Lex unreadable here), Art. 11
- Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 (Visa Code), revised text as at 31 Dec 2020 (legislation.gov.uk; EUR-Lex unreadable here), Art. 12
- Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 (Visa Code), revised text as at 31 Dec 2020 (legislation.gov.uk; EUR-Lex unreadable here), Art. 13
- Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 (Visa Code), revised text as at 31 Dec 2020 (legislation.gov.uk; EUR-Lex unreadable here), Art. 14
- Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 (Visa Code), revised text as at 31 Dec 2020 (legislation.gov.uk; EUR-Lex unreadable here), Art. 15
- Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 (Visa Code), revised text as at 31 Dec 2020 (legislation.gov.uk; EUR-Lex unreadable here), Annex II