Netherlands Passport

Passport rankings out of 198 countries

Freedom of travel5

Asset protection19

Quality of life10

"Plan B"9

Afghanistan

Visa is required

Albania

Visa-free for 90 days

Algeria

Visa is required

Andorra

Visa-free

Angola

Visa-free for 30 days

Antigua & Barbuda

Visa-free for 180 days

Argentina

Visa-free for 90 days

Armenia

Visa-free for 180 days

Australia

eTA

Austria

Visa-free

Azerbaijan

eTA

Bahamas

Visa-free for 90 days

Bahrain

Visa upon arrival

Bangladesh

Visa upon arrival

Barbados

Visa-free for 90 days

Belarus

Visa-free for 30 days

Belgium

Visa-free

Belize

Visa-free

Benin

eTA

Bhutan

eTA

Bolivia

Visa-free for 90 days

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Visa-free for 90 days

Botswana

Visa-free for 90 days

Brazil

Visa-free for 90 days

Brunei

Visa-free for 90 days

Bulgaria

Visa-free

Burkina Faso

Visa upon arrival

Burundi

Visa upon arrival

Cambodia

Visa upon arrival

Cameroon

eTA

Canada

eTA

Cape Verde

Visa-free for 30 days

Central African Republic

Visa is required

Chad

Visa is required

Chile

Visa-free for 90 days

China

Visa-free for 30 days

Colombia

Visa-free for 90 days

Comoros

Visa upon arrival

Congo - Brazzaville

Visa is required

Congo - Kinshasa

eTA

Costa Rica

Visa-free for 180 days

Croatia

Visa-free

Cuba

eTA

Cyprus

Visa-free

Czechia

Visa-free

Côte d’Ivoire

eTA

Denmark

Visa-free

Djibouti

Visa upon arrival

Dominica

Visa-free for 180 days

Dominican Republic

Visa-free

Ecuador

Visa-free for 90 days

Egypt

Visa upon arrival

El Salvador

Visa-free for 180 days

Equatorial Guinea

eTA

Eritrea

Visa is required

Estonia

Visa-free

Eswatini

Visa-free for 30 days

Ethiopia

Visa upon arrival

Fiji

Visa-free for 120 days

Finland

Visa-free

France

Visa-free

Gabon

eTA

Gambia

Visa-free for 90 days

Georgia

Visa-free for 360 days

Germany

Visa-free

Ghana

Visa upon arrival

Greece

Visa-free

Grenada

Visa-free for 90 days

Guatemala

Visa-free for 90 days

Guinea

eTA

Guinea-Bissau

Visa upon arrival

Guyana

Visa-free for 90 days

Haiti

Visa-free for 90 days

Honduras

Visa-free for 90 days

Hong Kong SAR China

Visa-free for 90 days

Hungary

Visa-free

Iceland

Visa-free

India

eTA

Indonesia

Visa upon arrival

Iran

Visa upon arrival

Iraq

Visa upon arrival

Ireland

Visa-free

Israel

Visa-free for 90 days

Italy

Visa-free

Jamaica

Visa-free for 90 days

Japan

Visa-free for 90 days

Jordan

Visa upon arrival

Kazakhstan

Visa-free for 30 days

Kenya

eTA

Kiribati

Visa-free for 90 days

Kuwait

Visa upon arrival

Kyrgyzstan

Visa-free for 60 days

Laos

Visa upon arrival

Latvia

Visa-free

Lebanon

Visa upon arrival

Lesotho

Visa-free for 14 days

Liberia

Visa is required

Libya

eTA

Liechtenstein

Visa-free

Lithuania

Visa-free

Luxembourg

Visa-free

Macao SAR China

Visa-free for 90 days

Madagascar

Visa upon arrival

Malawi

Visa-free for 30 days

Malaysia

Visa-free for 90 days

Maldives

Visa upon arrival

Mali

Visa is required

Malta

Visa-free

Marshall Islands

Visa-free for 90 days

Mauritania

Visa upon arrival

Mauritius

Visa-free for 90 days

Mexico

Visa-free for 180 days

Micronesia

Visa-free for 90 days

Moldova

Visa-free for 90 days

Monaco

Visa-free

Mongolia

Visa-free for 30 days

Montenegro

Visa-free for 90 days

Morocco

Visa-free for 90 days

Mozambique

Visa-free for 30 days

Myanmar (Burma)

eTA

Namibia

Visa-free for 90 days

Nauru

Visa is required

Nepal

Visa upon arrival

Netherlands

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New Zealand

eTA

Nicaragua

Visa-free for 90 days

Niger

Visa is required

Nigeria

eTA

North Korea

Visa is required

North Macedonia

Visa-free for 90 days

Norway

Visa-free

Oman

Visa upon arrival

Pakistan

eTA

Palau

Visa-free for 90 days

Palestinian Territories

Visa-free

Panama

Visa-free for 90 days

Papua New Guinea

eTA

Paraguay

Visa-free for 90 days

Peru

Visa-free for 90 days

Philippines

Visa-free for 30 days

Poland

Visa-free

Portugal

Visa-free

Qatar

Visa upon arrival

Romania

Visa-free

Russia

eTA

Rwanda

Visa upon arrival

Samoa

Visa-free for 90 days

San Marino

Visa-free

Saudi Arabia

Visa upon arrival

Senegal

Visa-free for 90 days

Serbia

Visa-free for 90 days

Seychelles

Visa-free for 90 days

Sierra Leone

Visa upon arrival

Singapore

Visa-free for 90 days

Slovakia

Visa-free

Slovenia

Visa-free

Solomon Islands

Visa-free for 90 days

Somalia

Visa upon arrival

South Africa

Visa-free for 90 days

South Korea

Visa-free for 90 days

South Sudan

eTA

Spain

Visa-free

Sri Lanka

Visa upon arrival

St Kitts & Nevis

Visa-free for 90 days

St Lucia

Visa-free for 90 days

St. Vincent & Grenadines

Visa-free for 90 days

Sudan

Visa is required

Suriname

Visa is required

Sweden

Visa-free

Switzerland

Visa-free

Syria

eTA

São Tomé & Príncipe

Visa-free for 15 days

Taiwan

Visa-free for 90 days

Tajikistan

Visa-free for 30 days

Tanzania

Visa upon arrival

Thailand

Visa-free for 60 days

Timor-Leste

Visa-free for 90 days

Togo

eTA

Tonga

Visa-free for 90 days

Trinidad & Tobago

Visa-free for 90 days

Tunisia

Visa-free for 90 days

Turkey

Visa-free for 90 days

Turkmenistan

Visa is required

Tuvalu

Visa-free for 90 days

UAE

Visa-free for 90 days

Uganda

eTA

Ukraine

Visa-free for 90 days

United Kingdom

Visa-free for 180 days

United States

eTA

Uruguay

Visa-free for 90 days

Uzbekistan

Visa-free for 30 days

Vanuatu

Visa-free for 120 days

Vatican City

Visa-free

Venezuela

Visa-free for 90 days

Vietnam

eTA

Yemen

Visa is required

Zambia

Visa-free for 90 days

Zimbabwe

Visa upon arrival

About Netherlands

A state in Western Europe. The Netherlands also includes the islands of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba in the Caribbean. The territory of the country in Europe borders on Germany and Belgium, washed by the North Sea.

The Netherlands is a developed state with a post-industrial economy. The country is a member of the European Union, Schengen, Benelux and other associations. The Netherlands is popular with tourists: in 2019, more than 20 million people visited the state. Foreigners visit Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam, traditional fishing villages, botanical gardens and the famous tulip fields.

Population

17.6 million

Capital

Amsterdam

Official language

Dutch

GDP per capita

$46.328

Time zone

UTC+1…+2

Currency

Euro

Netherlands passport ranking and benefits

1
Residence in the Netherlands or another EU country
As a Dutch citizen, you gain the right to live, work, and study in the Netherlands or any of the 26 other European Union member states. Enjoy unparalleled freedom of movement and settlement across the entire EU.
As a Dutch citizen, you gain the right to live, work, and study in the Netherlands or any of the 26 other European Union member states. Enjoy unparalleled freedom of movement and settlement across the entire EU.
2
Access to 186 countries
A Netherlands passport provides extensive global mobility, allowing visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 186 countries worldwide. Experience seamless international travel for both business and leisure.
A Netherlands passport provides extensive global mobility, allowing visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 186 countries worldwide. Experience seamless international travel for both business and leisure.
3
Education and healthcare in the European Union
Dutch citizenship grants you and your family access to the EU’s world-class education systems and comprehensive healthcare services. Benefit from high standards of living and social welfare across the European Union.
Dutch citizenship grants you and your family access to the EU’s world-class education systems and comprehensive healthcare services. Benefit from high standards of living and social welfare across the European Union.
4
Work and international business
Unlock vast career opportunities and expand your business ventures across the entire European Union market. The Netherlands passport facilitates easy employment and international trade, providing a strong platform for professional growth.
Unlock vast career opportunities and expand your business ventures across the entire European Union market. The Netherlands passport facilitates easy employment and international trade, providing a strong platform for professional growth.

Frequently asked questions

How do I get a Dutch passport?
Dutch citizenship is obtained by birth, adoption, marriage, ancestry, special merits, and naturalisation.

To obtain Dutch citizenship by naturalisation, you must have lived in the country for at least 5 years, meet the permanent residence requirements, know the Dutch language at A2 level or above, pass the civil integration test and have no criminal record.

The spouse or partner of a Dutch citizen can obtain a passport by naturalisation after 3 years. Spouses must be registered at the same address and live together.
Do the Netherlands recognize second citizenship?
Usually, when obtaining Dutch citizenship by naturalisation, you must renounce the citizenship of other countries. In some cases, you can retain multiple citizenship: - when registering a marriage or partnership with a Dutch citizen;

renouncing citizenship causes too many difficulties;

a citizen would lose important rights or property in their country, or suffer losses;

a citizen has refugee status.
How to live in the Netherlands with citizenship of another country?
The Netherlands is a member of the European Union, so you can move there using a simplified procedure with a passport of one of the EU states, Portugal or Malta among them.
Who can get Dutch citizenship by birthright?
Dutch citizenship can be obtained by right of blood — if the child is born in marriage, and one of the parents is a Netherlands citizen. In this case, the place of birth does not matter.

A child born out of wedlock will receive citizenship if the mother is Dutch, or the father is Dutch and has recognized his paternity.