Welcome to the Schengen visa page of the website of the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Moscow, Russia.

To be able to apply for a Schengen visa at the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Moscow you have to make an appointment. You can book an appointment to apply at the Embassy or to apply via the Visa Service Centre.

The appointment can be booked on line and the agenda is only open for three weeks. Every next Monday a new week will be made available. However the numbers of applications that can be lodged are limited, so book your appointment in time. At the earliest an application can be lodged three months before the planned departure date.
Note that the HIGH SEASON are the months around April and December.

To change or cancel an appointment, please call the Visa Service Centre on weekdays between 09:00 - 16:00 on the following number: +7 (495) 775 60 48.

In general the visa procedure takes four working days from the appointment day. If no further information is needed, on the fourth working day you will receive the decision. Be aware that incomplete files risk a longer handling.

Below you will find two icons with a choice to book an appointment to apply at the Embassy or to apply via the Visa Service Centre.

For homogeneous groups (non tourist) exists possibilities to hand in applications at the Visa Service Centre by a representative of the group. This is a different procedure and the personal appearance can be waved if you meet the conditions.

The difference in applying at the Visa Service Centre:

• Convenient and longer opening hours: workdays from 09:00 - 16:00.
• No waiting queues.
• After handling the passport can be mailed to you by special courier.
• Comfortable waiting inside with facilities.

Please be aware that appointments in the system should only be made MANUALLY. Automatically generated appointments will be cancelled without pre-warning!