If you are a citizen of the following countries, you can apply for a Europe Visit Visa at the Port of Entry when entering into the Schengen area: If you need a Visa to travel to Europe, the Schengen Area is the best EU Visa Zone for you. It covers 26 countries and allows free movement in. Qatar Airways offers non-stop flights from Doha to many of the major cities including Paris, London, and Frankfurt. There are five different types of visas for traveling to Europe under the Schengen area: airport transit visa, short stay visa, long stay visa (2 or 3 months), seasonal work visa and study visa. You can find out which one is best for your needs here: www.qatarembassy.org/passport/Schengen-Visa

Europe Visit Visa For Qatar

Around one in every five international travelers visits the Schengen region during the year. In 2015, Qataris topped the list of nationalities who visited these countries with 596, 000 visitors, an increase of around 13% compared to 2014. The number of Emirati nationals who visited these countries also increased by 7% and reached a total of 477, 600 visitors in 2015. Overall, the number of international visitors in the Schengen area under both visas showed an increase of around 2% between 2014 and 2015 with more than 116 million visitors. Having obtained permission to enter a country within this particular region doesn’t necessarily mean that you are free to move around any country that is part of it. However, once you have stamped your visa at an entrance point, you can travel across the member states using various forms of transportation including airplanes and trains without requiring further border checks or additional visa stamps.

Applying for a short-stay Schengen visa in Qatar

If you live in Qatar and want to apply for a short-stay visa for the Netherlands, Slovakia or Sweden find out about the rules and how to apply.

What do I need to do?

• You must submit a passport or other travel document issued within the last 10 years. This must have at least 2 blank pages and be valid for at least another 3 months after the date you intend to leave the Schengen area.
• You must submit a completed and signed visa application form. Each person travelling with you on your travel document must submit their own visa form. Forms for children under the age of 18 need to be signed by a parent or guardian.
• If you are under 18 and are travelling without one or both of your parents or guardians, ask them to sign a consent form. Border guards may ask to see this form when you arrive in the Netherlands.
• In a country where visa applications are processed by an external service provider, in most cases your digital photo will be taken at the Visa Application Centre. In all other cases you yourself will have to submit a photo with your application. This photo must meet Dutch requirements for passport photos.
• When you submit your application your fingerprints will be taken. These will remain valid for 59 months. Some applicants, such as children under the age of 12, do not need to have their fingerprints taken. Did you provide biometric data (fingerprints and photo) within the last 59 months prior to your current application? Then you can choose to have someone else submit your application for you. You do not have to appear in person. This also applies if you had your fingerprints taken within the last 59 months for a visa application submitted through another Schengen member state.

Attention:Please note that if, during the assessment of your application, it appears that your fingerprints are not in the system, you will have to come and submit them. Also, you can always be invited for an interview if your application gives reason to do so.

How much does a visa cost?

When you apply for a visa at a Dutch embassy or consulate, you must pay a fee. You can find the fee on the fees page. If you apply through an external service provider, such as a visa agency, you will have to pay an extra fee to the provider.

The visa fee shall be waived for applicants belonging to one of the following categories:

• children under 6 years;
• school pupils, students, postgraduate students and accompanying teachers who undertake stays for the purpose of study or educational training;
• researchers travelling for the purpose of carrying out scientific research or participating in a scientific seminar or conference*;
• representatives of non-profit organisations aged 25 years or less participating in seminars, conferences, sports, cultural or educational events organised by non-profit organisations.

*as defined in point (2) of Article 3 of Directive (EU) 2016/801 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 1 )

How long does it take?

The earliest you can apply is 6 months before you intend to travel. Seafarers can apply 9 months before intended travel date. You should apply no later than 15 working days in advance.

In most cases, you will be informed within 15 calendar days whether your application has been successful. However, it can sometimes take up to 45 days, for example if extra documents are required.

Longer waiting time for visa applications

You may experience longer waiting times to get an appointment. And it may take longer than 15 days to process your application.

This is because more applicants want to travel to the Netherlands after COVID travel restrictions have been eased worldwide.

We are working to expand the number of available appointments and to increase our capacity. We regularly offer new appointment slots, so please keep checking the appointment system.

Plan your trip well in advance. And make sure you have all the documents ready for your appointment.

How will my application be assessed?

Some Schengen member states want to exchange information on visa applicants. This check (known as ‘consultation’) is mandatory for certain nationalities and can take up to 7 days.

Your application will also be checked in the Schengen Information System (SIS II). In addition, your application details will be checked and saved in the Visa Information System (VIS).

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs uses information-supported decision-making to make better, quicker decisions on visa applications. For more information on how your data will be processed, see the privacy statement.

Do not use intermediary agencies

To submit your application, you have to make an appointment via an online appointment system. This system is accessible to everyone. There are intermediary agencies that take advantage of this by retaining appointments and selling them.

We recommend that you make an appointment yourself and that you do not use the service of these intermediaries.

Applying for a visa in this country or region

How to make a visa appointment in Qatar

To optimise a timely appointment, the Netherlands embassy in Doha uses the service of the visa facilitation centre VFS Global.