In most of the countries you will find diplomatic missions, which usually refers to an embassy and/or a consulate. Diplomatic bodies represent other country interests in Netherlands, with the aim of strengthening international relations between the states and providing services for their citizens in Netherlands.

Embassies and consulates are considered legal territories of their home countries. They are not "foreign territory" but they are protected and considered the property of the country using them, meaning that Netherlands does not have jurisdiction over the embassy or consulate of another country.

What is the difference between Embassy and Consulate

The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations international treaty defines the diplomatic mission’s purpose and framework. The various diplomatic missions offer several services and carry out different missions. For example:

• Embassy: This is the primary diplomatic representation of a country’s government and is headed by an ambassador. An embassy is the main location for a diplomatic presence of one country in another. A country has at most one embassy in another country, and is always established in the capital city of the host country. In the absence of a consulate in a country, the embassy has also a consular section to carry out all the relevant consular services (see below).
• Consulate General: This is a diplomatic mission, headed by a consul that provides a full range of services such as: issuing passports/visas, keeping birth and marriage records, assisting expats, providing legal information, translations etc. It can be located in any major city of the host country, although often in the capital city (in certain cases, in the same building as the embassy). In major countries and large territories, you often have more than one consulate.
• Honorary Consulate: It supplements the Consulate to provide a limited range of consular services and is headed by an honorary consul. They help nationals abroad. For example, in the event of a hospital stay, missing person, death, natural disaster or other emergency. They can also issue emergency travel documents and consular declarations for which the applicant is required to appear in person.

NB: You will usually apply for a visa at the Consulate of the country you want to visit. However, if there is no such representation in Netherlands, you can apply for a visa at the embassy.

Where to find Consulates and Embassies in Netherlands

Not all countries have an Embassy and/or a Consulate as it depends of the political situation, the relationship with the host country, the size of the country, and the number of foreign citizens living there.

In some cases, countries can share representations and you can be assisted by the services of another embassy or consular service to get the information you need.

We recommend you register/contact your country’s embassy at your destination. It is a free service provided by any diplomatic mission and it will allow them to record information about your upcoming trip abroad. It can be used to assist you in case of an emergency.

Registration will also allow you to get routine information from your nearest embassy or consulate, as citizen residing abroad.

In The Netherlands, the embassies are not located in the country capital, Amsterdam, but in The Hague, The Netherlands seat of government. The country currently hosts 108 embassies.

There are also 73 consulates and six other Representative Offices in Netherlands:

• Aruba
• Curaçao
• European Union
• Palestine
• Sint Maarten
• Taiwan

All consulates and honorary consulates are located in The Hague, except for those countries who own an embassy in the capital of Netherlands and might have another diplomatic mission outside the capital.

You will find below a list of selected countries (the list is not exhaustive) that have a diplomatic mission in Netherlands. The list includes embassies, consulates, honorary consulates and sometime other official representations for you to be able to get information and services.

Embassies and Main Consulates in The Hague

Canada

Canadian Embassy in Netherlands

Address: Sophialaan 7, 2514 JP The Hague
Tel: (+31) 70 311 1620
E-Mail: hague@international.gc.ca and nl.consular@international.gc.ca (for consular services)
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/CanadainNetherlands/
Opening hours: Mon-Fri: 08:30h to 12:30h and 13:30 to 17:00 under appointment.

The embassy of Canada in The Hague provides consular services to Canadians visiting and living in Netherlands such as registration of child birth abroad, requirements and documents and processes for getting married abroad, notarial services, passport services, etc.

China

Embassy of China in Netherlands

Address: Willem Lodewijklaan 10, The Hague
Tel: (+31) 68 206 5084
E-Mail: the-hague@csm.mfa.gov.cn
Social Media: https://twitter.com/chinaembnl and https://www.facebook.com/chinaembnl/
Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM and from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM

The consular section provides a range of consular services such as visa and passport processing as well as document legalization, notary certification and marriage registration.

France

French Embassy in Netherlands

Address: Anna Paulownastraat 76, 2518 BJ The Hague
Tel: (+31) 70 312 5800
E-Mail: info@ambafrance-nl.org
Social Media: https://twitter.com/FranceinNL and https://www.facebook.com/france.paysbas and https://www.instagram.com/franceinnl/
Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 13:00 p.m and from 2:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in The Hague, France has other honorary consulates in Amsterdam (cad.amsterdam-fslt@diplomatie.gouv.fr), Groningen (consulfrancenord@gmail.com), Eindhoven, Meerssen, Rotterdam and Terneuzen.

The Consul General in Amsterdam is responsible for the French community, which protects in its relationship with the authorities of foreign countries, and which it is managed in accordance with French laws and regulations. The Consulate in Amsterdam may be assisted in his work by honorary consuls and consular officers.

Address: De Boelelaan 7, 1083 HJ Amsterdam
Tel: Form
Email: cad.amsterdam-fslt@diplomatie.gouv.fr
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/FRaAmsterdam and https://twitter.com/CGFAmsterdam
Opening hours: Monday and Friday: 09:00 - 12:30 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday: 09:00-12:30 and 14:00-16:30

Germany

Embassy of Germany in Netherlands

Address: Groot Hertoginnelaan 18 20, 2517EG 's-The Hague
Tel: (+31) 70 342 0600
E-Mail: info@den-haag.diplo.de
Social Media: https://twitter.com/germanyinNL and https://www.facebook.com/duitseambassadedenhaag
Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 9am to 3pm

The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Netherlands works as a diplomatic institution. For information about the administrative district, family and inheritance matters, criminal records, visa and entry, lawyers, doctors and translators and customs service, etc. please see the Consulate General Amsterdam details below.

Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in The Hague, Germany has other honorary consulates in Amsterdam (info@amsterdam.diplo.de), Groningen (groningen@hk-diplo.de), Almelo (almelo@hk-diplo.de), Maastricht (maastricht@hk-diplo.de), Willemstad (willemstad@hk-diplo.de), Oranjestad (oranjestad@hk-diplo.be), Middelburg (middelburg@hk-diplo.de)  and Rotterdam.
Address: Honthorststraat 36-38, 1071 DG Amsterdam
Tel: (+31) 20 574 7700
E-Mail: info@amsterdam.diplo.de
Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 9am to 3pm

The Consulate General in Amsterdam (in its assignment as consular department of the German Embassy in The Hague) is responsible for consular matters including visa for the Netherlands as well as for Aruba, Curacao, St. Maarten and the islands Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba.

Japan

Embassy of the Japan in Netherlands

Address: Tobias Asserlaan 5, 2517KC 's-The Hague
Tel: (+31) 70 346 9544
E-Mail: info@hg.mofa.go.jp
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/EmbassyJapanNL/ and https://twitter.com/embassyjapannl
Opening hours: Monday-Friday 9.00-12.30; 13.30-16.00 for the consular section.

The Japanese provides a range of consular services such as visa and passport processing as well as document legalization.
Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in The Hague, Japan has other honorary consulates in Amsterdam and Rotterdam. They do provide consular services such as visa, passport and certificate applications.

Russia

Embassy of Russia in Netherlands

Address: Andries Bickerweg 2, 2517JP 's The Hague
Tel: (+31) 70 346 8888
E-mail: rusembassynl@mid.ru and infocon.nl@mid.ru for the consular services
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/rusembassynl/ and https://twitter.com/rusembassynl
Opening hours: Monday to Friday: 09.00 – 18.30

For services such as issues of citizenship of the Russian Federation, visa and passport processing as well as document legalization, it is requested to visit the Consular Section upon appointment.

Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in The Hague, Russia has other honorary consulates in Landgraaf.

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

British Embassy in Netherlands

Address: Lange Voorhout 10, 2514 ED The Hague
Tel: (+31) 70 427 0427
E-Mail: ukinnl@fcdo.gov.uk
Social Media: https://twitter.com/ukinnl and https://www.facebook.com/UKinNL
Opening hours: Monday to Friday: 9:00-17:30

The British Embassy in Netherlands provides consular services (previously performed in Amsterdam offices) to British nationals living in and visiting the country, such as emergency travel document replacement, notarial and documentary services, marriage, consular fees, visa services, etc.
The British Consulate General is responsible for providing assistance both to British nationals in the Netherlands and in the Dutch Caribbean (Curacao, Aruba, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, St. Eustatius & Saba).

Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in The Hague, the UK has other honorary consulates in Philipsburg and Willemstad. Currently, the consulate in Amsterdam remains closed.

USA (United States of America)

Embassy of the United States of America in Netherlands

Address: John Adams Park 1, 2244 BZ Wassenaar, The Hague
Tel: (+31) 70 310 2207 –Outside business hours, on weekends or U.S. or Dutch holidays. Contact always by email.
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/USEmbassyNL and https://twitter.com/usembthehague
Opening hours: Monday-Friday: 08:15-17:00

The American Embassy in The Hague has no Consular Section.
Instead, The U.S. Consulate General in Amsterdam is in charge of consular services for American Citizens and Visa Services.

Address: Museumplein 19, 1071 DJ Amsterdam
Tel: (+31) 70 310 2209
E-Mail: AmsterdamUSC@state.gov
Social Media: https://twitter.com/ConGenAMS and https://www.facebook.com/USConGenAmsterdam
Opening hours: Monday-Friday: 08:30-17:00

Honorary Consulates in Netherlands

Contact directly the Embassy/Consulate website for more information.

For countries with no consulates or embassies in Netherlands, the Honorary Consulates are supervised by diplomatic representations located in other country, often Brussels, in Belgium for Netherlands

Honorary Consulates in Amsterdam

• Chile (cgchileamsterdam@minrel.gov.cl)
• Denmark
• Iceland
• Switzerland (amsterdam@honrep.ch)
• Morocco (info@consulaatmarokkoamsterdam.nl)

Honorary Consulates in Groningen

• Belgium
• Denmark

Honorary Consulates in Maastricht

• Belgium

Honorary Consulates in Rotterdam

• Belgium
• Chile
• Iceland
• Switzerland (rotterdam@honrep.ch)
• Morocco