Netherlands Honorary Consulate in Praia

The Netherlands Honorary Consulate in Praia offers a wide range of consular services, including the processing of visas and passports and document legalization. To apply for a new passport, renew your old passport, want to change the particulars on your current passport, or need to report about a lost or damaged passport, book an appointment with the high commission's passport service.

These consulate services are listed below:

• Process Passport Applications
• Marriage Registration Process
• Military Service Procedures
• Citizenship Procedures
• Birth Registration
• Civil Registration
• Death Registration
• Notary Procedures

Visa types granted by Netherlands are;

• Netherlands Tourism
• Netherlands Business
• Netherlands Visiting Family/Friends
• Netherlands Airport Transit
• Netherlands Return visaNetherlands
• Netherlands Family Member of EU/EEA/Swiss National
• Netherlands Members of Official Delegation
• Netherlands Seafarers
• Netherlands Study/Research or Other Types of Internship
• Netherlands Cultural, Sports or Religious Events and Film Crews
• Netherlands Medical treatment
• Netherlands Orange Carpet Programme
• Netherlands Long-Stay Visa (MVV)

Visits to the Netherlands Honorary Consulate in Praia are strictly by appointment. For specific services, visitors must visit the designated section at the embassy and book an appointment accordingly on the email addresses mentioned above. For instance, if you want to apply for consular services, you should visit the Consular Section. To book an appointment, you can directly mail the high commission or consular email section.

The Netherlands and Cape Verde enjoy cordial bilateral relations. The high commission's diplomatic mission's mandate is to forge stronger and closer ties between the two countries. Pursuing bilateral and multilateral cooperation in diverse sectors, including culture, defense, tourism, trade and investments, science and technology, security, and other fields while safeguarding mutual benefits, is vital for their relations. The countries are cooperating to resolve global issues like climate change, piracy, terrorism, cybersecurity, etc. The Netherlands is the most important source market for tourism in Cape Verde.

 

*Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease the Netherlands Honorary Consulate in Praia could have adjusted its office hours or services. Please do confirm personally.