Netherlands entry requirements, by passport

How much money you need to show

€55 per person per day

Border police apply it flexibly, depending on the length and purpose of the trip and your circumstances.

Source: European Commission, Annex 25 to the Practical Handbook for Border Guards (reference amounts notified by each State), version of 8 June 2026. Checked on 1 November 2026.

What each Schengen country asks for →

Vaccinations

• No mandatory vaccines to enter the European Netherlands. The international vaccination certificate is asked of nobody, not the yellow fever one and not even of travellers arriving from a country with risk of transmission.
• The Dutch Caribbean is separate. Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten require the yellow fever certificate from travellers over 6 months of age arriving from a country with risk of transmission. That is six months, not the nine or twelve almost everyone else asks for.

Customs limits

Cash

Declare to Dutch Customs (Douane) if entering or leaving with €10,000 or more in cash, regardless of currency.

Alcohol

Arriving from outside the EU (age 17+): 1 litre of spirits over 22% alcohol, or 2 litres under 22%; plus 4 litres of still wine and 16 litres of beer. Free movement within the EU if for personal use.

Tobacco

Arriving from outside the EU (age 17+): 200 cigarettes, or 50 cigars, or 250 grams of tobacco, or 100 cigarillos (can be combined within a single allowance). From within the EU: up to 800 cigarettes, 200 cigars, 400 cigarillos, or 1 kg of tobacco.

Overstay penalties

The general Schengen rules apply. The Dutch immigration authority (IND) also imposes an entry ban: 1 year for overstays of more than 3 and up to 90 days, and typically 2 years for longer overstays; staying in the country in breach of an entry ban is a criminal offence, punishable by up to 6 months in prison or a fine.

Check whether you would go over the limit →

What happens if you stay past 90 days →

Grounds for refusal

Apply to: Visa-free

• Not presenting a valid travel document: valid for at least three months after the intended departure and issued within the previous ten years (Art. 6(1)(a)).
• Not justifying the purpose and conditions of the stay, or not showing sufficient means of subsistence for the stay and the return (Art. 6(1)(c)).
• Having already used up the 90 days within the current 180-day period (Art. 6(1)).
• Being the subject of a Schengen Information System (SIS) alert for the purpose of refusing entry (Art. 6(1)(d)).
• Being considered a threat to public policy, internal security, public health or the international relations of a Schengen State (Art. 6(1)(e)).

Source: Regulation (EU) 2016/399 (Schengen Borders Code) , Art. 6(1). A refusal is given in writing with its reasons and can be appealed (Art. 14).

Apply to: Visa required

• Producing a false or falsified travel document, or reasonable doubts arising about the authenticity of the supporting documents submitted or the truthfulness of their content (Regulation (EC) 810/2009, Art. 32(1)(a)(i) and 32(1)(b)).
• Failing to justify the purpose and conditions of the intended stay (Art. 32(1)(a)(ii); the same entry condition appears in Art. 6(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399, so it is also checked at the border).
• Failing to provide proof of sufficient means of subsistence for the whole intended stay and for the return to the country of origin or residence, and not being in a position to acquire such means lawfully (Art. 32(1)(a)(iii)).
• Having already used up the 90 days of stay within the current 180-day period on the territory of the Member States (Art. 32(1)(a)(iv)).
• Being the subject of an alert in the Schengen Information System (SIS) for the purpose of refusing entry (Art. 32(1)(a)(v)).
• Being considered a threat to public policy, internal security, public health or the international relations of any Member State (Art. 32(1)(a)(vi)).
• Failing to provide proof of adequate and valid travel medical insurance, where applicable (Art. 32(1)(a)(vii)).
• Reasonable doubts arising about the reliability of the statements made or about the applicant’s intention to leave the territory of the Member States before the visa applied for expires (Art. 32(1)(b)).

What to do if you are refused entry →