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Inviting relatives to a EU country

Post by enquirer » Thu Nov 02, 2006 7:52 pm

Hi there.


I am a British citizen and currently I am working in Netherlands.
I would like to invite my relatives to visit me here.

Could anybody tell me how to get about getting them visas? I have heard that I will need to apply in the British Consulate in Netherlands for that.

Thanks a lot.
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Post by enquirer » Thu Nov 02, 2006 7:53 pm

Sorry, forgot to mention that they are, obviously, not EU or British citizens.

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Post by ppron747 » Thu Nov 02, 2006 8:08 pm

I don't think you need apply for anything - they should be applying for visas to the Netherlands Embassy in their home country.

As this is the UK Immigration Forum, I'm moving the topic to the European forum.
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Post by enquirer » Thu Nov 02, 2006 8:29 pm

Thanks, Paul.

I guess, what I wanted to ask was in which Embassy they need to apply? Because they will need an invitation (from me) to visit me to present in the Dutch Consulate, can I invite them to Netherlands? To which Consulate should I write the invite to, to the Dutch Consulate in their home country?

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Post by ppron747 » Thu Nov 02, 2006 10:00 pm

Why not just Google "Netherlands Embassy [name of capital city]"? I've just done that with a couple of random capital, and it took me straight to the official website. A click on the "Consular Affairs" button brought up comprehensive guidance for applying for a Schengen visit visa.
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Post by John » Thu Nov 02, 2006 10:46 pm

Enquirer, what country's passports will your family be travelling on? That is an important aspect, given that it is their nationality that will govern whether they need Schengen visas to enter the Netherlands.
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Post by Dawie » Fri Nov 03, 2006 10:15 am

You need to realise that THEY need to apply for their visas not you. And you need to address any invitation letter to them, not a consulate. Do not send the invitation letter to a consulate unless you're inviting the consulate staff to come visit you!

Your relatives will need to apply for a Schengen visa from their nearest Dutch embassy in the country in which they are legally resident. This is very important. And of course they will need to provide the normal documents when applying for a Schengen visa i.e.

* letters of employment, letters from college if applicable showing intent to return back to their country of origin

* proof of income such as bank statements and credit card statements

* Proof of travel such as tickets, hotel accomodation bookings etc. The letter of invitation is only needed if they will be staying with you and not in an hotel.

* Proof of travel insurance
I have heard that I will need to apply in the British Consulate in Netherlands for that.
The British Consulate in the Netherlands has got absolutely nothing to do with issuing visas for travel to the Netherlands so I'm not sure where you got this information.

Bear in mind as well that if your relatives wanted to visit Britain as well they would need to organise their British vistors visas before they leave their country of origin. They would find very difficult to try to organise a visa to visit Britain from the British consulate in the Netherlands.
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