The Honorary Consulate General of the Netherlands in Monaco is a volunteer-run office that assists Dutch citizens in the Principality; passport and visa questions go to the Dutch Embassy in Paris.
Contact Details
| Address | 3 avenue de la Costa, 98000 Monaco |
| Telephone | +377 97 70 36 44 |
| consulatgeneralpaysbas@monaco.mc | |
| Head of Mission | Arie Adrianus van ’t Hof, Honorary Consul General |
Opening Hours
No regular opening hours are published. Contact the consulate by phone or e-mail to arrange a visit.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in Monaco
The honorary consulate general represents the Netherlands in Monaco. According to the Monegasque government’s country page, it is headed by Arie Adrianus van ’t Hof (honorary consul general). No opening hours are published; arrange a visit in advance. To do so, call +377 97 70 36 44 or e-mail consulatgeneralpaysbas@monaco.mc.
The office is in the Monte-Carlo district, less than 1 km in a straight line from the Prince’s Palace in Monaco-Ville and about 19 km from Nice Côte d’Azur Airport, the nearest airport.
Monaco is not part of the Schengen area; visitors need the same documents as for entering France. According to Monaco’s public service portal, Dutch nationals, as citizens of the European Economic Area or an associated state, need no visa for Monaco; a passport or valid identity card is enough.
Which Dutch office issues passports and visas?
For passports and other formal consular services, Dutch citizens should turn to the Dutch Embassy in Paris, which is responsible for Monaco.
The Netherlands has no embassy in Monaco. According to the Monegasque government’s country page, the Embassy of the Netherlands in Paris is responsible for Monaco. The page shows the ambassador’s post as vacant.
Contact details of the Dutch Embassy in Paris, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: 7-9 rue Éblé, 75007 Paris, France
- Telephone: +33 1 40 62 33 00
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00–13:00 and 14:30–17:00
- Website: www.netherlandsandyou.nl/web/france
What can an honorary consul do?
An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by the Netherlands and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Dutch citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.
Other consulates and embassies in Monaco
86 other countries are represented in Monaco, among them: New Zealand (honorary), Niger (honorary), North Macedonia (honorary), Norway (honorary), Oman (honorary), Palau (honorary), Paraguay (honorary), Peru (honorary), Philippines (honorary), Poland (honorary), Portugal (honorary), Romania (honorary), Russia (honorary), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (honorary), San Marino (honorary), Serbia (honorary), Seychelles (honorary), Slovakia (honorary), Slovenia (honorary), Sovereign Order of Malta (embassy). The full list of all 87 missions is on the overview page for Monaco.
Closing days
Monaco’s Law No. 798 lists 12 public holidays: New Year’s Day, Saint Devota’s Day (27 January), Easter Monday, Labour Day (1 May), Ascension Day, Whit Monday, Corpus Christi, the Assumption (15 August), All Saints’ Day, the Prince’s Day (19 November), the Immaculate Conception (8 December) and Christmas Day. If New Year’s Day, 1 May, 15 August, 1 November, 19 November or Christmas falls on a Sunday, the following Monday is a public holiday – in 2026 this applies to Monday 2 November, in 2027 to Monday 16 August.
Emergency assistance
In Monaco, dial 17 (or +377 93 15 30 15) for the police and 18 or 112 for the fire and rescue service (MonacoSanté). Monegasque citizens who need help in the Netherlands can contact the Embassy of Monaco in Brussels (accredited to the Netherlands) or Monaco’s Directorate of Diplomatic and Consular Relations (+377 98 98 19 63), which assists Monegasque nationals abroad.
Dutch missions for Monaco
- Paris – Embassy of the Netherlands (accredited to Monaco; no resident embassy in Monaco)
- Monaco – Honorary Consulate General (this page)
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Details checked on 18 October 2026. Sources: Government of Monaco – bilateral relations: Netherlands (accessed 18 October 2026), MonServicePublic (Monaco) – Staying in Monaco, Law No. 798 of 18 February 1966 on public holidays (Légimonaco), MonacoSanté – emergency numbers.
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