The Honorary Consulate of the Netherlands in Timișoara is a volunteer-run office that assists Dutch citizens in the area; passport and visa applications go to the Dutch Embassy in Bucharest.
Contact Details
| Address | Eugeniu de Savoya 14, Sad. 13, 300079 Timișoara, Romania |
| Telephone | +40 356 401 639 |
| timisoara@nlhonoraryconsul.nl | |
| Head of Mission | Marius Popa, Honorary Consul |
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 Timișoara
The Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs gives 20 October 2003 as the date of the appointment.
Which Dutch office issues passports and visas?
Passports and other formal consular services for Dutch citizens are handled by the Dutch Embassy in Bucharest.
Contact details of the Dutch Embassy in Bucharest, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Hermes Business Campus, Bd. Dimitrie Pompeiu nr. 5-7, et. 8, Sector 2, 020335 Bucharest, Romania
- Telephone: +40 21 208 6030
- Email: bkr@minbuza.nl
- Opening hours: Monday to Tuesday 10:00–13:00; Thursday 10:00–13:00
- Website: www.netherlandsworldwide.nl/countries/romania
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 Timișoara
17 other countries are represented in Timișoara: Austria (honorary), Belgium (honorary), Bulgaria (honorary), Colombia (honorary), Czech Republic (honorary), France (honorary), Germany (consulate), Hungary (honorary), Italy (honorary), Mexico (honorary), Moldova (honorary), North Macedonia (honorary), Peru (honorary), Poland (honorary), Serbia (consulate general), South Korea (honorary), Spain (honorary).
Closing days
The honorary consulate is normally closed on the public holidays observed in Romania – New Year (1 and 2 January), Epiphany (6 January), the Feast of St John the Baptist (7 January), the Day of the Union of the Romanian Principalities (24 January), Orthodox Good Friday, Orthodox Easter Sunday and Easter Monday, Labour Day (1 May), Children’s Day (1 June), Orthodox Whit Sunday and Whit Monday, the Dormition of the Mother of God (15 August), St Andrew’s Day (30 November), Romania’s National Day (1 December) and Christmas (25 and 26 December). Easter and Whitsun follow the Orthodox calendar (in 2027: Good Friday 30 April, Easter Monday 3 May, Whit Monday 21 June). It is usually also closed on the Netherlands’ national day (27 April).
Dutch missions in Romania
Measured in a straight line from Timișoara, the nearest other Dutch office is the Honorary Consulate in Cluj-Napoca (about 220 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Embassy in Bucharest (about 410 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Timișoara.
- Bucharest (410 km) – Embassy of the Netherlands
- Cluj-Napoca (220 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Constanța (610 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Iași (510 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Timișoara – Honorary Consulate (this page)
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Details checked on 16 October 2026. Sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania – List of the Diplomatic Corps accredited in Romania (October 2026). Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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