Netherlands Embassy Vienna

Before your visit

Consular matters are not handled at the main building but at Opernring 5/7th floor, 1010 Vienna in the 1st district.

• Emergencies outside office hours: +31 247 247 247.

The embassy and its staff

Ambassador Peter Christiaan Potman has headed the embassy since August 2023. The Austrian Foreign Ministry’s diplomatic list names 7 accredited diplomats. This includes a defence attaché. Do not confuse the embassy with the Netherlands’s permanent mission to the OSCE and the United Nations and other international organisations in Vienna: that mission deals with multilateral diplomacy only.

Which Dutch office is responsible for me?

The consular section in Vienna is responsible for Dutch citizens in all of Austria. Four honorary consulates (Graz, Innsbruck, Linz and Salzburg) can help with information and some formalities, but passports are normally issued by the embassy.

Consular services

Services for Dutch citizens and visitors include:

• Dutch passports and emergency travel documents
• Powers of attorney and other notarial acts
• Certificates for pensions and social security abroad
• Citizenship and residence register matters
• Visas for travellers who need one for the Netherlands

Ask the embassy about fees and processing times before you apply – they are not listed by the Austrian Foreign Ministry.

Documents checklist

What Dutch citizens usually need to bring for the most common requests, based on official Dutch government information:

Dutch passport or ID card (application abroad)

• Book a separate appointment for each passport or ID card – at a Dutch embassy or consulate-general, or via VFS Global where available (you may also apply in another country)
• Completed application form, a passport photo meeting the Dutch requirements and your printed personal checklist from netherlandsworldwide.nl
• Proof of legal residence in Austria
• All your Dutch and foreign passports and ID cards, including expired ones (originals)
• Everyone applies in person, including children under 18
• For postal return: a prepaid shipping label per application – note that you first have to send in your old document

Sources: NetherlandsWorldwide (Dutch government) – documents for a passport or ID card from abroad, NetherlandsWorldwide – where to apply from abroad (checked October 2026). Requirements and fees can change and individual posts may ask for more – confirm the current list with the embassy before your visit.

Do I need an appointment?

Without an appointment you may be turned away at the door. Contact it by phone or e-mail to book a time.

Travelling from Austria to the Netherlands

Austrian citizens need no visa for the Netherlands and can travel with a passport or an identity card. Security rating by the Austrian Foreign Ministry: good security standard (level 1 of 4).

Other consulates and embassies in Vienna

162 other countries are represented in Vienna, among them: New Zealand (embassy), Nicaragua (embassy), Nigeria (embassy), North Macedonia (embassy), Norway (embassy), Oman (embassy), Pakistan (embassy), Panama (embassy), Paraguay (embassy), Peru (embassy), Philippines (embassy), Poland (embassy), Portugal (embassy), Qatar (embassy), Romania (embassy), Russia (embassy), Rwanda (honorary), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (honorary), Samoa (honorary), San Marino (honorary). The full list of all 163 missions is on the overview page for Austria.

Closing days

The embassy is closed on Austrian public holidays and on the Dutch national holiday (27 April).

Emergency assistance

Dutch citizens in an emergency can reach the embassy outside office hours on +31 247 247 247. Austrians who need help in the Netherlands contact the Austrian Embassy in The Hague (+31 70 324 54 70).

Diplomatic missions between the Netherlands and Austria

The Netherlands in Austria

Measured in a straight line from Vienna, the nearest other Dutch office is the Honorary Consulate in Graz (about 140 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Vienna.

• Vienna – Embassy of the Netherlands (this page)
• Graz (140 km) – Honorary Consulate (Styria and Carinthia)
• Innsbruck (390 km) – Honorary Consulate (Tyrol and Vorarlberg)
• Linz (160 km) – Honorary Consulate (Upper Austria)
• Salzburg (250 km) – Honorary Consulate (Salzburg)

Austria in the Netherlands

• Amsterdam – Austrian Honorary Consulate General
• The Hague – Austrian Embassy
• Eindhoven – Austrian Honorary Consulate
• Groningen – Austrian Honorary Consulate
• Heerlen – Austrian Honorary Consulate
• Rotterdam – Austrian Honorary Consulate
• Willemstad/Curacao – Austrian Honorary Consulate