United States passport to Netherlands
Visa-free · 90 days for United States passport holders.
United StatesNetherlandsShort stayVisa-free · 90 days
United States passport holders can enter Netherlands without a visa and stay up to 90 days.
This is short-stay visitor policy only. It does not let you work, study or settle in Netherlands — that needs a residence permit.
Passport Index · updated 17 February 2026Netherlands' official immigration service
- How long you can stay
- Up to 90 days
- Netherlands passports in United States
- Travel authorisation
- Getting in
- No application. Netherlands' border officers decide how long you get, up to 90 days, and can ask for an onward ticket and proof you can support yourself, so carry both.
Long stay
Staying in Netherlands longer
What Netherlands' routes say about United States passports
US citizens starting a business or working freelance in the Netherlands.
DAFT — Dutch-American Friendship TreatyUS citizenship (a parallel treaty, the DJTT, covers Japanese nationals)
DAFT — Dutch-American Friendship Treaty
Living here takes a residence permit. 4 routes researched:
- Work / sponsored
- Freelance / self-employed
- Student
- Investment
What changes
United States and Netherlands side by side
| United States | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Capital | Washington D.C. | Amsterdam |
| Languages | English | Dutch |
| Currency | US Dollar | Euro |
| GDP per person (2025) | $90,027 | $73,684 |
| Population | 341.8M | 18.1M |
GDP and population: World Bank.