Netherlands Schengen Visa Cost from the UK (2026): About £111

What it costs

The Netherlands is quietly one of the cheapest major Schengen destinations to apply to from the UK. Its applications run through VFS Global, and the Dutch contract carries an £18.00 service fee, far below what the same operator charges for several neighbouring countries. All figures below were verified against official sources on 24 June 2026.

The €90 consulate fee is the same for the Netherlands as for every other Schengen state: fixed by EU rules, impossible for any agency to discount, and non-refundable if the application fails. The children's rates take real pressure off family budgets: €45 for ages 6 to 11 and nothing at all under 6. Insurance is the third mandatory piece, and it is a specification rather than a price: at least €30,000 of medical cover for the entire trip, which compliant policies deliver from about £12.

What can add to the cost

VFS will happily sell you extras on top: courier return of your passport in place of a collection visit, prime time appointments outside standard hours, and an on-site photo service for anyone whose photos fail the biometric check. They are conveniences, not requirements, and skipping them keeps the total at the base figure. Arrive with compliant photos and a printed, ordered set of documents and there is simply nothing extra to buy. Our free checklist generator produces that document list for your exact trip.

There is one charge no amount of preparation refunds if things go wrong: a refusal. The consulate fee and the centre fee, about £99 together, stay spent whatever the decision, and rebooked travel plans add their own losses on top. That, far more than any optional extra, is the strongest financial argument for submitting a complete, convincing application the first time.

Cheaper and pricier alternatives

Only Spain meaningfully undercuts the Netherlands among the big destinations, and only just: about £108 per adult on the back of BLS International's £14.85 fee, a saving of roughly £3. Going the other way, the gaps widen fast: Malta comes to about £121, Italy around £125, and Germany around £128. Since Schengen rules require you to apply to your main destination, the country where you spend the most nights, the Dutch figure applies only when the Netherlands genuinely anchors your trip.

Where to go from here

How to actually apply, from the form to the VFS appointment, is covered in the Netherlands visa from the UK guide. The full 28-country ranking in the UK Schengen cost index shows how £111 compares across the whole zone, and the cost calculator prices your full party, children included. Want it handled end to end? Our done-for-you service covers everything, official fees included, for an all-in £161.