Netherland outsourced its services for visa submission to VFS Global consultancy especially in Australia and New Zealand. Netherlands have published two notices on their official website netherlandsandyou.nl stating that VFS Global will be processing all visa applications. The visa application of countries like Aruba, St. Eustatius, Saba, Netherlands, Bonaire, St. Maarten, Curacao applying from New Zealand and Australia may now apply from VFS Global which then will forward them to the Dutch Ministry of Netherlands.
For especially Netherland Short term visa in Australia can be submitted from December 5th at VAC visa application center of Sydney. However, at Melbourne and Perth the application can be submitted from December 10th and December 18th respectively.
However applications for New Zealand can be taken in Auckland VAC center of VFS Global office from December 13th.
On the other hand, applicants from other countries can apply and book appointment for visa application online on VFS website online from their country of residence itself.
This way, applicants are allowed to complete certain set of steps to be finished online itself.
To know about VFS Global is an outsourcing and technology services which is serving many diplomatic countries with worldwide with visa services.
If you are applying for Dutch visa from USA then apply for visa and look for procedure on VFS services visit https://www.vfsglobal.com/Netherlands/usa/
At first you need to identify what kind of visa you need and then begin your application. In the application form downloaded on Netherlands Embassy website, you need to mention duration of your stay and your port of entry into schengen country. If you are travelling with child less than 18 years of age please remember the rules that apply.
After your visa application has been submitted successfully, you will be given biometric data collection date. So that you will have to attend VAC center to give biometrics upon given appointment date.
Thereafter which visa fee has been paid online, you will be scheduled to give interview at the VAC center. Once the decision has been made on your visa from the embassy, and your passports will be returned to VAC center for your collection.