What the Netherlands visa rules mean for Sweden travellers
Sweden citizens can enter Netherlands without a visa and live there under freedom of movement. You only need a valid Sweden passport at the border; immigration officers may still ask for a return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and enough money for your stay.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Netherlands applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: Under the Schengen Borders Code, a third-country national's travel document must be valid for at least three months after the intended date of departure from the territory of the Member States (a requirement that may be…
- Blank passport pages: Your passport needs at least 2 blank pages.
- Travel insurance: Under the Schengen Visa Code, visa applicants must hold travel medical insurance valid throughout the territory of the Member States and covering the entire period of the intended stay; the minimum coverage is EUR 30,00…
- Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read makes a return or onward ticket a condition of entry in itself. Under the Schengen Borders Code (Annex I), the supporting documents border guards may check for tourist or private trips i…
Netherlands entry rules compared
Netherlands lets 93 passports in without a visa and requires an embassy visa from 105. Sweden citizens are treated the same way as Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Overall the Sweden passport ranks #3 in the world with 126 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Europe? With a Sweden passport you can also visit 44 countries in the region without a visa, including Andorra, Albania, Armenia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria and Belarus.
In the other direction, Netherlands citizens can visit Sweden visa-free.