United States | Amsterdam consulate pauses visa services due to building upgrade

The U.S. Consulate General Amsterdam announced that due to a scheduled building upgrade project it will be unable to provide visa services from March through May 2025.

Key Points:

• It will not be possible to schedule a visa interview at U.S. Consulate General Amsterdam during this pause of routine visa services, even if an applicant has paid the visa application (MRV) fee. MRV fees are nonrefundable, nontransferable and valid for one year.
• Visa applications may be submitted to any U.S. embassy or consulate providing visa services.
• Visa applicants with imminent travel during this period need to seek appointments at alternate U.S. embassies or consulates in other countries.
• Although limited routine visa appointments are anticipated to resume in June, increased wait times and limited appointment availability are expected throughout 2025.

Additional Information: Applicants should always carefully review U.S. Consulate General Amsterdam’s operational status before paying any MRV fee or submitting visa applications to U.S. Consulate General Amsterdam.

Relevant building timeline updates and appointment availability can be found on the Mission Netherlands website and Global Support Services website.

This alert has been provided by the BAL U.S. Practice Group.

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