No visa needed

Do citizens of the Netherlands need a visa for Bolivia?

Citizens of the Netherlands don’t need a visa for Bolivia and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of the Netherlands: the passport opens 122 countries visa-free; Amsterdam — La Paz: ≈ 10,350 km, about 13.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Bolivia without a visa on a Netherlands passport?

Yes, citizens of the Netherlands don’t need a visa for Bolivia for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Bolivia visa rules at a glance

With a Netherlands passport you can visit 122 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Netherlands passport ranks 6th of 199.
Netherlands passport: visa-free access to 122 countries; Bolivia passport: 33.
Citizens of the Netherlands and Bolivia can travel together visa-free to 32 countries, for example: Turkey, Palestine, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Venezuela, Jamaica, Seychelles, Belize, Panama, and Colombia.
Citizens of Bolivia, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to the Netherlands. Netherlands visa for citizens of Bolivia

Travelling to Bolivia: good to know

Amsterdam — La Paz: about 10,350 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 13.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −6 hours.
Local time: Amsterdam 12:00 — La Paz 06:00.
Local currency: Bolivian Boliviano.
Languages: Aymara, Guarani, Quechua, and Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BOB 12.
Bolivia is the 173rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Netherlands.