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Eritrea visa for citizens of the Netherlands

Citizens of the Netherlands need a visa for Eritrea that is issued through the embassy or a visa centre: it can’t be obtained online, because you must attend in person to submit documents and biometrics. Visago fills in the form, prepares your documents and books your appointment. The service costs $49.

For citizens of the Netherlands: the passport opens 122 countries visa-free; Amsterdam — Asmara: ≈ 5,090 km, about 7 hours of flying.

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

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Document preparation and appointment bookingWe fill in the form, prepare your documents and book the visa centre appointment$49

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

No: citizens of the Netherlands need a visa, issued by the embassy. We prepare your documents and book the appointment for just $49.

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Eritrea 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; Eritrea passport: 12.
Citizens of the Netherlands and Eritrea can travel together visa-free to 8 countries, for example: Gambia, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Seychelles, Philippines, Singapore, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Eritrea, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to the Netherlands. Netherlands visa for citizens of Eritrea

Travelling to Eritrea: good to know

Amsterdam — Asmara: about 5,090 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 7 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Amsterdam 12:00 — Asmara 13:00.
Local currency: Eritrean Nakfa.
Languages: Arabic, English, and Tigrinya.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ERN 15.
Eritrea is the 82nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Netherlands.