No visa needed

Do citizens of the Netherlands need a visa for Senegal?

Citizens of the Netherlands don’t need a visa for Senegal 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 — Dakar: ≈ 4,630 km, about 6.5 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 Senegal without a visa on a Netherlands passport?

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

Senegal 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; Senegal passport: 33.
Citizens of the Netherlands and Senegal can travel together visa-free to 15 countries, for example: Tunisia, Palestine, Gambia, Cape Verde, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Seychelles, Mozambique, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Micronesia, and Fiji.
Citizens of Senegal, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to the Netherlands. Netherlands visa for citizens of Senegal

Travelling to Senegal: good to know

Amsterdam — Dakar: about 4,630 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 6.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −2 hours.
Local time: Amsterdam 12:00 — Dakar 10:00.
Local currency: West African CFA Franc.
Languages: French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ F CFA 575.
Senegal is the 70th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Netherlands.