Netherlands · Italy

Embassy of the Netherlands in Rome

  • Rome
  • +39 06 3228 6001

Overview

The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands works from Via Michele Mercati 8 in Parioli, on the green rise above the Villa Borghese gardens — the same villa-lined street the Lista Diplomatica has recorded for decades. The Dutch-Italian relationship runs on trade (Rotterdam is Italy's gateway to the North Sea), art-historical ties that go back to the Dutch masters' Italian journeys, and one of Europe's heaviest tourist flows in both directions. The house rule that surprises first-time visitors is the same one the Dutch run in Bangkok: closed to the public on Wednesdays. On the other four weekdays the counters receive mornings only, 09:00-12:00, strictly by appointment.

Visa Services

Italian and other EU citizens need no visa for the Netherlands — Schengen free movement covers them on a national ID card. Non-EU nationals resident in Italy who need a Dutch (Schengen or Caribbean) visa follow the netherlandsworldwide.nl application routes; the embassy decides files but takes no walk-in applications.

Consular Services

Dutch nationals in Italy use the embassy for passports, identity documents, consular declarations, and emergencies — by appointment, weekday mornings except Wednesday. The Netherlands runs a centralised contact model: no public email; instead the online contact form, phone +39 06 3228 6001 (or +31 247 247 247 from the Netherlands), and a WhatsApp channel at +31 857 737 400 for private chats without sensitive data.

Service Area

The embassy represents the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Italy. Contact details for other embassy departments and the honorary consuls across Italy are listed on the ministry's netherlandsandyou.nl portal.

Appointment Information

The counters at Via Michele Mercati 8 receive by appointment only, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 09:00-12:00 — closed to the public on Wednesdays and at weekends. There is no public email: enquiries run through the online contact form, the phones (+39 06 3228 6001 from Italy, +31 247 247 247 from the Netherlands), or WhatsApp +31 857 737 400 — private chats only, no sensitive data.

Special Notes

Wednesday is the closed day — plan around it. The contact-form-and-WhatsApp model replaces email entirely, and appointment booking runs through the netherlandsworldwide.nl instructions for Italy.

Frequently asked questions

Do Italians need a visa for the Netherlands?

No — the Netherlands and Italy are both in the Schengen area, so Italian citizens travel on a national ID card with no visa at all. Visa questions only arise for non-EU residents of Italy, routed through the netherlandsworldwide.nl application paths.

Why is the Dutch embassy in Rome closed on Wednesdays?

The public counters run a four-day week — Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, mornings only from 09:00 to 12:00, always by appointment. It is the same rhythm the Dutch run at other posts; Wednesday is simply the closed day.

How do I email the Dutch embassy in Rome?

You don't — the Netherlands runs a centralised contact model with no public embassy email. Use the online contact form on netherlandsworldwide.nl, the phones (+39 06 3228 6001 from Italy, +31 247 247 247 from the Netherlands), or the WhatsApp channel +31 857 737 400 for private chats without sensitive data.

How does a Dutch national in Italy renew a passport?

By appointment at Via Michele Mercati 8 on a morning other than Wednesday — bookings follow the instructions for Italy on netherlandsworldwide.nl. For routine help closer to home, the honorary consuls listed on netherlandsandyou.nl are the first line.

Visaja keeps this page's contact details and visa guidance under continuous review — still, requirements can change at short notice, so confirm the essentials with the mission or the official government portal before you travel.