On this page below you will find all the information you need for your visa application

• One color passport photo.
• Note that these photos are according to the Dutch standard of ‘passport photo’, that is to say, looking forward, white background, do not laugh and do not show teeth.
• Wearing glasses in the photo is not permitted
• Nine times out of ten, the consulate does not accept a photo from your own printer. If you do so, make sure you use gloss paper and there are no stripes visible from the print.
• Do not staple the photo to the application form, but rather use a Pritt stick. If you do not have a Pritt stick, please include your loose photo and we will attach it to the form for you.
• Do not stick the photos with adhesive tape

Other conditions that you must pay extra attention to:

• The photos may not be older than 3 months
• The photos may not be the same as on the passport unless the passport is not older than 3 months
• The photos must have a white background.

• A copy of the passport of the applicant
• Note that you also need to provide the original passport as requested on this page

• The original signed employment contract, by both parties.

• The order form, click here to digitally fill in, print out and sign.

• Everything you write on it on the order form will appear on the invoice
• Please, fill in your address completely, such as your street name, house number, postcode and city. We need the full address for the invoicing and return address
• We will need your e-mail address for when your visa application has been accepted by the consulate, we will send you an invoice by e-mail the same day.
• You must transfer the invoice amount to us on the same day with I-Deal or bank transfer so that we have the amount on our bank before we collect your passport with a visa at the consulate.
• Your telephone number or numbers where we can always reach you in case your documents are not complete or when the diplomat wants to view additional documents.

• The application form, click here to digitally fill in, print out and sign.

• You must answer all questions online
• This is the original application form that the consulate uses for its visa procedure
• Please print out and place your signature on the last page, the colors of the print may only be black or dark blue. Other colors are not allowed
• A signature cannot be scanned
• A signature may only be placed with the colors black or dark blue. Other colors are not allowed.

For the visa application, you must be vaccinated against yellow fever. You must enclose a copy of the yellow booklet, within the valid stamp that you have been vaccinated against yellow fever.

Our advice: ask the GGD or your doctor whether further vaccinations are needed for this country. But for the visa application is the vaccination against yellow fever sufficient.

Please note, you send us a copy of the passport, but when you have to appear before the appointment at the consulate to issue your bio-metric, you must physically bring your passport and leave it during the duration of your visa application procedure. These are 3 or 5 business days. After the procedure, we will collect your passport with a visa from the consulate. After we have collected your passport (with the visa), you can collect your passport from us or we will send it to you.

• The consulate must have your passport physically, so no copy
• Your passport must still be valid for at least 6½ months after the validity of the visa (ie one and a half year valid if it is an annual visa).
• The passport must contain four blank pages next to each other.

• An English-language employer’s statement
• Click here for an example

• You must complete and sign this declaration. Please fill in one of the two statements, either in Portuguese or in English.
• Click here to open.

• An invitation letter from the company in Angola
• Click here for an example.

The letter must meet the following conditions:

• Explanation and guarantee of the company who is inviting you in Angola
• The type of visa requested
• Purpose of the visit
• Details and a small description of the type of activity or trade of the Angolan company
• Personal data of the applicant: a.) the profession b.) the position that will be fulfilled in Angola c.) the project that will be implemented, etc.
• Dates of the planned stay and place of residence of the applicant

Additional documents from Angola:

• In case the sponsor is an Angolan citizen: a copy of his or her national identity document (front and back)
• If the applicant is not an Angolan citizen:
  1. Copy of the passport
  2. And a copy of residence permit (front-side and back-side)

If the applicant is applying for a visa for Angola for the first time, you also need the following additional documents from Angola:

• Chamber of Commerce (Alvará)
• Copy of the Registration in the Government Gazette of Angola (Diário da República)
• Document of Overview of Income (DAR)
• Commercial license (if applicable).

• Authorization of the competent Angolan Ministry of the Provincial Government

To apply for a work visa you need an authorization from the Angolan Ministry

How does it work:

• Your employer or client must contact the Angolan Ministry of the Provincial Government in Angola, your employer in Angola will be the intermediary in this process at all times
• Angolan Ministry of the Provincial Government will request a number of documents from you.
• Sometimes these documents can be sent to Angola by e-mail or by DHL, this will be determined by them
• After the Angolan Ministry has received and accepted your required documents, the procedure will start
• The procedure can take at least 3 weeks, possibly longer
• If you get approval, the Angolan ministry will give authorization in the form of a document
• This document must then be sent to the Netherlands by DHL. Your contact must find out in Angola how this should be done
• With this document and the rest of the required documents as indicated on this page, you can apply for your visa through us

• It must be used within 60 days of delivery and can be used for multiple arrivals

• A medical statement from your doctor
• This statement must be signed by the doctor
• A stamp of the doctor’s practice or otherwise print on letterhead
• The statement must then be legalized by CAK in The Hague
• The statement must be translated by a qualified translator into Portuguese
• The completed translation must then be legalized by the court
• Both legalizations (court and the CAK) must then be legalized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague
• Both legalizations must then be legalized by the consulate of Angola.

• Verklaring Omtrent Gedrag (VOG) – Explanation of Behavior (VOG)
• The VOG must be translated into Portuguese by a sworn translator
• The translation must then be legalized by the court in The Hague
• The VOG must then be legalized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague
• The legalization must then be legalized by the consulate in Angola.

Certificates/diplomas/ professional qualification obtained

• Please note, most diplomas must be legalized in advance by the DUO in Groningen. Contact the appropriate department of the DUO in advance – legalization diploma:
  050-599 80, to determine whether they can legalize the diploma for you because that is not always the case with the DUO
• The documents must be translated by a qualified translator into Portuguese
• The completed translation must then be legalized by the court in The Hague
• The legalizations  must then be legalized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague
• Both legalizations must then be legalized by the consulate of Angola.

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

• The Curriculum Vitae (CV) must be translated into Portuguese by a sworn translator
• The Curriculum Vitae (CV) must then be legalized by the court in The Hague
• The legalization must then be legalized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague
• The legalization must then be legalized by the consulate of Angola.

Click here for an example

• Letter from the applicant for a: tourist visa, work visa, residence permit, short stay visa for technical support
• The letter serves as an explanation for the trip to Angola by the applicant himself.

Letter Requirements:

• The letter must be addressed to the Consulate General in Rotterdam
• Written in English or Portuguese
• The signed date cannot be older than three months before the visa application is processed
• Signed by the applicant

The letter must contain:

• Personal data of the applicant: name, passport number, etc.
• Purpose of the visit to Angola
• Dates of planned stay and place of residence of the applicant in Angola