Qatar → Netherlands
Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows
- From
- Qatar
- To
- Netherlands
- Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
- 8
- Change since 2018
- +60.0%
- Share of all arrivals in the Netherlands, 2023
- 0.00%
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Migration from Qatar to the Netherlands
Inflows of nationals of Qatar recorded by the Netherlands; stock of nationals of Qatar living there; and acquisitions of the Netherlands' nationality (OECD).
Inflows by year
Data table
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 5 |
| 2012 | 4 |
| 2013 | 11 |
| 2014 | 9 |
| 2015 | 26 |
| 2016 | 10 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| Year | Inflow | Stock | Acquired nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | 13 | — |
| 2023 | 8 | 7 | — |
| 2022 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2020 | — | 14 | — |
| 2019 | 10 | 9 | — |
| 2018 | 5 | 9 | — |
| 2017 | 5 | 20 | — |
| 2016 | 10 | 30 | — |
| 2015 | 26 | 16 | — |
| 2014 | 9 | 13 | — |
| 2013 | 11 | 13 | — |
| 2012 | 4 | — | — |
| 2011 | 5 | — | — |
| 2010 | 3 | — | — |
The Netherlands' consulates in Qatar
Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at the Netherlands' consulates located in Qatar.
| Year | Applications | Issued | Not issued | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7,050 | 4,758 | 1,987 | 28.2% |
| 2023 | 7,022 | 4,838 | 1,924 | 27.4% |
| 2022 | 4,800 | 3,653 | 1,015 | 21.1% |
| 2021 | 651 | 496 | 118 | 18.1% |
| 2020 | 1,745 | 1,202 | 489 | 28.0% |
| 2019 | 8,444 | 6,741 | 1,527 | 18.1% |
| 2018 | 6,284 | 5,048 | 1,090 | 17.3% |
| 2017 | 4,885 | 3,972 | 775 | 15.9% |
| 2016 | 2,824 | 2,472 | 177 | 6.3% |
| 2015 | 1,962 | 1,760 | 144 | 7.3% |
| 2014 | 1,622 | 1,439 | 139 | 8.6% |
| 2013 | 1,488 | 1,212 | 209 | 14.0% |
| 2012 | 1,446 | 1,334 | 42 | 2.9% |
| 2011 | 1,281 | 1,231 | 14 | 1.1% |
| 2010 | 1,359 | 1,296 | 22 | 1.6% |
| 2009 | 961 | 913 | 26 | 2.7% |
Applications by year
Data table
| 2009 | 961 |
| 2010 | 1,359 |
| 2011 | 1,281 |
| 2012 | 1,446 |
| 2013 | 1,488 |
| 2014 | 1,622 |
| 2015 | 1,962 |
| 2016 | 2,824 |
| 2017 | 4,885 |
| 2018 | 6,284 |
| 2019 | 8,444 |
| 2020 | 1,745 |
| 2021 | 651 |
| 2022 | 4,800 |
| 2023 | 7,022 |
| 2024 | 7,050 |
Residence permits in the Netherlands
First residence permits issued by the Netherlands to citizens of Qatar (Eurostat).
- Work4
- Other reasons1
- Family1
- Education1
| Year | First permits | EU Blue Cards | Citizenships acquired | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| 2015 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 54 |
| 2014 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 2013 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Highly skilled workers (national schemes)3
- Other paid activities1
- Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
- 14
- Intra-corporate transferee permits, 2025
- 3
Embassy and consulates
Missions of the Netherlands in Qatar, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.
| Mission | City | Official website |
|---|---|---|
| Embassy | Doha | — |
Compared with other corridors
Nationalities with the most arrivals in the Netherlands, 2023; Qatar ranks 152.
- Ukraine38,497
- Poland25,298
- Syria19,551
- Romania13,914
- Bulgaria12,328
- India12,073
- Türkiye11,250
- Italy10,603
- Spain10,447
- Germany10,429
- China7,991
- Portugal6,084
- Germany400
- Australia279
- Türkiye276
- Japan90
- United States30
- South Korea17
- Hungary14
- Israel4
- Austria3
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