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United Arab Emirates → Netherlands

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
United Arab Emirates
To
Netherlands
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
9
Change since 2018
-10.0%
Share of all arrivals in the Netherlands, 2023
0.00%
Inflow 20239OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from the United Arab Emirates to the Netherlands

Inflows of nationals of the United Arab Emirates recorded by the Netherlands; stock of nationals of the United Arab Emirates living there; and acquisitions of the Netherlands' nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

713200020032006200920122015201820212023
7132000200420082012201620202023
Data table
20001
20010
20021
20036
200410
200513
20064
20073
20086
20096
20101
20111
20127
20139
20146
20155
20162
20174
201810
201910
20204
20216
20226
20239
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—26—
202392414
202262711
20216184
202041717
20191015—
2018109—
201746—
201627—
2015516—
2014612—
2013912—
20127——
20111——
20101——
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

The Netherlands' consulates in the United Arab Emirates

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at the Netherlands' consulates located in the United Arab Emirates.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
202429,47322,4275,93920.2%
202325,42118,7465,88623.2%
202219,77415,0744,12520.9%
20213,6532,72170819.4%
20205,0093,3551,43628.7%
201921,05516,5463,72317.7%
201819,41514,9373,87620.0%
201717,98914,4123,02916.8%
201613,29811,2981,3229.9%
20158,8347,7358039.1%
20145,9345,2744287.2%
20135,3064,7114268.0%
20125,3505,1621021.9%
20114,7814,5521493.1%
20104,4364,2081323.0%
20094,1553,7642816.8%

Applications by year

15k29k2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
15k29k200920122015201820212024
Data table
20094,155
20104,436
20114,781
20125,350
20135,306
20145,934
20158,834
201613,298
201717,989
201819,415
201921,055
20205,009
20213,653
202219,774
202325,421
202429,473
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in the Netherlands

First residence permits issued by the Netherlands to citizens of the United Arab Emirates (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Education8
  2. Other reasons2
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
202510000
202480160
2023100140
2022180110
20216040
202080170
2019100111
201813092
20176050
201610030
20155031
20147000
20139020
20129050
20111000
20102000
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
27
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of the Netherlands in the United Arab Emirates, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyAbu Dhabi—
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in the Netherlands, 2023; the United Arab Emirates ranks 151.

Inflows to the Netherlands, 2023
  1. Ukraine38,497
  2. Poland25,298
  3. Syria19,551
  4. Romania13,914
  5. Bulgaria12,328
  6. India12,073
  7. Türkiye11,250
  8. Italy10,603
  9. Spain10,447
  10. Germany10,429
  11. China7,991
  12. Portugal6,084
Other destinations for people from the United Arab Emirates, 2023
  1. Australia1,062
  2. Germany746
  3. South Korea386
  4. Türkiye130
  5. Japan67
  6. United States50
  7. Canada25
  8. New Zealand21
  9. Israel16
  10. France12
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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