GLAM-WIKI 2015/Visa
Introduction
Are you considering to attend the GLAM WIKI 2015 Conference in The Netherlands and do you need a visa to be able to travel to The Netherlands? Wikimedia Nederland can help you with requesting a visa by sending you an invitation letter to the conference. Please read the information and the links below to determine if you need a visa. If so, then request an invitation letter with the
visa invitation letter request form.
How to find out if you need a visa
Whether you need a visa depends on your nationality. You can find information on these pages to see if you need a visa to visit the Netherlands:
Schengen visa
Nationals from some countries need a Schengen visa for a stay of up to 90 days in the Netherlands.
Do you need a Schengen visa? Then you need these forms for your visa application:
List of embassies that can provide ‘Schengen’ visa, per country:
Documents required for Schengen visa application:
- English list of documents for a Schengen visa application
- Nederlandse lijst van documenten voor een Schengen visa
Costs related to visa requests
Do you have to pay for your visa request? In two cases you can have these costs reimbursed. Please keep all the documents that contain the amount, the date and more information about your payment(s) for your visa request.
- Scholarships: are you planning to request a scholarship for the GLAM WIKI conference? People who get granted a scholarship can have their visa costs reimbursed.
- Cancellation of the conference: The grant application proces for the GLAM WIKI 2015 conference is still running. This means that there is a small chance that the conference will not take place. In that place Wikimedia Nederland will reimburse the costs of your visa application.