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Advice to travellers
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is responsible for assisting Dutch nationals abroad, particularly in times of crisis. The ministry issues bulletins about the security situation in various countries. In addition, every Dutch embassy has an evacuation plan to ensure that Dutch nationals can be repatriated in the event of an emergency.
Travel advice
The ministry's travel advice is compiled by the Dutch embassy in the country concerned. The embassies themselves issue recommendations in consultation with the embassies of other EU member states to ensure that all European countries give roughly the same advice.
The advice is updated as frequently as necessary, depending on developments in any given region. All current bulletins are posted on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in Dutch).
Emergencies
Consular officials are charged with promoting and protecting the interests
of Dutch nationals within their consular district. So Dutch nationals may ask
for certain types of assistance from a Dutch embassy or consulate should the
need arise. Dutch law does not confer a right to consular assistance. It is
up to the Dutch government to grant it. Consular assistance is only provided
to Dutch nationals who run into trouble and cannot find help any other
way.
See the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for specific subjects of
interest: hospitalisation,
theft,
missing
persons, arrest/detention,
child abduction and death.
Evacuations
If Dutch nationals in a foreign country are in danger, the local Dutch embassy or consulate will advise and assist them. Depending on the seriousness of the situation, the mission will:
- inform the local Dutch community about the imminent crisis and recommend precautionary measures;
- advise and assist the Dutch community to remove partners, children and other Dutch nationals whose presence is not required to safer locations;
- advise and assist remaining members of the Dutch community to go to special assembly points, where their safety can be better assured;
- advise and assist remaining members of the Dutch community if the local situation becomes so serious that they too have to leave the country (evacuation).