Netherlands temporarily suspends visa issuance service in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Following reports of closure of Netherlands’ Embassy in Pakistan, the spokesperson of the embassy issued a statement saying only visa service was halted for the time being.

In a statement issued here, the spokesperson said the embassy was completely open and all day-to-day operations were being carried out. It said the renovation was going on at the embassy hence it was closed for operations for two days last week.

The operations at the embassy are going on, however, visa service is halted temporarily, the spokesperson added.

The Dutch website ‘Netherlands and You’ recently reported that “the issuance of visa(s) for Pakistan has been halted temporarily.”

It added: “As soon as this situation is solved, appointments for visa applications can be made through the visa application centers of VFS Global in Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi.

The report further said the Netherlands embassy in Islamabad is currently also unable to receive applications for Dutch passports or other consular services.”