ORANGE CARPET FACILITY - Netherlands and you

ORANGE CARPET
   FACILITY

What is Orange Carpet Visa Facility (OCF)?
The OCF will make visa issuance for Turkish business travelers much
easier. It is a simplified visa application procedure for staff members of
companies or other entities that have a significant and/or substantial
business relation with the Netherlands, and a demonstrable need
to visit the Netherlands regularly. This also applies to Turkish
companies that want to invest in the Netherlands with support of
NFIA (Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency).

Benefits:
• The applicant will be granted a first visa with a validity of one year,
   and a second and following visa with validity up to five years.
• The applicant does not have to apply for a visa in person (apart
   from the requirement to provide biometric information once
   every five years).
• Exemption from providing a confirmed flight reservation, insurance,
   hotel reservation and proof of financial means when applying for a
   visa.
• Your visa will usually be issued within 2-4 working days.

Eligibility:
• Dutch companies that have a subsidiary in Turkey or vice versa.
• Turkish companies having a long term, substantial business
    relationship with a company in The Netherlands, and those whose
    employees travel frequently or plan to travel frequently to The
    Netherlands for business purposes and have a good visa - and
    business track record.
• Companies that have a serious intent to invest in the Netherlands
    and are supported by the NFIA.

Registration procedure OCF:
Your company can apply for OCF-membership by filling in the
application form and sending both this form and the required
documents mentioned therein to: IST-ORANGE@minbuza.nl or

ANK-ORANGE@minbuza.nl. The Embassy or Consulate-General will           • Two passport photos
evaluate your application and inform you of their decision, normally
                                                                       • Valid passport of the applicant+ copy of all used pages
within 2-4 weeks. If your employees, will be able to apply for their
visa under OCF regulations both through the Embassy and the            • Payment of visa fee (€ 60,00 to be paid in Turkish Lira)
Consulate-General.                                                     • An original recommendation/support letter from your company,
                                                                         signed by the contact person, indicating the purpose of the trip
The following documents are required for the registration:
                                                                         and the requested visa duration
• Turkish Chamber of Commerce registration excerpt (Applicant
   Company)                                                            Please note
• KVK Nederland registration excerpt: options (Reference               • By participating in the OCF, the company guarantees the return of
   Company)                                                              the traveler and is able and willing to vouch financially for all costs
• A valid cooperation agreement with the company in the                  that might occur during or following the stay of abovementioned
   Netherlands                                                           visa applicants in all Schengen countries, when they are travelling
• Commercial invoices proving the cooperation with the company           on a visa that has been obtained via the OCF
   in the Netherlands (not obligatory but preferable)
• Summary Balance Sheet of the company in Turkey for the last 3        • Please be informed that on arrival at any Schengen border, the
   years (not obligatory but preferable)                                 local immigration authorities have the right to ask you to show
• OCF Application Form                                                   your legalized invitation, proof of sufficient financial means (cash
• OCF Authorized signature list                                          or a valid credit card), a hotel reservation (in case of a business
• List of authorized employees for OCF + SGK printout                    trip) and a medical travel insurance. If you cannot provide them
                                                                         with this information, you might be refused to enter the Schengen
How to apply for a visa under OCF                                        area by the local immigration authorities.
Once your company has been accepted in the OCF-program, you can        • The OCF does not apply when your first and main destination
directly apply for a visa at VFS Global.                                 in Europe is not in the Netherlands. Your main stay determines
                                                                         which Schengen country should issue your visa.
At VFS Global you can hand in your visa application with or without
appointment. Please note that there is often some waiting time         • Improper use of previous visas issued, can affect the decision on
involved for the walk in (without appointment) facility.                 and the validity period of the visa that will be issued
                                                                       • A specific example of the above: if you use your first (one year)
More information can be found on www.vfsglobal.com/netherlands/
                                                                         visa mainly to travel to other Schengen countries, you will not be
turkey.
                                                                         granted a follow-up five year visa, but referred to the country that
The following supporting documents must be submitted with                was your main destination in your first year.
you visa application:                                                  • The Consular Department may request additional documents
• One fully completed and signed visa application form                   and/or decide on different validity periods for visa

• The OCF does not cover family members or travelers accompanying
  the employee for tourism or other purposes
• The OCF does not apply to clients or business partners of your
  company
• The OCF can be cancelled at any time by either party by notification
  in writing
• If the person desires to stay longer than 90 days (long stay
  visa) within the Schengen area or The Netherlands for business
  purposes, the short term visa is not valid. For this purpose one
  has to apply for a permit for provisional sojourn (or MVV), which
  will be processed through the Embassy or Consulate-General,
  but decided upon by the Immigration and Naturalization Services
  (IND) of the Ministry of Justice in The Netherlands. For more
  details pertaining to the MVV procedures please visit the website
  of the Ministry of Justice www.ind.nl

Netherlands Embassy in Ankara/Turkey

  Hilal Mahallesi, Turan Güneş Bulvarı
          Hollanda Caddesi 5
             06550 / Yıldız

        T: +90 312 409 18 00
    E: ANK-ORANGE@minbuza.nl
   W: http://netherlandsandyou.nl

Consulate General of the Netherlands in
           İstanbul/Turkey

         İstiklal Caddesi 197
       34433, Beyoğlu, İstanbul

         T: +90 212 393 21 21
     E: IST-ORANGE@minbuza.nl
      W: http://www.mfa.nl/ist

      www.netherlandsandyou.nl