The Azerbaijani embassy in The Hague
The Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Netherlands is in The Hague, about an hour door to door from Rotterdam.
Most students never need it. Then a passport is about to expire, or a document from home needs certifying, and suddenly you need it this week. Read this page once now.
Where it is, and how to reach it
- Address: Andries Bickerweg 6, 2517 JP The Hague
- Phone: +31 70 392 19 39
- Fax: +31 70 346 96 04
- Email: thehague@mission.mfa.gov.az
Those come from the Dutch government’s official register of embassies, which is the source we would trust over any directory site.
Call before you travel. We are not printing opening hours here, because the embassy does not publish them anywhere we could verify, and the hours you find on visa and directory websites contradict each other. Consular sections also close on both Azerbaijani and Dutch public holidays, which is a long combined list. One phone call saves you a wasted return ticket and a morning.
Two more practical notes. The embassy’s own website, hague.mfa.gov.az, may give your browser a security certificate warning, so do not be alarmed and do not enter anything into it. And save that phone number in your contacts now rather than when you need it.
What the consular section handles
Consular registration, meaning registering yourself as an Azerbaijani citizen living abroad. Voluntary, but useful. It smooths later paperwork and puts you on the list for voting from abroad.
Passport renewal. Start months before expiry. Your Dutch residence permit and half your Dutch admin hang off that passport, so a late renewal cascades badly. Ask about the current fee and processing time when you call. We are not quoting either, because consular fees change and a wrong number here would send somebody with the wrong amount.
Powers of attorney and notarised documents. Selling property, authorising a parent to act for you in Baku, certified copies and translations for use in Azerbaijan.
Military service deferment paperwork, for those it applies to. Ask the consulate directly. Rules and required documents change, and second hand advice ages badly here.
Emergencies. Lost or stolen passport, and travel documents to get you home without one.
Getting there
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Den Haag Centraal, roughly 25 minutes, several an hour. With an off peak discount it is a cheap trip.
From Den Haag Centraal it is a short tram ride or about half an hour on foot, out towards the Peace Palace. Check the connection in the NS or 9292 app on the day rather than trusting a tram number printed on a webpage.
Take whatever paperwork you think you might need and then take one more copy of it. The trip back for a missing document is the expensive part.