Visas: Visa is the necessary item needed for those who are planning to visit the city. As the Netherlands is a 'Schengen' country, possession of a visa can help people move to other countries also. This visa known as 'Schengen visa' valid for 90 days, allows free travel to Schengen countries such as the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Greece, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway and Iceland. For the people planning to have a permanent stay in the country needs to possess 'Machtiging Voorlopig Verblijf' (MVV) visa.

Information on visas can be obtained from:

Ministerie van Justitie
Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst
Afdeling Communicatie
Postbus 5800
2280 HV Rijswijk
Ph: 0900 1234561

Left Luggage Facilities: Amsterdam offers facilities to keep the luggage of the visitor's safe. People can keep their luggage in the coin-operated luggage lockers and staffed left-luggage office functioning daily from 7am to11pm. Small coin-operated lockers cost €2.70, the larger ones €4.20 per 24 hours and left luggage costs €5.70 per item.