Curaçao

For a Dutch or US national using the admitted-by-law declaration for employment.

For a foreign employee with an authorised Curacao employer and the required employment permit.

For maritime crew using the official short-stay seafarer purpose.

For temporary local work falling within the official short-stay labour purpose.

For a capital-rich foreign investor making and maintaining a qualifying Curacao business investment.

For a Dutch or US national using the admitted-by-law declaration for sole proprietorship.

For a foreign sole proprietor authorised to establish and operate a business in Curacao.

For a Dutch or US national using the admitted-by-law declaration for internship.

For a Dutch or US national using the admitted-by-law declaration for study.

For a foreign student accepted by a Curacao educational institution and able to meet the published maintenance requirement.

For a foreign student undertaking an approved internship with a Curacao company.

For dependent family members accompanying an admitted-by-law worker in Curacao.

For dependent family members of a qualifying consul or consular employee stationed in Curacao.

For dependent family members of a qualifying military member or seconded government employee stationed in Curacao.

For a foreign national who was born in Curacao and has at least one parent holding a residence permit.

For a foreign child joining a parent in Curacao, with parentage, schooling, custody and sponsor-income evidence.

For a parent joining an adult child in Curacao under the published extended-family reunification procedure.

For a foreign spouse or qualifying partner joining a Dutch or foreign sponsor in Curacao, subject to relationship, sponsor-status and income evidence.

For a Dutch or US national using the admitted-by-law declaration for pensioner residence.

For a Dutch or US national using the admitted-by-law declaration for rentier residence.

For a foreign national who qualifies for the Penshonado scheme under articles 23B through 23E of the Income Tax Ordinance.

For a foreign pensioner able to document pension income, including applicants using the statutory Penshonado regime.

For a foreign applicant able to support themselves from assets or investment income without local employment.

— No eligibility summary published for this route yet

For a foreign national who settled lawfully before 2000 and has not subsequently left, whether or not every later year was covered by a title.

For a foreign national who settled lawfully before 2005, never subsequently left and has five years of recent uninterrupted lawful residence.

For a foreign national with ten years of uninterrupted lawful residence in Curacao.

For Dutch and US nationals who are admitted by law but still need the applicable declaration for residence beyond tourist admission.

For a qualifying winter resident or capital-rich visitor seeking a temporary stay beyond ordinary tourist admission.

For a Dutch or US national visiting Curacao as a tourist for up to six months per year.

For specified non-Dutch nationalities visiting Curacao for up to 90 days per year.

For other visa-required or visa-exempt tourists admitted to Curacao for the general 30-day period.

For specified Dutch nationals and their children whose Curacao or former Netherlands Antilles connection places them outside the ordinary admission requirement.

For a qualifying recognised career consul, consular officer or staff member.

For a qualifying foreign military or civilian defence employee stationed under an official arrangement.

For a qualifying person seconded by a government or Kingdom body.