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Temporary Residence - Minor Child

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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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Which family relationships qualify?

Family members include spouses/registered partners and minor children (children under 18).

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Who may sponsor or bring the family member, and what immigration/citizenship status must that person hold?

For family formation by birth or adoption, a temporary residence permit may be issued to a child born in Aruba who is still a minor and of foreign nationality if the parent has a valid work and/or residence permit, or holds an investor's permit, director's permit, or pensioner's permit. If the parent is unmarried, the requesting parent must have parental authority or be appointed as guardian.

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  • Handbook lines 1160-1475, section 1.1.1.2 GEZINSVORMING IS MOGELIJK
    Een vergunning tot tijdelijk verblijf in het kader van gezinsvorming bij een ouder kan aan de op Aruba geboren en nog minderjarige kind van vreemde nationaliteit worden afgegeven, indien: 1. Zijn/haar ouder op het moment van indiening van de aanvraag tot afgifte van een vergunning tot tijdelijk verblijf beschikt over een geldige werk en/of verblijfsvergunning, dan wel in het bezit is van respectievelijk een investeerdersvergunning, directeursvergunning of renteniersvergunning; 2. Indien het betreft een niet gehuwde ouder, moet de verzoekende ouder de ouderlijke macht hebben of als voogd zijn aangewezen;

What is important for proving marriage, partnership, parentage, custody, dependency or another qualifying relationship?

For a minor child, the key documents to prove the relationship and custody are: a birth certificate (geboorteakte) of the child, which must be legalised or apostilled and not older than one year; if applicable, a declaration of explicit consent from the other parent for the child to reside in Aruba with the sponsor; if applicable, a court order showing the award of (joint) custody; and if parental authority is not automatically joint and the father is the sponsor, a court order from the country of origin or the Court of First Instance of Aruba showing the award of custody to the father, legalised or apostilled and not older than one year. If the birth certificate is in a language other than Dutch, English, or Spanish, a translation by a sworn translator in Aruba is required. For family formation by adoption, a copy of the official adoption deed, custody or guardianship award, or deed of entrustment or recognition by the court is required. The child must also be registered at the same address as the sponsor in the population register.

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  • DIMAS 2025 checklist, section C.5
    De geboorteakte dient voorzien te zijn van een legalisatie of apostille (afhankelijk van het toepasselijke internationale verdrag), welke niet ouder is dan één jaar. Indien de geboorteakte is opgesteld in een andere taal dan het Nederlands, Engels of Spaans, dient tevens een vertaling te worden overgelegd, opgesteld door een in Aruba beëdigde vertaler.
  • DIMAS 2025 checklist, section C.6
    Indien het ouderlijk gezag niet (automatisch) aan beide ouders gezamenlijk toekomt, en een verzoek wordt gedaan van de vader als zijnde garantsteller, dient er tevens een rechterlijke beschikking van het land van herkomst of van het gerecht in eerste aanleg van Aruba te worden overgelegd, waaruit de toekenning van het (gezamenlijk) gezag aan de vader blijkt. De akte dient te zijn gelegaliseerd, dan wel voorzien van een apostille, afhankelijk van het toepasselijke internationale verdrag, en mag niet ouder zijn dan één (1) jaar.
  • DIMAS webpage Gezinsvorming, Wat heb ik nodig
    Kopie officiële akte adoptie, toekenning voogdij of gezag, of akte toevertrouwing of erkenning door gerecht
  • Handbook lines 1160-1475, section 1.1.1.2.1 VOORWAARDEN GEZINSHERENIGING EN/OF GEZINSVORMING
    De gezinsleden en de persoon bij wie deze willen verblijven dienen op hetzelfde adres in het Bevolkingsregister te staan ingeschreven.

What important financial, accommodation, insurance or maintenance responsibilities apply?

The sponsor (garantsteller) must demonstrate an income equal to the subsistence minimum as determined by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Under current policy, the amount is provisionally set at a gross income of Afl. 2,040.00 per month for a guarantee of up to three persons, indexed annually based on published CBS figures, and can be demonstrated through pay slips, a DIMP declaration, or supplementation with non-taxable wage components. For family reunification of minor children, both parents' incomes may be combined. The sponsor remains responsible for all costs that may arise or that are not paid with respect to the admitted person and/or their family. For a live-in domestic worker's child, the accommodation must be at least 9 m² long and 2.5 m² wide and have its own bathroom.

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How does the application work at a high level, what rights does the family member receive, how long does the status last, and how can it become independent or longer-term where officially stated?

Upon a positive decision on a first application for a temporary residence permit, a Provisional Admission to Aruba (VTA) is issued to the sponsor/guarantor. The VTA is valid for three months and expires if not used within that period. After arrival in Aruba, the admitted person must report to a recognised general practitioner within thirty days and then to the Directorate of Public Health (DVG) to complete the application, so that, upon favourable evaluation, the temporary residence permit can be received. For family formation by birth or adoption, the temporary residence permit is issued in principle for one year and a maximum of five years, but runs parallel with the duration of the parent's temporary residence permit. A temporary residence permit in the context of family formation is in principle issued without the right to perform work. The permit is granted when the admitted person and the main person maintain or will maintain a common household, and the family members and the person with whom they wish to stay must be registered at the same address in the Population Register. First applications must always be awaited abroad, unless otherwise provided in the published exception list according to policy. A foreigner who has become an adult and was previously admitted as a minor may, if still attending school, at any time obtain a new permit under the heading 'continued family' for study, provided there is a responsible parent lawfully residing in Aruba.

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These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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