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Temporary Residence - Self-Employed Entrepreneur

ArubaStarting a business

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Is this for a founder, startup entrepreneur, self-employed person, freelancer, company owner or another business profile?

This route is for self-employed professionals ('zelfstandige ondernemers'), specifically self-employed professions such as medical doctors and equivalent medical professions. The official source does not explicitly cover founders, start-up entrepreneurs, freelancers or company owners under this route; start-ups are addressed separately.

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Limits of the record
  • The source does not explicitly state whether this route applies to founders, startup entrepreneurs, freelancers, or company owners; those categories are covered in other sections (e.g., 3.3.3 for startups).
  • The source does not provide a complete list of self-employed professions beyond medical examples.

What must actually exist or be demonstrated: business plan, company, innovation, clients, contracts, economic activity, job creation or other substance?

The official source does not set out a general qualifying test for this residence purpose. For self-employed professions such as doctors and the medical professions treated as equivalent, the Medical Practice Ordinance (Landsverordening Uitvoering geneeskunde) applies, and a guarantor (garantsteller) is still required for the applicant.

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Limits of the record
  • no definition, eligibility criteria or income/turnover test for the self-employed-entrepreneur purpose are given in this section
  • the business establishment permit (vestigingsvergunning, issued by DEZHI) and the director's permit are dealt with separately under companies (section 3.2.2) and are not stated there as conditions of this residence purpose

What investment, capital, income, revenue, funding or viability evidence is central to this pathway?

The official source does not state any investment, capital, income, revenue or funding requirement for this route. A guarantor (garantsteller) is still required for self-employed professions. The permit fee (leges) for a temporary residence permit with permission to work as an investor or self-employed entrepreneur is Afl. 2,500; this is a government fee, not a capital requirement.

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Limits of the record
  • the separate handling charge (retributie) and the security deposit (waarborgsom, which depends on nationality) are listed elsewhere in the manual's fee section and are not in this passage
  • no minimum income, capital or insurance requirement is fixed for the self-employed-entrepreneur purpose

What business/self-employed activity may the holder conduct? Are there important restrictions? What is the family position where clearly stated?

For self-employed professions such as doctors and equivalent medical professions, the Landsverordening Uitvoering geneeskunde applies. For certain professions exempted from DPL labour market testing, family reunification is possible already with the first permit; however, DPL registration remains mandatory in all exemption cases, and without registration (notification letter) permits can only be issued under a work prohibition. The official source does not state the specific business or self-employed activity that the holder may conduct, nor the family position for self-employed professions not covered by the DPL exemption list.

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Limits of the record
  • The specific business or self-employed activity that the holder may conduct is not stated in the source.
  • The family position for self-employed professions not covered by the DPL exemption list is not stated in the source.
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    Voor wat betreft de zelfstandige beroepen zoals artsen en daarmee gelijkgestelde medische beroepen is de Landsverordening Uitvoering geneeskunde van toepassing.
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    Ten behoeve van zelfstandige beroepen wordt nog steeds een garantsteller vereist voor de toelatingsplichtige werknemer tenzij deze in dienst is van het Land. In dergelijke gevallen wordt op grond van artikel 3 LTU een toelating van rechtswege verleend aan deze personen.
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    Sommige beroepspersonen zijn vrijgesteld van de Arbeidsmarkttoetsing van het DPL. Voor deze beroepen geldt dat gezinshereniging reeds bij een eerste vergunning mogelijk is. Zij in deze verwezen naar de bijgevoegde vrijstellingslijst DPL. In alle gevallen van vrijstelling DPL blijft een registratie bij de DPL verplicht. Zonder registratie (notificatiebrief) kunnen vergunningen slechts onder werkverbod worden afgegeven.

What approval/application sequence applies, how long is the status granted, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction is officially stated?

The official source gives no approval sequence, duration, renewal rule or longer-term residence direction specific to the self-employed entrepreneur route. Under the general provisions, temporary residence permits are in principle issued for one year, with possible multi-year permits up to five years, and renewal applications should be submitted at least three months before expiry.

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Limits of the record
  • The source does not provide a specific approval/application sequence for the self-employed entrepreneur route.
  • The source does not state the specific duration or renewal conditions for this route; only general provisions are available.
  • The source does not state any longer-term residence direction (e.g., permanent residence or citizenship) for this route.
  • HANDBOOK LINES 580-900
    In principe worden alle vergunningen tot tijdelijk verblijf afgegeven voor de duur van één jaar, doch in enkele gevallen kan dit worden afgegeven tot maximaal vijf (5) jaren verblijf (meerjarige vergunning).
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    Aanbevolen wordt om een aanvraag voor een nieuwe vergunning minstens drie (3) maanden vóór het verlopen van de laatste vergunning in te dienen.

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

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