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What investment option or options qualify?

For the shareholder route, the qualifying investment is ownership of 40% of the shares of the issued capital of a company based in Aruba, with a minimum value of Afl. 250,000. The 2025 checklist requires a notarised share register to verify the 40% shareholding.

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What official minimum amount, tier or threshold applies to each relevant option?

The minimum investment capital for the shareholder route is Afl. 250,000 in share value, representing 40% of the issued capital of an Aruba-based company. Government fees are separate: for a first application, retribution AWG 65.00 and leges AWG 2500.00, total AWG 2565.00, excluding any deposit (waarborgsom); for renewal or change, retribution AWG 40.00 and leges AWG 2500.00, total AWG 2540.00. A deposit applies only to first applications for certain nationalities, from AWG 700.00 to AWG 2500.00 depending on nationality, and is not required for renewal or change.

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  • DIMAS current webpage 'Investors and Shareholders', section 'Shareholder'
    if you are in possession of 40% of the shares of the issued Capital of a company based in Aruba, with a value of minimum power of Afl. 250,000, -.
  • DIMAS 2025 checklist, fee table
    Retributie AWG. 65,00 AWG. 40,00 Leges AWG. 2500,00 AWG. 2500,00 Waarborgsom * Geen Totaal te voldoen AWG. 2565,00 AWG. 2540,00
  • DIMAS 2025 checklist, deposit footnote
    * De waarborgsom bedraagt voor een inwoner met de nationaliteit van: Een land in Azië, Afrika, Australië of Oceanië AWG. 2500,00 Een land in Europa dat geen lid is van de Europese AWG. 2500,00 Unie Een land in Midden-Amerika AWG. 700,00 Canada AWG. 1000,00 Chile, Argentinië, Paraguay, Brazilië, Uruguay AWG. 1000,00 Een ander land in Zuid-Amerika AWG. 700,00 Een land in het Caribische gebied AWG. 700,00

How long must the investment be maintained and what continuing ownership, investment or physical-presence conditions are important?

The official sources do not state a specific period for maintaining the 40% shareholding or the Afl. 250,000 investment, nor a condition requiring continued ownership of the shares for the entire permit duration. The 2025 checklist requires a notarised share register to verify the 40% shareholding at the time of application, and at a second or later shareholder application the required investment amount must be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the country of Aruba. Physical-presence conditions are not specified for shareholders.

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Limits of the record
  • The sources do not state how long the 40% shareholding or Afl. 250,000 investment must be maintained after the permit is granted.
  • No explicit continuing ownership or investment condition is stated for renewal.
  • No specific physical-presence requirement for shareholders is stated.

Which family members can be included where officially stated, and what broad residence/work rights result?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm which family members can be included and what residence or work rights they receive.

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Limits of the record
  • the passage does not say whether family members may join the shareholder or apply at the same time
  • it does not address travel in and out of Aruba while the application is pending

What status is obtained, how is it renewed, what longer-term residence/citizenship direction is officially stated, and what happens to the investment when relevant?

The status obtained is a temporary residence permit (vergunning tot tijdelijk verblijf) for investor/shareholder, generally issued for one year but possibly for up to five years as a multi-year permit. Renewal is by a new application, which the 2023 handbook recommends filing at least three months before expiry. After ten years (120 months) of principal residence in Aruba a person may qualify for a permanent residence permit under certain conditions, a general rule not specific to shareholders. No citizenship direction or treatment of the investment on exit is stated.

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Limits of the record
  • No source states what happens to the investment when the permit expires or the shareholder leaves Aruba.
  • No citizenship direction is stated for this route.
  • The ten-year permanent residence rule is general and not explicitly linked to the shareholder category.
  • 2023 Toelatingshandboek, section B.2
    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).
  • 2023 Toelatingshandboek, section A.8
    Aanbevolen wordt om een aanvraag voor een nieuwe vergunning minstens drie (3) maanden vóór het verlopen van de laatste vergunning in te dienen.
  • 2023 Toelatingshandboek, section 1.5.4.2
    De mogelijkheid tot de afgifte van een vergunning tot verblijf (voor onbepaalde tijd) zou slechts dan kunnen indien de betrokkene minstens voldoet aan het vereiste van tien (10) jaren (120 maanden) hoofdverblijf in Aruba, behalve de categorie onder punt vijf (5).
  • DIMAS 2025 checklist, fee table
    Retributie AWG. 65,00 AWG. 40,00 Leges AWG. 2500,00 AWG. 2500,00 Waarborgsom * Geen Totaal te voldoen AWG. 2565,00 AWG. 2540,00

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

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