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Fixed-Term Residence - Self-Employed Entrepreneur

Caribbean NetherlandsStarting a business

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

The applicant must provide company permits, trade-register evidence and, for a starting company, a business plan.

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  • The source does not establish an approval test or economic-impact score.

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

From 1 January 2026, a self-employed applicant on Bonaire must provide a local-bank statement on IND-CN security paper showing at least the annual gross income under the Minimum Wage Act BES. An existing business must also provide a bank reference and last-year accounts with an accountant's declaration; a starting business must provide a business plan.

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

The activity is tied to the self-employed purpose (a self-employed director or one-man business); the form separately points to work-permit documents where required. The official source does not state the family position.

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  • The form does not fully state activity restrictions or dependant rights.

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 application is for a temporary regular residence permit or a change of purpose of stay; if the conditions for the requested change are not met, the IND-unit assesses whether the applicant qualifies for an extension of the current permit. The official source does not state the grant duration, renewal term or longer-term residence direction.

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  • The June 2020 form does not establish a route-specific grant duration or renewal term.

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

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