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Caribbean Netherlands Permanent Residence after Five Years

5 facts quoted from the official source

For a foreign national with five years of uninterrupted lawful fixed-term residence in the Caribbean Netherlands.

Route type
Residence-based status
Can bring
—
Not stated in the official source
Requirements
2
each quoted below
Who qualifies

Who this route is for

Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.

2 requirements quoted from the official source.

The conditions that decide it
  • Continuous Residence RequiredFive years of uninterrupted lawful residence.
  • Lawful Fixed Term Residence Years MinAfter five years of uninterrupted lawful residence with a fixed-term residence permit.
Also stated by the source
  • Eligibility summaryYou can apply for a permanent residence permit after five years of uninterrupted lawful residence with a fixed-term residence permit.
  • Official source basisYou can apply for a permanent residence permit after five years of uninterrupted lawful residence with a fixed-term residence permit.
  • Report summaryYou can apply for a permanent residence permit after five years of uninterrupted lawful residence with a fixed-term residence permit.
Family

Who you can bring

— Not stated in the official source. The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.
How it works

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FAQ

Straight answers

01Who qualifies for this route to Caribbean Netherlands?
The official source states: For a foreign national with five years of uninterrupted lawful fixed-term residence in the Caribbean Netherlands.

Every answer is quoted from the official english.rijksdienstcn.com page for this route, last read 2026-07-26.

We checked 5 points against the official source; 5 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.

See the 0 open points

Fees, validity and processing time are not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.

Not stated in the official source — the official source names no exclusion for this route.

The source

Where every quote comes from

Official government source english.rijksdienstcn.comLast read 2026-07-26 Every quote on this page is from this Caribbean Netherlands government page.
Compiled from official sources · pending independent re-check · Last checked 2026-07-26 · Our methodology
 · Compiled by António Mira · How we verify · Not legal advice — rules change; confirm with the official source before deciding.
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Other residence-based status routes to Caribbean Netherlands

1 other residence-based status route to Caribbean Netherlands.

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