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Admitted by Law Declaration - Consul or Consular Staff

CuraçaoSpecial cases

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

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What exactly is the official special programme/status and why does it exist?

A consul or consular staff member who comes to work in Curaçao applies for a Declaration Van Rechtswege for that institutional role. The application includes a valid passport and a declaration from the Foreign Relations Department about the person’s accreditation; article 3(1)(c) LTU identifies admitted professional consuls, consular officers and other consular staff as a by-law-admission class.

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  • Consul declaration page: role/requirements
    Are you coming to work as a consul or consular staff? Then you have to submit an application for a Declaration Van Rechtswege with the purpose of consul/consular staff. The requirements for the application are: Proof of payment Fees and retributions0; Copy valid passport; Declaration Foreign Relations Department with regard to accreditation of the person in question.
  • LTU article3(c)-(g): by-law admission classes
    c. in Curaçao als zodanig toegelaten beroepsconsuls, beroepsconsulaire ambtenaren en ander consulair personeel; d. militairen, gedurende de tijd dat zij in Curaçao zijn gestationeerd; e. opvarenden van tot de zee- of luchtmacht van enige mogendheid behorende schepen of luchtvaartuigen, gedurende de tijd, dat Curaçao met toestemming van de bevoegde autoriteit wordt aangedaan; f. de meerderjarige Nederlanders, niet genoemd in artikel 1, die ten genoegen van de Minister van Justitie aantonen dat zij beschikken over: 1°. een verklaring van goed gedrag gedurende de laatste vijf jaar, afgegeven door het bevoegde gezag binnen twee maanden voor hun aankomst in Curaçao of een schriftelijke verklaring waaruit genoegzaam van hun gedrag blijkt; 2°. huisvesting en voldoende middelen van bestaan om in hun levensonderhoud te voorzien overeenkomstig bij landsbesluit, houdende algemene maatregelen, nader te stellen regels. g. de niet van tafel en bed gescheiden echtgenoot en minderjarige kinderen van de onder a, b, c en d genoemde personen;

Which specific population, role, circumstance or historical/legal situation does it cover?

The special category covers professional consuls, professional consular officers and consular staff.

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What circumstance, event, relationship, nomination, invitation or status activates access?

Access is activated by holding the position of professional consul, professional consular officer or other consular staff: such persons are admitted by operation of law under article 3 LTU.

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Limits of the record
  • Stated only in the 2006 Revised Instruction (written for the former Netherlands Antilles); the current immigrationcur.org page does not restate it.

What sponsor, authority, nomination, certification, evidence or other step must occur before the status can be obtained?

Before the declaration can be granted the applicant must file an application with proof of payment of fees, a copy of a valid passport and a declaration from the Foreign Relations Department on the accreditation of the person.

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What immigration status and rights result, how long do they last, can family be included, and what happens if the special qualifying circumstance ends?

The result is admission by operation of law, evidenced by a Declaration Van Rechtswege. For these categories the declaration is not indefinite but valid for the posting period stated on it, and may be conditioned on remaining in consular service; admission ends when the reason for it lapses. Family members of the special categories apply under article 3 letter G LTU. The official source does not state the rights attached to the declaration.

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Limits of the record
  • Rights attached to the declaration (e.g. work outside the consular post) are not stated.
  • Stated only in the 2006 Revised Instruction (written for the former Netherlands Antilles); the current immigrationcur.org page does not restate it. (duration, condition and end of admission)

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

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