Under which circumstances can the person reside: worker, self-employed, student, jobseeker, self-funded person or another recognised basis?
For a Dutch adult not otherwise covered by the LTU, article 3(1)(f) identifies good conduct, housing and sufficient means as conditions for admission by law. The immigration authority directs adults with Dutch nationality to a Declaration Van Rechtswege under letter F and says that Americans’ admission is equivalent following a 2014 court ruling. For employment, its Declaration page asks for a signed employment contract or employer declaration to evidence income.
See recorded sources
Limits of the record- The exact extent to which each article 3(1)(f) condition and work-document requirement applies to a particular US national after the 2014 judgment is not set out in these sources.
- LTU article3(1)(f)
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.
- Declaration categories and US parity guidance
Who can submit an application for a Declaration Van Rechtswege?
Declaration Van Rechtswege can be divided in different categories.
These are:
Special categories
This includes:
Persons who have been deployed and who are employed by the government
Professional Consuls, Professional Consular Officers and Consular Staff
Military personnel and their families as long as they are stationed here
For family members of persons who fall under the special categories, an application must be submitted under article 3 letter G of the LTU.
Dutch (nationality)
This includes adult and their family members as long as they possess the Dutch nationality. For the adult an application must be submitted for a Declaration Van Rechtswege under letter F. For minor children an application must be submitted under letter H.
Americans
On December 15, 2014, the Common Court ruled on article 3 of the Protocol to the Dutch-American treaty on friendship, trade and shipping. This means that the admission of Americans equals as people with Dutch nationality.
- Employment declaration basis and checklist
Are you planning to live and work in Curaçao?
There are several ways to do this.
You can come and work for a company or you can start your own company.
-See tab employee for the requirements if you are going to work for a company.
-See tab own company for the requirements if you are going to start your own company.
COSTS
Fees and retributions are due before submitting the application. For the application of a Declaration van Rechtswege , you have to pay an amount of XCG 615,=. Payment must be made at Maduro & Curiel’s Bank. On the payment order, you can find the necessary information to make the payment.
SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION
Before submitting the application, make sure you have collected all the requirements. If so, the application can be submitted. All requirements must be scanned in PDF format. Click here to submit the application.
SCAN DOCUMENT
The scanned document (pdf format) must meet the following criteria:
Must be a scanned version of an original document
Must be scanned as straight as possible
Must not contain staples, paperclips and no fingers should be visible on the document
Must not be edited or altered
Folds and wrinkles must be avoided as much as possible
All information must be clearly legible, visible and not blurry
No information may be crossed out, covered or varnished
A scanned ID must be fully visible and in color in the image:
(for a passport: both the upper and lower pages and for an ID card: both front and back sides)
The edges of the ID must be clearly visible
There must be approx. 2 cm of space around the image
The scanned document must not contain any translucent background images.
DECISION ON YOUR APPLICATION
After the application has been submitted, the Admission Office has 4 months to take a decision on your application. After the decision is ready, it will be e-mailed to you.
If you have received a positive decision, you must make an appointment to receive the residence permit. Click here to make the appointment.
If you have received a negative decision, then you have 6 weeks to file a notice of objection. The notice of objection must be e-mailed to info@immigrationcur.org.
Submit Application
Employment
Are you going to work for a company?
Then the following requirements are needed:
Proof of payment Fees & Retributions0;
Copy of valid passport. If several nationalities, copy of all passports;
Copy of birth certificate1 (not older than 1 year). Show original for inspection;
If acknowledged, copy of the certificate of acknowledgement1 (not older than 1 year). Show original for inspection;
Declaration of good conduct (not older than 3 months). Submit original;
Proof of sufficient financial resources. This can be done by, among other things, submitting the following evidence:
Proof of income from employment: employment contract (signed by the person in question and his employer2, with a copy of a valid identification document of the employer) or
Original employer’s declaration2, completed and signed by the employer with a copy of valid identification document of employer, with an adhesive stamp of XCG 10,=
