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Admitted by Law Declaration - Foreign Military Staff

CuraçaoSpecial cases

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

A Declaration Van Rechtswege (admission by operation of law under article 3 LTU) with the purpose "military service personnel". The official source does not state why the status exists.

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  • The sources do not state why the status exists.

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

Military service personnel coming to work at the Ministry of Defense; the law covers military personnel for the time they are stationed in Curaçao.

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  • Stated only in the 2006 Revised Instruction (written for the former Netherlands Antilles); the current immigrationcur.org page does not restate it. (the article 3 letter d wording)

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

Access is activated by being stationed in Curaçao as military personnel.

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

The application requires a copy of a valid passport and a deployment order from the Ministry of Defense.

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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 a Declaration Van Rechtswege that is not indefinite but valid for the posting period stated on it, conditioned on the period of stationing; admission ends when the reason for it lapses. The spouse (not judicially separated) and minor children can be admitted under article 3 letter g LTU. The official source does not state the rights attached to the declaration.

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  • Rights attached (e.g. work outside military service) 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.

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

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