What investment option or options qualify?
The official investor route concerns bona fide wealthy foreign investors whose investment provides economic benefit to Curaçao through jobs, foreign currency or development. The current immigration page asks for official proof of an existing or intended business investment of at least XCG 500,000 and independent means to meet investment obligations. However, Annex II of the 2014 ministerial decree expressly lists a local bank declaration of investment by purchase of real property or by business investment at ANG 500,000, 750,000 or 1,500,000 as a required-document option. These official formulations differ; the current sufficiency of a property-only investment cannot be concluded from the newer page alone.
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Limits of the record
- The current legal/operational treatment of property-only investment remains unresolved because the 2014 decree annex includes it while the current portal describes business investment. No assertion that property is excluded or currently sufficient follows.
- Official investor route and investment condition
On September 6, 2014, the Minister of Justice of Curaçao introduced a permit for temporary residence or residence for investors, named Wealthy investor 2014. The Wealthy investor 2014 is for bona fide wealthy investors, who apply for admission to Curaçao. Wealthy investors should be of essential importance to Curaçao. The investment should provide additional employment, bring in foreign currency or stimulate the economic development of Curaçao. The Wealthy investor 2014 is intended to facilitate wealthy investors who wish to stay in Curaçao for a period of more than 6 months per year. CONDITIONS For the permit for temporary residence with the purpose of “wealthy investor”, the foreign national must permanently and independently have sufficient means of subsistence to be able to fulfill the obligations arising from the investment, in which the foreign national must demonstrate by means of official documents to have made or intends to make a business investment with a value of at least XCG 500,000.00. The validity of the permit depends on the value of the investment.
- 2014 investor decree goal and operative condition
The goal of the Guidelines Investors Permit is to facilitate the investment in Curaçao by high net worth foreigners (among others, purchase of real property or making a business investment), thus contributing to our economy. These guidelines contain, among others, conditions and requirements, which have to be satisfied by the foreign high net worth investor, in order to qualify for an “Investors Permit 2014”. ## Conditions, requirements and regulations ## 1. Conditions for residence of investors For the temporary residence permit designated as ”high net worth investor” it is required that the foreigner shall continuously and independently dispose of sufficient means to satisfy the obligations issuing from the investment, whereby the foreigner shall show, by presenting official documents, that he has made or intends to make a business investment of at least ANG 500,000.⁰⁰.
- 2014 investor decree Annex II, required documents: bank declaration of property or business investment
Declaration from a local bank stating that the foreigner has made a local investment by purchase of real property or making of a business investment for a value of at least ANG. 500,000.⁰⁰, ANG 750,000.⁰⁰ or ANG 1,500,000.⁰⁰.