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Residence Permit - Pensioner or Penshonado

CuraçaoLiving from your own income

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Is this aimed at retirees, pensioners, financially independent people, passive-income holders or another profile?

This route is for renteniers who live in Curacao on their interest and for pensioners who want to enjoy their pension there; a pensioner can also invoke the penshonado scheme.

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Which types of income/assets are accepted according to the official source?

A bank declaration is accepted as evidence of sufficient financial means for renteniers and pensioners; pensioners using the Penshonado scheme also need a declaration from a local accountant. The official source does not list other accepted income or asset types.

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Limits of the record
  • The source does not explicitly state whether other types of income/assets (e.g., investment income, rental income) are accepted beyond the bank declaration and accountant declaration.
  • Rentenier section, EERSTE AANVRAAG
    Een originele verklaring van de bank waarin staat vermeld dat de aanvrager over voldoende geldelijke middelen beschikt om in zijn eigen onderhoud en dat van zijn familie te kunnen voorzien**4**.
  • Gepensioneerd section, EERSTE AANVRAAG
    Indien u een beroep gaat doen op de penshonado regeling heeft u ook het volgende document nodig: - Een originele verklaring van een lokaal gevestigde accountant of accountantskantoor.

What income, savings or financial-resources threshold applies and how does family affect it where officially specified?

The family-member thresholds are at least XCG 1,500 gross per month for a spouse with a Dutch citizen sponsor, or at least XCG 3,000 gross per month for a spouse with a foreign sponsor, plus XCG 250 per child aged 0-5, XCG 350 per child aged 6-11 and XCG 500 per child aged 12 and older. The official source does not state a threshold for a single applicant.

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Limits of the record
  • The source does not state a specific income/savings threshold for the pensioner applicant themselves; it only provides family-related norm amounts.
  • The source does not explicitly state whether these family thresholds apply to the pensioner route or only to family reunification routes.
  • Rentenier section, footnote 4
    Normbedragen voldoende geldelijke middelen m.b.t. gezin bij Nederlander:_ _Voor echtgeno(o)t(e) indien de verzoeker ten minste XCG 1.500,= bruto per maand kan aantonen. Bij toelating van kinderen **5** dienen de volgende normbedragen daarenboven aangetoond te worden:_ _Leeftijd 0 t/m 5 jaar XCG 250,= per kind_ _6 t/m 11 jaar XCG 350,= per kind_ _12 jaar en ouder XCG 500,= per kind
  • Rentenier section, footnote 4
    Normbedragen voldoende geldelijke middelen mb.t. gezin bij vreemdeling:_ _Voor echtgeno(o)t(e) indien de verzoeker ten minste XCG 3.000,= bruto per maand kan aantonen. Bij toelating van kinderen **5** dienen de volgende normbedragen daarenboven aangetoond te worden:_ _Leeftijd 0 t/m 5 jaar XCG 250,= per kind_ _6 t/m 11 jaar XCG 350,= per kind_ _12 jaar en ouder XCG 500,= per kind

Can the holder work locally, run a business or perform other economic activity? What is the family position?

From 1 April 2026 dependent family members (family reunification or formation) follow the principal applicant in permit duration. The official source does not state whether the holder may work or run a business.

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Limits of the record
  • Whether the holder may work or run a business is not stated.

How long is the status granted, what is required for renewal, what physical-presence obligations matter, and what longer-term residence direction exists?

Renewal can be requested from 4 months before expiry; from 1 April 2026 a permit can be requested for up to three years; ten years of uninterrupted lawful residence or qualifying for the penshonado scheme leads to an indefinite permit. The official source does not state any physical-presence obligation.

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Limits of the record
  • Physical-presence obligations are not stated.

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

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