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Short-Stay Permit - Remote Worker

CuraçaoRemote work and digital nomads

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Which remote workers qualify: foreign employees, freelancers, company owners or other remote professionals?

The remote-worker track is open to all nationalities and includes employees of foreign companies (public, private, or non-profit), partners or shareholders in foreign-registered businesses, and freelancers serving clients with permanent establishments abroad. The official source states: “You are eligible for this purpose of stay if you come to work for a maximum of 6 months and your employer based abroad offers you the opportunity to work remotely.”

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Limits of the record
  • The IMI record does not provide an official government source for the remote-worker profile; it is secondary evidence.
  • The record does not state an effective legal date or confirm current force beyond its snapshot date.
  • official capture 02; exact paragraph
    You are eligible for this purpose of stay if you come to work for a maximum of 6 months and your employer based abroad offers you the opportunity to work remotely.
  • PROGRAM_CONTENT [program_overview]
    The remote-worker track is open to all nationalities and is designed explicitly as a short, capped stay rather than a residency-building status
  • PROGRAM_CONTENT [program_overview]
    Applicants can be employees of foreign companies (public, private, or non-profit), partners or shareholders in foreign-registered businesses, or freelancers serving clients with permanent establishments abroad

What income threshold applies, how must it be demonstrated, and how does family affect it where stated?

The remote-work page lists a recent assignment declaration for an applicant’s own foreign company, or a recent employer declaration from the foreign employer or a recent certified employment-contract copy, as proof of means of subsistence. It does not state a numerical income threshold. Each dependent family member must file a separate short-stay application, with relationship evidence and, for a minor, consent evidence from the legal representative.

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Limits of the record
  • No fixed minimum income or separate additional-family income amount is stated in the cited official short-stay page.
  • Short-stay page: remote worker income evidence
    Remote worker/Digital nomad Remote workers You are eligible for this purpose of stay if you come to work for a maximum of 6 months and your employer based abroad offers you the opportunity to work remotely. The requirements for submitting the application are: Proof of payment Fees and retributionsº; Clear copy of the photo page of the applicant’s passport. If the passport holder’s signature is on another page in the passport, also include a copy of this page (passport valid for at least 6 months upon submission); If an authorized representative (third party) is used: An original authorization letter signed by the applicant (not older than 6 months) and A copy of the valid identification document of the authorized representative; Show Proof means of subsistence by means of: Recent declaration of assignment, if own company in country of origin, or Recent Employer’s Declaration of employer in country of origin or a recent certified copy of employment contract.
  • Short-stay page: remote worker family applications
    NOTE: If you have dependent family member(s), you must also submit a short stay application for each of them. Here are the necessary additional requirements for submitting their application: Copy of supporting documents family law connection for family member(s) of the remote worker. If dependent family member(s) of the remote worker are younger than 18 years: supporting documents showing that the legal representative agrees to the stay.

Where must the employer, company or clients be located? Is local work restricted?

The employer must be located abroad. For partners/shareholders, the business must be foreign-registered. For freelancers/consultants, clients must have permanent establishments abroad. Local employment is not permitted: the applicant may not work for a local Curaçao employer either before or after approval. The official source states: “You are eligible for this purpose of stay if you come to work for a maximum of 6 months and your employer based abroad offers you the opportunity to work remotely.” The client-location condition and the local-employment restriction are based on secondary snapshot evidence from the founder-authorized IMI record, not the official source.

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Limits of the record
  • The IMI record does not provide an official government source for the local employment restriction; it is secondary evidence.
  • The record does not state an effective legal date or confirm current force beyond its snapshot date.
  • The client-location condition for freelancers/consultants is based on secondary snapshot evidence from the founder-authorized IMI record.
  • official capture 02; exact paragraph
    You are eligible for this purpose of stay if you come to work for a maximum of 6 months and your employer based abroad offers you the opportunity to work remotely.
  • PROGRAM_CONTENT [how_to_qualify]
    Not permitted to work for a local Curaçao employer either before or after approval
  • PROGRAM_CONTENT [how_to_qualify]
    Must fit one of three profiles — employee under contract with a foreign-registered employer, partner/shareholder in a foreign-registered company, or freelancer/consultant serving clients whose permanent establishments are abroad

Can family accompany? How long is the status granted and can it be renewed?

Spouses and children may be included; each dependant must be listed on the application and pay the applicable fee, with family members aged 12 and older required to sign their own application forms. The official source states that dependent family members require a separate short-stay application for each of them. The status is granted for an initial six months and may be extended once for an additional six months, for a maximum combined stay of one year.

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Limits of the record
  • The IMI record does not provide an official government source for the family inclusion and duration details; it is secondary evidence.
  • The record does not state an effective legal date or confirm current force beyond its snapshot date.

What immigration-relevant tax/residence information is officially stated, and what longer-term residence direction exists?

The @HOME remote-worker permit does not lead to permanent residency or Dutch/Curaçaoan citizenship. After the maximum one-year stay, the remote worker does not become a resident and must depart or requalify from abroad. The official source states that the remote-worker purpose of stay is a maximum of six months. Tax information is not stated in the available evidence.

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Limits of the record
  • The IMI record does not provide an official government source for the tax and long-term direction; it is secondary evidence.
  • The record does not state an effective legal date or confirm current force beyond its snapshot date.
  • Tax information is not stated in the available evidence.

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

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