Curaçao, Passport/Visa information

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Please note: Although we do our best to keep this information up-to-date, passport and visa regulations are subject to constant change. Please ensure that you check passport and visa requirements directly with the foreign office or the relevant embassy before travel.

Passport/Visa:

Country

Passport Required

Visa Required

Return Ticket Required

British

Yes

4

Yes

Australian

Yes

5

Yes

Canadian

3

5

Yes

USA

2

5

Yes

Other EU

1

4

Yes

Japanese

Yes

5

Yes


Passports: Valid passport required by all except the following:
(a) 1. nationals of
Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and The Netherlands holding national identity cards;
(b) 2. nationals of the USA holding voters' registration cards or birth certificate, and alien residents of the USA with an Alien Registration Card; nationals of the USA born outside the USA with naturalisation certificates of American citizenship;
(c) 3. nationals of Canada with birth certificates or proof of citizenship or with Certificate of Naturalization or with Certificate of Proof of Canadian Citizenship; alien residents of Canada still holding their national passport with either Canadian Immigration of Identification Certificates (CIIC) or Canadian Certificate of Identity;
(d) nationals of Brazil, Mexico, San Marino and Trinidad & Tobago holding national identity cards;
(e) nationals and alien residents of Venezuela, and travellers in Venezuela visiting the Netherlands Antilles as tourists with national identity cards.

Visas: Required by all except the following:
(a) 4. nationals of Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, The Netherlands (including Aruba), Spain and the UK for visits of up to 90 days (stay can be extended locally by the same period);
(b) nationals of Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Hungary, Israel, Jamaica, Korea (Rep. of), Malawi, Mauritius, Niger, Philippines, Poland, San Marino, Slovak Republic, Swaziland, Surinam, Togo and the USA for visits of up to 90 days (stay can be extended locally by the same period);
(c) 5. nationals of countries mentioned in the chart above and most other countries for a stay of 14 days (stay can be extended locally by the same period).

Note: Nationals of the following countries must apply for a visa before entering the country even for tourist purposes:
Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China (PR), CIS, Croatia, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Haiti, Korea (DPR), Libya, Romania, Vietnam and Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro).

Types of visa and cost: Single- and Multiple-entry: G48.50 (for 1 month); G64.50 (for 3 months); G81.00 (for 1 year). Prices are given in Dutch Guilders.

Validity: Up to 3 months from date of issue.

Application requirements: (a) Application form. (b) 2 passport-size photographs. (c) Passport valid for at least 3 months after date of intended return to home country. (d) Return or onward ticket.

Application to: Nearest Embassy of the Kingdom of the
Netherlands.
Further information about visa requirements may be obtained from the Royal Netherlands Embassies which formally represent the
Netherlands Antilles. For addresses, see The Netherlands section.

Working days required: 1 month.

Temporary residence: Enquire at the office of the Lieutenant Governor of the Island Territory of Curaçao, Concordiastraat 24, Wilhemstad. Dutch Europeans are permitted to reside in the
Netherlands Antilles without having to apply for a residence permit.