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Aruba Temporary Residence - Shareholder

9 facts quoted from the official source

For a foreign shareholder owning at least 40 percent of an Aruba company with at least AWG 50,000 qualifying capital.

Route type
Investment
Can bring
—
Not stated in the official source
Requirements
6
each quoted below
Who qualifies

Who this route is for

Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.

6 requirements quoted from the official source.

The conditions that decide it
  • Company Capital Awg MinThe Aruba company must have share capital of AWG 50,000 or comparable invested capital.
  • Company Share Percentage MinThe applicant must own at least 40% of the shares.
  • Eligibility summaryA shareholder owns at least 40% of an Aruba company with share capital of AWG 50,000, or an equivalent invested amount where statutory share capital is not required.
  • Labour Department Registration RequiredRegistration with the Labour Department remains required.
  • Labour Market Test RequiredInvestors and shareholders are exempt from Labour Department labour-market testing.
  • Shareholder Register RequiredSubmit an updated shareholder register.
What rules you out

1 exclusion quoted from the official source.

  • First Permit Work Prohibition PossibleA first permit may prohibit work while the company is in formation and the investment has not yet been paid into a local account.
Also stated by the source
  • Official source basisA shareholder owns at least 40% of an Aruba company with share capital of AWG 50,000, or an equivalent invested amount where statutory share capital is not required.
  • Report summaryA shareholder owns at least 40% of an Aruba company with share capital of AWG 50,000, or an equivalent invested amount where statutory share capital is not required.
Family

Who you can bring

— Not stated in the official source. The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.
How it works

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FAQ

Straight answers

01Who qualifies for this route to Aruba?
The official source states: For a foreign shareholder owning at least 40 percent of an Aruba company with at least AWG 50,000 qualifying capital.

Every answer is quoted from the official dimasaruba.aw page for this route, last read 2026-07-26.

We checked 9 points against the official source; 9 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.

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Fees, validity and processing time are not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.

The source

Where every quote comes from

Official source of the governing body dimasaruba.awLast read 2026-07-26 Every quote on this page is from this Aruba government page.
Compiled from official sources · pending independent re-check · Last checked 2026-07-26 · Our methodology
 · Compiled by António Mira · How we verify · Not legal advice — rules change; confirm with the official source before deciding.
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