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Curaçao Indefinite Residence Permit - Pre-2000 Settled Resident

4 facts quoted from the official source

For a foreign national who settled lawfully before 2000 and has not subsequently left, whether or not every later year was covered by a title.

Route type
Residence-based status
Can bring
—
Not stated in the official source
Requirements
1
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.

1 requirement quoted from the official source.

The conditions that decide it
  • Qualifying Indefinite Residence Branch RequiredSettled lawfully in Curacao before 2000, did not subsequently leave and in later years did or did not hold a residence title.
Also stated by the source
  • Eligibility summarySettled lawfully in Curacao before 2000, did not subsequently leave and in later years did or did not hold a residence title.
  • Official source basisSettled lawfully in Curacao before 2000, did not subsequently leave and in later years did or did not hold a residence title.
  • Report summarySettled lawfully in Curacao before 2000, did not subsequently leave and in later years did or did not hold a residence title.
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 The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.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 Curaçao?
The official source states: For a foreign national who settled lawfully before 2000 and has not subsequently left, whether or not every later year was covered by a title.

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

We checked 4 points against the official source; 4 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.

See the 0 open points

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.

Not stated in the official source — the official source names no exclusion for this route.

The source

Where every quote comes from

Official government source immigrationcur.orgLast read 2026-07-26 Every quote on this page is from this Curaçao 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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Other residence-based status routes to Curaçao

2 other residence-based status routes to Curaçao.

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