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Residence Permit - Salaried Employment

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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

Employees of a company in Curaçao, with extra requirements for horeca staff, live-in maids and directors of a legal entity.

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Limits of the record
  • No list of eligible occupations is given.

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

For salaried employment, the employer must apply for an employment permit first; the residence application can be submitted only after a positive decision. The employee first-application checklist also requires the employer’s Chamber of Commerce extract, Labor Register record, signed employer declaration and signed guarantee declaration. If the employer is a sole proprietor or private person, it additionally asks for a Tax Inspectorate statement of fixed taxable income of at least XCG 36,000 from two years earlier.

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  • Work page: General, employee
    If you are employed by a company, you will first need an employment permit before submitting the application for a residence permit. Your employer must apply for the employment permit. The application for the residence permit can only be submitted upon receipt of a positive decision on the application for the employment permit.
  • Work page: employee first application
    Employee FIRST APPLICATION Are you going to submit a first application with the purpose of worker/employee? Here you will find the requirements for submitting a first application with the purpose of employment. Proof of payment Fees & Retributions0 (show original for inspection); Complete and signed original application form; Copy of valid passport (if several nationalities, copy of all passports); Copy of birth certificate1 (not older than 1 year). Show original for inspection; Criminal background check from the last place of residence (not older than 3 months). Submit original; Copy valid employment permit; Copy extract from the Chamber of Commerce (not older than 6 months) of employer; Copy of the labor registration; Original employer’s declaration², completed and signed by the employer with a copy of valid identification document of the employer, with an adhesive stamp of XCG 10,=; If employer is a sole proprietor or private person, you must submit an original statement from the Tax Inspectorate of a fixed taxable income of at least XCG 36.000, = from 2 years ago; Original guarantee declaration³, fully completed and signed by employer with an adhesive stamp of XCG 10,=

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

A valid employment permit is required; if the employer is a sole proprietor or private person, the employer must show a fixed taxable income of at least XCG 36,000 from 2 years ago.

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Limits of the record
  • No qualification, experience or salary threshold for the worker is stated; employment-permit criteria are not on this page.

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

A salaried worker relies on an employment permit obtained through the employer before applying for residence. If the employer changes, the official checklist requires a change application with a valid employment permit or proof of its application and payment. Under the policy effective 1 April 2026, a dependent family member admitted for reunification or formation follows the principal applicant’s permit duration; this establishes duration if admitted, not an unconditional right for family to accompany.

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Limits of the record
  • The cited sources do not establish whether the worker can perform work outside the permitted employer, occupation or sector, or the full admission conditions for family members.
  • Work page: General, employee
    If you are employed by a company, you will first need an employment permit before submitting the application for a residence permit. Your employer must apply for the employment permit. The application for the residence permit can only be submitted upon receipt of a positive decision on the application for the employment permit.
  • Work page: change of employer
    Change of employer Has there been a change of employer? Then you have to submit the following documents: Proof of payment Fees & Retributions0 (show original for inspection); Complete and signed original application form; Copy of valid passport (if several nationalities, copy of all passports); Copy current permit. Copy valid employment permit or proof of application and proof of payment;
  • 2026 policy: section 4, in force 1 April 2026
    4. Wijzigingen per 1 april 2026 Het bovenstaande wordt per 1 april 2026 gewijzigd, voortaan geldt het volgende: Prinsenstraat #90 | Willemstad, Curaçao | T.: +(599) 9 733 2000 | www.immigrationcur.org Iedere aanvrager (alle doelen, met uitzondering van kort verblijf, remote worker en verlenging toeristisch verblijf) kan een vergunning aanvragen voor een periode van maximaal drie (3) jaar, met dien verstande dat per aangevraagd jaar de bijbehorende leges en retributies voorafgaand aan de behandeling van de aanvraag voldaan moeten worden (aantal jaren × leges en retributies). Afhankelijke gezinsleden (in het kader van gezinshereniging of gezinsvorming) volgen de hoofdaanvrager wat betreft de duur van de vergunning. Het is derhalve niet mogelijk dat een gezinslid een vergunning voor drie jaar verkrijgt, terwijl de hoofdaanvrager een vergunning voor slechts één jaar heeft. Ook hier geldt dat per aangevraagd jaar leges en retributies verschuldigd zijn (aantal jaren × leges en retributies).

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

Renewal can be requested from 4 months before expiry; from 1 April 2026 a permit can be requested for up to three years (fees per year); ten years of uninterrupted lawful residence leads to an indefinite permit.

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Limits of the record
  • Whether the permit length is limited by the employment permit term after 1 April 2026 is 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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