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Tourist Admission - EU, Canadian, Australian, New Zealand or Japanese National

CuraçaoShort stays and visits

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

For nationals of EU member states, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Japan, the official Kingdom visa matrix lists those nationalities as visa-exempt for Curaçao tourist travel. No advance Caribbean visa is normally required for those named nationalities; entry still depends on the other border conditions.

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  • NetherlandsWorldwide: visa-exempt nationality list
    You can travel to the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, St Eustatius and St Maarten) without a visa if any of the following applies to you. Attention: If you do not need a visa, there are a number of other rules that you must comply with. Check the requirements for travelling to the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom without a visa . You hold a nationality that does not require a visa Attention: If you are travelling to Bonaire, Saba or St Eustatius and are collecting your long-stay residence permit, different rules apply. Find out which countries’ nationals do not need a visa for Bonaire, Saba and St Eustatius (National Office for the Caribbean Netherlands) . You do not need a visa if you are a national of 1 of the following countries: Albania Andorra Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Australia Austria Bahamas Barbados Belgium Belize Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dominica Ecuador El Salvador Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Grenada Guatemala Guyana: You do need a visa for St Maarten. Honduras Hong Kong: You do not need a visa if you have a British National Overseas passport or a Special Administrative Region passport. Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica: Curaçao only. You do need a visa for the other Caribbean parts of the Kingdom. Japan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao: You do not need a visa if you have a Special Administrative Region passport. Malaysia Malta Mauritius Mexico Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua North Macedonia Norway Panama Paraguay Peru Poland Portugal Romania San Marino Serbia Seychelles Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Korea Spain St Kitts and Nevis St Lucia St Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Sweden Switzerland Taiwan: You do not need a visa if you have passport bearing your identity card number. Trinidad and Tobago Ukraine: You do not need a visa if you have a biometric passport. United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States of America
  • Border Control: passport, visa, purpose, duration, funds
    It is important that the traveler can show a valid passport. A visa is also applicable for some countries. Traveling with a ‘sedula’ (ID-card) is pursued between the Caribbean countries. In addition, upon entry a tourist must show his purpose, duration of stay and financial resources during his stay.

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

The LTU tourist definition lists recreation, sport, health reasons, family matters, study, religious purposes and business visits, provided the visitor performs no paid work in Curaçao. This describes the permitted short-visit purpose, not a work-authorisation route.

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  • LTU article 8(2): tourist purposes/no paid work
    2. Onder toerist wordt verstaan ieder die niet langer dan drie maanden in Curaçao blijft voor ontspanning, sport, gezondheidsredenen, familieaangelegenheden, studie, godsdienstige doeleinden of zakenbezoeken en die tijdens zijn verblijf in Curaçao geen werkzaamheden tegen beloning verricht.

What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

Nationals of the EU, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Japan can stay as tourists for 90 days a year. The official source does not state how the 90 days are counted or the passport-validity and entry rules.

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Limits of the record
  • The page does not explain how the 90 days a year are counted (calendar year or rolling period) or passport-validity/entry rules.

What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

At the border a traveler must show a valid passport, a visa if their nationality requires one, and the purpose and planned duration of the visit plus sufficient funds. For visa-free travel, NetherlandsWorldwide further requires a passport issued no more than ten years ago and valid for the entire stay, proof of ability to return or transit, and evidence of the visit reason such as a hotel booking or invitation. It lists funding guidance of USD 150–200 per person per day in a hotel or USD 100 with family, or a sponsor bearing financial responsibility; medical/travel insurance must cover at least USD 15,000 for hospital care, emergency treatment and repatriation. The visitor must not threaten public order, public health, national security or international relations. Curaçao’s airport border page also requires an ED card.

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  • Border Control: passport, visa, purpose, duration, funds
    It is important that the traveler can show a valid passport. A visa is also applicable for some countries. Traveling with a ‘sedula’ (ID-card) is pursued between the Caribbean countries. In addition, upon entry a tourist must show his purpose, duration of stay and financial resources during his stay.
  • NetherlandsWorldwide: travel documents, return, reason, funds, insurance
    Entry requirements If you want to travel to the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom, you must meet certain requirements: Your passport cannot have been issued more than 10 years ago. Your passport must be valid for the whole of your stay. You must have proof that you can return to your country of departure, or transit to another country. This could be a passport, residence permit or visa. You can provide proof of the reason for your stay. For instance, a hotel reservation or an invitation from family or friends. You have enough money to cover your stay and any other expenses: when staying in a hotel: between 150 and 200 US dollars per person per day when staying with family: 100 US dollars per person per day when you have proof of sponsorship: your sponsor bears financial responsibility You must have valid medical insurance or travel insurance that covers medical expenses. The insurance must provide cover for at least 15,000 US dollars in medical expenses and include hospital care, emergency treatment and repatriation (including in the event of death). You must not be considered a threat to public order, public health, national security or international relations.
  • Border Control: ED card
    It is important that when traveling to Curaçao, in addition to the usual travel documents, it is also mandatory to fully and truthfully complete an ‘Embarkation and Disembarkation Card’ (ED card) and to hand it over to the disembarkation officer immediately upon arrival or upon departure from Curaçao.

Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

Tourists in this nationality group who want to stay longer than the tourist period must apply for a short-stay permit instead of a tourist extension.

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Limits of the record
  • The page does not state which short-stay purpose applies to tourists or the conditions for obtaining it.

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