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Residence permit cost calculator

What it costs and what you need, step by step and in the order of the procedure. If you are going to hire a foreigner, choose «I am the employer»: you will see whether you can do it, the timeline, the costs for each year, the documents and your responsibilities.

Official Toelatingsorganisatie fees (payment order of September 30, 2026). See where they come from

Official fees: those on the payment order the Toelatingsorganisatie sent us in writing on September 30, 2026, including those for 2 and 3 years. For work, the work permit (TWV) is requested for the same number of years as the residence permit; the Vergunningenloket confirmed in writing on October 8, 2026 that it can now be requested for 24 and 36 months.

Who are you?

You will work for a company or employer in Curaçao (also as director of an N.V. or B.V.). Your employer first applies for the work permit (TWV).

Is this your first application?
For how many years are you applying?

Dutch or US nationality? As a rule you do not apply for this permit but for the Van Rechtswege declaration (choose it above): XCG 615, with no deposit or work permit (Vergunningenloket, in writing, October 9, 2026).

Is your family coming with you? (each family member applies for their own permit)

The video: what a residence permit really costs (in Spanish)

Cuánto cuesta de verdad un permiso de residencia en Curazao en 2026 · 4:58 · Watch on YouTubeAI-generated voice.

Correction: the video says the work permit is only issued for up to 12 months. On October 8, 2026 the Vergunningenloket confirmed in writing that it is requested for the same years as the residence permit (up to 3).

Read the transcript (in Spanish)

Un permiso por trabajo en Curazao cuesta XCG 655 el primer año. Si lo pides por tres años, la cuenta pasa de XCG 1.800. Y todavía falta el depósito. Si solo miras la tasa, te puedes quedar corto justo el día que más importa: el de pagar. Vamos a armar la cuenta completa, con las tarifas oficiales de 2026. Desde el 1 de abril de 2026 rigen dos reglas que cambian la cuenta. Una: puedes pedir el permiso por uno, dos o tres años, pero pagas cada año por adelantado. Dos: una solicitud sin el comprobante de pago, el formulario y la copia del pasaporte no se tramita. Ya no hay seis semanas para completarla. Por eso la cuenta tiene que estar bien antes de entregar. La tasa depende del tipo de permiso. Por trabajo: XCG 655 el primer año, y 615 cada renovación. Para vivir con un familiar: 655, y 625. Para tu propio negocio: 635, y 615. ¿Y por tres años? La única tabla oficial de varios años publicada hasta ahora, la de Rib'e Lugá, cobra el primer año a tarifa de primera solicitud y los otros dos a tarifa de renovación: por trabajo, XCG 1.885. Confirma el total en tu orden de pago antes de pagar. Tres trámites no entran en esta regla y se pagan como un monto fijo: la estadía corta, el permiso de trabajo remoto y la extensión turística. Luego viene el depósito de garantía. Es reembolsable, se paga en una cuenta distinta de la de las tasas, y cambia según tu nacionalidad. Venezuela: XCG 150. República Dominicana: 400. Haití: 500. Colombia: 550. Surinam: 750. Perú y Ecuador: 800. Estados Unidos: 1.000. Europa occidental: 3.000. Brasil: 3.500. Para menores de 10 años, la mitad. En los permisos por trabajo, la declaración del empleador y la de garantía llevan cada una un sello de XCG 10. Y fuera de inmigración pagas otras cosas: la apostilla del acta de nacimiento, el certificado de antecedentes, a veces traducciones. Esos precios dependen de tu país, así que no te vamos a dar una cifra inventada: inclúyelos en tu presupuesto. La pregunta de siempre: ¿conviene pagar tres años de golpe? No sale más barato: con la tabla de Rib'e Lugá, cuesta lo mismo que pagar el primer año y renovar dos veces. La ventaja es otra: te ahorras dos renovaciones, y con ellas el riesgo de renovar tarde y quedarte con un hueco entre permisos. Pero ojo: si tu permiso es por trabajo, el permiso de trabajo de tu empleador hoy solo se tramita hasta 12 meses. Cómo encaja eso con una residencia de tres años no lo hemos encontrado confirmado por escrito. Y si traes a tu familia, sus permisos siguen la duración del tuyo. Un ejemplo, inventado: una enfermera venezolana con oferta de trabajo pide tres años. Tasa, 1.885. Depósito, 150. Sellos, 20. Total: XCG 2.055, unos 1.148 dólares. Si fuera colombiana, 2.455. Si fuera brasileña, 5.405, porque el depósito es otro. Y el resto de papeles, según su país. Dos cosas para el día de pagar: las tasas y el depósito van a cuentas distintas, así que guarda los dos comprobantes. Y el comprobante de las tasas es una de las tres cosas sin las que tu solicitud no se tramita. La cuenta completa, con la tabla de depósitos por país y la fuente de cada tarifa, está en rutacuracao.com, en el artículo «Cuánto cuesta un permiso de residencia en Curazao». El enlace está en la descripción.

Toelatingsorganisatie fees, by type of permit

What the first year of the residence permit and each renewal cost. The last column is the total for 3 years, which costs the same requested at once or renewed every year.

PermitFirst applicationEach renewal3 years (at once or renewing)
Work (employee or director of a company)XCG 655XCG 615XCG 1,885
Own business (sole proprietorship)XCG 635XCG 615XCG 1,865
Family member of a residentXCG 655XCG 625XCG 1,905
RentierXCG 635XCG 615XCG 1,865
PensionerXCG 635XCG 615XCG 1,865
StudyXCG 625XCG 615XCG 1,855
InvestorXCG 1,865 for 3 years · XCG 3,095 for 5 years · XCG 6,170 indefinite
InternshipXCG 525per application, no multi-year option
Van Rechtswege declaration (Dutch, US citizens...)XCG 615per application, no multi-year option
Family of someone admitted Van Rechtswege (declaration)XCG 615per application, no multi-year option
Short stay (remote work, winter stay...)XCG 535per application, no multi-year option
Tourist stay extensionXCG 525per application, no multi-year option
Proof of return (travel while your application is pending)XCG 225per application, no multi-year option
Duplicate of a lost or stolen permitXCG 195per application, no multi-year option
Niet van Toepassing declaration (born in Curaçao, Aruba...)XCG 225per application, no multi-year option
Leaving Curaçao for goodXCG 145per application, no multi-year option
Change of permit (you have another one and change purpose)XCG 615the first year; the others at the renewal fee of the new purpose

For a work permit, the employer first applies for the work permit (TWV), for the same number of years as the residence permit: XCG 500 up to 6 months, XCG 1,000 up to 12, XCG 2,000 up to 24 and XCG 3,000 up to 36. The employer's declaration and the guarantee declaration each carry an XCG 10 adhesive stamp. The residence fee is paid to the Toelatingsorganisatie at Maduro & Curiel's Bank (account 31967908) or Banco di Caribe (account 36286001), as its current payment order says.

The guarantee deposit, by nationality

It is paid once, after your permit is approved (within the following 3 months), into a separate account (23329507, MCB, in the name of the Landsontvanger). It is refunded when you leave Curaçao. For children under 10 it is half. If the rate goes up while you live here, you must top it up within 2 months. No deposit is paid (LTU, art. 11) by people who live here under the Van Rechtswege route, such as Dutch and US citizens; the spouse of a Dutch citizen born in Curaçao; and children born in Curaçao to someone who has held a permit here for more than 10 years. Source: official deposit form of the Toelatingsorganisatie (Toelatingsbeschikking, A.B. 2004, no. 92). Details on the fees, deposit and refund page.

NationalityDepositUnder 10
VenezuelaXCG 150XCG 75
Dominican RepublicXCG 400XCG 200
HaitiXCG 500XCG 250
GuyanaXCG 500XCG 250
Caribbean islands (formerly British, American or French): Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia...XCG 500XCG 250
ColombiaXCG 550XCG 275
JamaicaXCG 550XCG 275
Puerto RicoXCG 550XCG 275
Trinidad and TobagoXCG 550XCG 275
PanamaXCG 750XCG 375
SurinameXCG 750XCG 375
EcuadorXCG 800XCG 400
PeruXCG 800XCG 400
Costa Rica and CubaXCG 1,000XCG 500
United StatesXCG 1,000XCG 500
BelizeXCG 1,100XCG 550
El SalvadorXCG 1,100XCG 550
GuatemalaXCG 1,100XCG 550
HondurasXCG 1,100XCG 550
NicaraguaXCG 1,100XCG 550
UruguayXCG 1,100XCG 550
French GuianaXCG 1,100XCG 550
BoliviaXCG 1,500XCG 750
ArgentinaXCG 1,750XCG 875
ChileXCG 1,750XCG 875
ParaguayXCG 1,750XCG 875
Canada and MexicoXCG 2,000XCG 1,000
Europe (Belgium, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, United Kingdom... and the rest, except the Netherlands)XCG 3,000XCG 1,500
BrazilXCG 3,500XCG 1,750
ArabiaXCG 4,250XCG 2,125
Countries in Africa and AsiaXCG 5,500XCG 2,750
Australia and New ZealandXCG 7,500XCG 3,750

It does not include what you pay outside immigration: apostille, police certificate, translations or health insurance, which depend on your country. General information, not legal advice.

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