What do I need to travel to Curaçao?
Choose your nationality and the country you're travelling from, and you get your own list: whether you need a visa and where to apply, whether you need the yellow fever vaccine and where to get it, the DI Card, how much money you must be able to show and which insurance counts. Every point links to its official source.
What everyone needs
Digital Immigration Card (DI Card)
Mandatory for every foreign visitor. You fill it in online within the 7 days before you leave, and it only asks for your passport and an email address. The confirmation is checked at airline check-in and again at immigration, printed or on your phone.
Fill it in on the official site, dicardcuracao.com. Its steps include no payment: be wary of sites that charge you to fill it in.
With an electronic passport from the EU, the UK, the United States or Canada, and aged 16 or over, you can also use the Curaçao Express Pass (free Airside app) to go through the automatic gates.
Passport
Issued no more than 10 years ago and valid for your whole stay.
Onward ticket
Proof that you'll leave Curaçao: a return ticket to your country or a ticket to another one.
Where you'll stay
A hotel or accommodation booking in your name for the dates of the trip, or an invitation from whoever is hosting you. The booking doesn't have to be paid, but it must be real and match what you put on the DI Card.
How much money you need
Between US$150 and US$200 per person per day if you stay in a hotel, or US$100 per person per day if you stay with family or friends. If your host signed a guarantee declaration, that person answers for your expenses.
Medical insurance
Medical or travel insurance in your name, valid for your whole stay, with at least US$15,000 of medical cover: hospital, emergencies, medicine and repatriation (including in case of death). The Dutch government lists it among the entry requirements and it's mandatory for the visa; Curaçao's tourist board calls it recommended. Bring it.
Do you need a visa? List by nationality
Based on the Dutch government's official list. The days are what the Toelatingsorganisatie gives each nationality as a tourist.
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| Nationality | Visa | Days as a tourist |
|---|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | No | 30 |
| Argentina | No | 30 |
| Australia | No | 90 |
| Austria | No | 90 |
| Bahamas | No | 30 |
| Barbados | No | 30 |
| Belgium | No | 90 |
| Belize | No | 30 |
| Bolivia | Yes, unless you hold a multiple-entry US or Canadian visa | 30 |
| Brazil | No | 30 |
| Canada | No | 90 |
| Chile | No | 30 |
| China | Yes, unless you hold a multiple-entry US or Canadian visa | 30 |
| Colombia | No | 30 |
| Costa Rica | No | 30 |
| Cuba | Yes, unless you hold a multiple-entry US or Canadian visa | 30 |
| Denmark | No | 90 |
| Dominica | No | 30 |
| Dominican Republic | Yes, unless you hold a multiple-entry US or Canadian visa | 30 |
| Ecuador | No | 30 |
| Egypt | Yes | 30 |
| El Salvador | No | 30 |
| Finland | No | 90 |
| France | No | 90 |
| Germany | No | 90 |
| Ghana | Yes | 30 |
| Grenada | No | 30 |
| Guatemala | No | 30 |
| Guyana Visa-free for Curaçao; you do need one for Sint Maarten. | No | 30 |
| Haiti | Yes, unless you hold a multiple-entry US or Canadian visa | 30 |
| Honduras | No | 30 |
| India | Yes, unless you hold a multiple-entry US or Canadian visa | 30 |
| Indonesia | Yes | 30 |
| Ireland | No | 90 |
| Israel | No | 30 |
| Italy | No | 90 |
| Jamaica Visa-free for Curaçao only: you do need one for Aruba, Bonaire and the other islands. | No | 30 |
| Japan | No | 90 |
| Mexico | No | 30 |
| Morocco | Yes | 30 |
| Netherlands (Dutch passport) | No | 180 |
| New Zealand | No | 90 |
| Nicaragua | No | 30 |
| Nigeria | Yes | 30 |
| Norway The Toelatingsorganisatie gives 90 days to the European Union; your country isn't in the EU, so count on the general 30 days unless your stamp says otherwise. | No | 30 |
| Pakistan | Yes | 30 |
| Panama | No | 30 |
| Paraguay | No | 30 |
| Peru | No | 30 |
| Philippines | Yes | 30 |
| Poland | No | 90 |
| Portugal | No | 90 |
| Romania | No | 90 |
| Russia | Yes | 30 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | No | 30 |
| Saint Lucia | No | 30 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | No | 30 |
| South Africa | Yes | 30 |
| South Korea | No | 30 |
| Spain | No | 90 |
| Suriname | No | 30 |
| Sweden | No | 90 |
| Switzerland The Toelatingsorganisatie gives 90 days to the European Union; your country isn't in the EU, so count on the general 30 days unless your stamp says otherwise. | No | 30 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | No | 30 |
| Türkiye | Yes | 30 |
| Ukraine Only with a biometric passport. | No | 30 |
| United Arab Emirates | No | 30 |
| United Kingdom The Toelatingsorganisatie gives 90 days to the European Union; your country isn't in the EU, so count on the general 30 days unless your stamp says otherwise. | No | 30 |
| United States | No | 180 |
| Uruguay | No | 30 |
| Venezuela In June 2026 it was proposed to drop the visa for Venezuelans, but it hasn't been approved: it's still required. | Yes, unless you hold a multiple-entry US or Canadian visa | 30 |
| Vietnam | Yes | 30 |
You also don't need one if you hold:
- a residence permit for the United States or Canada;
- a residence permit for the Netherlands or another Schengen country, or a multiple-entry Schengen visa;
- a residence permit or a multiple-entry visa for the United Kingdom or Ireland;
- a residence permit for Aruba, Bonaire, Sint Maarten, Saba or St Eustatius valid for at least 6 months.
For a layover of less than 48 hours at Curaçao airport with an onward ticket, no visa is needed (except with a Haitian passport).
How to get the Caribbean visa
- Book an appointment at the place that covers your country of residence.
- Gather the documents on the official checklist: signed application form; a passport issued less than 10 years ago, with 2 blank pages and valid for 3 months after you leave Curaçao; proof that you live legally in your country and of your ties there (job, studies, home); a hotel booking or invitation letter; a return flight booking (it doesn't have to be paid); bank statements for the last 3 months; and your medical insurance.
- Apply in person, children included.
- Apply no earlier than 3 months before the trip. You usually get an answer within 15 days.
- Fee: €80; €40 for ages 6 to 11; free under 6. If you apply through VFS Global or TLScontact, their service fee is added.
Document checklist for tourismChecklist for visiting family or friendsConsular fees
If you'll travel more than once in the next 4 years, check whether you qualify for the Caribbean Carpet Programme, which makes later applications easier. Caribbean Carpet
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| If you live in | Where to apply |
|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | If you live in Antigua and Barbuda, you can't apply there: you apply at the Netherlands embassy in Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago), by appointment. |
| Argentina | If you live in Argentina, you apply at the Netherlands embassy in Buenos Aires, by appointment. |
| Barbados | If you live in Barbados, you can't apply there: you apply at the Netherlands embassy in Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago), by appointment. |
| Bolivia | If you live in Bolivia, you can't apply there: you apply at the Netherlands embassy in Lima (Peru), by appointment. |
| Brazil | If you live in Brazil, you apply at VFS Global, the visa centre that works for the embassy, in Rio de Janeiro or São Paulo, by appointment. |
| Canada | If you live in Canada, you apply at VFS Global, the visa centre that works for the embassy, in Ottawa, Vancouver, Edmonton or Toronto, by appointment. |
| Chile | If you live in Chile, you apply at the Netherlands embassy in Santiago de Chile, by appointment. |
| China | If you live in China, you apply at TLScontact, the visa centre that works for the embassy, in Beijing, Shanghai and 13 other cities, by appointment. |
| Colombia | If you live in Colombia, you apply at the Netherlands embassy in Bogotá, by appointment. |
| Costa Rica | If you live in Costa Rica, you apply at the Netherlands embassy in San José, by appointment. |
| Cuba | If you live in Cuba, you apply at the Netherlands embassy in Havana, by appointment. |
| Dominica | If you live in Dominica, you can't apply there: you apply at the Netherlands embassy in Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago), by appointment. |
| Dominican Republic | If you live in Dominican Republic, you apply at VFS Global, the visa centre that works for the embassy, in Santo Domingo, by appointment. |
| Ecuador | If you live in Ecuador, you can't apply there: you apply at the Netherlands embassy in Lima (Peru), by appointment. |
| El Salvador | If you live in El Salvador, you can't apply there: you apply at the Netherlands embassy in San José (Costa Rica), by appointment. |
| Ghana | If you live in Ghana, you apply at VFS Global, the visa centre that works for the embassy, in Accra, by appointment. |
| Grenada | If you live in Grenada, you can't apply there: you apply at the Netherlands embassy in Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago), by appointment. |
| Guatemala | If you live in Guatemala, you can't apply there: you apply at the Netherlands embassy in San José (Costa Rica), by appointment. |
| Guyana | If you live in Guyana, you can't apply there: you apply at VFS Global, the visa centre that works for the embassy, in Paramaribo (Suriname), by appointment. |
| Haiti | If you live in Haiti, you apply at VFS Global, the visa centre that works for the embassy, in Port-au-Prince, by appointment. From Haiti, the application is sent by DHL to the embassy in the Dominican Republic, which prints the decision: the time it takes to get your passport back isn't guaranteed. |
| Honduras | If you live in Honduras, you can't apply there: you apply at the Netherlands embassy in San José (Costa Rica), by appointment. |
| India | If you live in India, you apply at VFS Global, the visa centre that works for the embassy, in New Delhi, Mumbai and 10 other cities, by appointment. |
| Jamaica | If you live in Jamaica, you apply at VFS Global, the visa centre that works for the embassy, in Kingston, by appointment. |
| Mexico | If you live in Mexico, you apply at the Netherlands embassy in Mexico City, by appointment. |
| Nicaragua | If you live in Nicaragua, you can't apply there: you apply at the Netherlands embassy in San José (Costa Rica), by appointment. |
| Nigeria | If you live in Nigeria, you can't apply there: you apply at VFS Global, the visa centre that works for the embassy, in Accra (Ghana), by appointment. You can also apply at the Netherlands embassy in Cotonou (Benin). |
| Panama | If you live in Panama, you apply at the Netherlands embassy in Panama City, by appointment. |
| Paraguay | If you live in Paraguay, you can't apply there: you apply at the Netherlands embassy in Buenos Aires (Argentina), by appointment. |
| Peru | If you live in Peru, you apply at the Netherlands embassy in Lima, by appointment. |
| Philippines | If you live in Philippines, you apply at VFS Global, the visa centre that works for the embassy, in Cebu or Makati, by appointment. |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | If you live in Saint Kitts and Nevis, you can't apply there: you apply at the Netherlands embassy in Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago), by appointment. |
| Saint Lucia | If you live in Saint Lucia, you can't apply there: you apply at the Netherlands embassy in Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago), by appointment. |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | If you live in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you can't apply there: you apply at the Netherlands embassy in Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago), by appointment. |
| Spain | If you live in Spain, you apply at the Netherlands embassy in Madrid, by appointment. |
| Suriname | If you live in Suriname, you apply at VFS Global, the visa centre that works for the embassy, in Paramaribo, by appointment. |
| Trinidad and Tobago | If you live in Trinidad and Tobago, you apply at the Netherlands embassy in Port of Spain, by appointment. |
| United States | If you live in United States, you apply at VFS Global, the visa centre that works for the embassy, in Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco or Washington, by appointment. |
| Uruguay | If you live in Uruguay, you can't apply there: you apply at the Netherlands embassy in Buenos Aires (Argentina), by appointment. |
| Venezuela | If you live in Venezuela, you apply at VFS Global, the visa centre that works for the embassy, in Caracas, by appointment. |
Look up your country of residence on the official page: it tells you where to apply. Official page for your country
How long you can stay
- Dutch and US citizens: up to 6 months a year.
- European Union, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Japan: up to 90 days a year.
- All other nationalities, with or without a visa: 30 days, extendable to 90 with the extension (XCG 525).
If you need more (up to 90 days in total), you apply to the Toelatingsorganisatie for an extension between 7 and 5 days before your stay expires. It costs XCG 525 and, if there's no answer before it expires, it counts as refused.
Your entry stamp is what counts: the border can give you less. As a tourist you can't work.
The extension, step by stepOfficial source
Yellow fever: who needs the vaccine and where to get it
What counts is the country you travel from, not your nationality: a Venezuelan flying from Miami doesn't need it; an American flying from Bogotá does.
It's required from 9 months of age. The certificate is valid from 10 days after the vaccination, for life. If you can't be vaccinated for medical reasons, carry the exemption certificate.
Countries with risk in the Americas: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela.
Also much of West and Central Africa (full list on the CDC page).
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| Nationality | Where to get vaccinated |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Ministry of Health free line: 0800-222-0651. |
| Bolivia | |
| Brazil | The certificate (CIVP) is free and is requested online, on gov.br or Meu SUS Digital. |
| Colombia | Ministerio de Salud y Protección SocialBogotá: puntos de vacunación The vaccine is free. |
| Ecuador | The vaccine and the certificate are free, and the certificate can be downloaded online. |
| Ghana | Ask your country's Ministry of Health for an international vaccination centre. |
| Guyana | Ask your country's Ministry of Health for an international vaccination centre. |
| Nigeria | Ask your country's Ministry of Health for an international vaccination centre. |
| Panama | The vaccine is free; the certificate costs B/ 20 for nationals and residents and B/ 100 for foreigners. |
| Paraguay | |
| Peru | |
| Suriname | Ask your country's Ministry of Health for an international vaccination centre. |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Ask your country's Ministry of Health for an international vaccination centre. |
| Venezuela | Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Salud (MPPS): centros autorizados |
Official source (CDC)CDC Yellow Book
Medical insurance: what it must say and where to get it
Medical or travel insurance in your name, valid for your whole stay, with at least US$15,000 of medical cover: hospital, emergencies, medicine and repatriation (including in case of death). The Dutch government lists it among the entry requirements and it's mandatory for the visa; Curaçao's tourist board calls it recommended. Bring it.
Which insurance counts:
- travel or travel-assistance insurance from an insurer authorised in your country, with the medical cover stated in dollars (US$15,000 or more);
- your credit card's travel insurance, if the bank gives you a certificate in your name with the amount and the countries; many cards only cover you if you paid for the ticket with them;
- your health insurance, if it covers you abroad: ask for a letter that says so, with the amount and repatriation.
Insurance without your name, without an amount, that excludes repatriation or that doesn't cover every date of the trip won't do.
| Nationality | Body that authorises insurers |
|---|---|
| Argentina | |
| Brazil | |
| Chile | |
| Colombia | |
| Dominican Republic | |
| Mexico | |
| Panama | |
| Peru | |
| Venezuela |
How much money you must be able to show
Between US$150 and US$200 per person per day if you stay in a hotel, or US$100 per person per day if you stay with family or friends. If your host signed a guarantee declaration, that person answers for your expenses.
The rule sets an amount, not how you carry it: you don't need to travel with it all in cash. Bring a card and a recent bank statement so you can show it.
Where to book
A hotel or accommodation booking in your name for the dates of the trip, or an invitation from whoever is hosting you. The booking doesn't have to be paid, but it must be real and match what you put on the DI Card.
If someone who lives in Curaçao invites you, they can sign a guarantee declaration, legalised at the Toelatingsorganisatie: that person then answers for your expenses.
Accommodation on Curaçao's official tourism site
Travelling with minors? See which documents they need depending on who has custody. Travelling with a minor
All of this is for a tourist trip. Entering as a tourist to stay and work or live closes doors later; the right way is the residence procedures, which you almost always apply for from your own country. See the procedures
Sources
Every fact comes from an official page. The ministries of health and insurance regulators are linked in their row.
- NetherlandsWorldwide (Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken): Do I need a visa for the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom?
- NetherlandsWorldwide: requirements for travelling to the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom without a visa
- NetherlandsWorldwide: short-stay Caribbean visa, where to apply and checklists
- NetherlandsWorldwide: consular fees
- Toelatingsorganisatie Curaçao: tourist stay and extension
- Digital Immigration Card (Curaçao Tourist Board)
- Curaçao Tourist Board: travel requirements
- CDC Travelers' Health: Curaçao, yellow fever entry requirement (updated April 2025)
- CDC Yellow Book: countries with risk for yellow fever virus transmission
Reviewed on September 24, 2026. Rules change: before buying your ticket, confirm it on the official links.