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Pick the guide closest to your case. Each one brings together the procedures, articles and pages that apply to you, with a link to each procedure page.

• Undocumented in Curaçao: your optionsIf you are in Curaçao without a permit: Rib'e Lugá, what happens after 31 October, voluntary departure, your rights if you are detained and how to avoid scams.
• Residence permits in Curaçao: types, costs and requirementsEvery Curaçao residence permit by purpose, what it costs, how to apply, how to renew and how it can be lost, under the rules in force in 2026.
• Working legally in CuraçaoThe work permit and the work-based residence permit in Curaçao, which occupations can apply, how to change employer, the minimum wage and your employment rights.
• Bringing your family to CuraçaoHow to bring your spouse, partner, children or parents to Curaçao: the family permit, the Van Rechtswege route, the income required and why cases are lost.
• Your permit was refused: what to doIf the Toelatingsorganisatie refused or withdrew your permit: objection and appeal, their deadlines, voluntary departure and what the court rulings show.
• Travelling to CuraçaoWho needs a visa for Curaçao, what is checked at the border, how long you can stay as a tourist and how to travel with a residence permit or with minors.
• Hiring foreigners and starting a business in CuraçaoFor employers and entrepreneurs: the work permit the company applies for, fines for hiring without a permit, Rib'e Lugá for employers and the own-business permit.
• New in CuraçaoWhat comes after your permit is approved: the deposit, collecting the stamp, Kranshi, the sédula, insurance, the bank, the driving licence and the cost of living.
• Living in Curaçao on investment, income or a pensionThe permits for investors, people living on their income and pensioners in Curaçao: requirements, costs, when they give indefinite residence and the pensioner tax scheme.
• Dutch nationality and Van RechtswegeHow to apply for Dutch nationality from Curaçao (option or naturalisation), who can live without a permit (Van Rechtswege) and to whom the law does not apply.
• Studying or doing an internship in CuraçaoThe study permit and the internship permit in Curaçao: who needs them, requirements, costs and which documents to prepare in your home country.

General information, not legal advice. Every procedure page cites its official source and says when it was reviewed.