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Residence permits in Curaçao: types, costs and requirements

In Curaçao each residence permit depends on a purpose: work, your own business, family, income, pension or study. Since 1 April 2026 you can apply for up to 3 years, and an application without the minimum is not processed. Here are the pages for each type and what you need to know so you do not lose it.

Procedures

• Residence Permit for Work (Employee of a Company) from XCG 655
• Residence permit to start or run your own business (sole proprietorship / director) from XCG 635
• Residence Permit for Family Members (spouse, children or parents) of someone already residing in Curaçao from XCG 655
• Rentier (living off your income or interest) from XCG 635
• Pensioner (living off your pension) from XCG 635
• Investor with capital (Kapitaalkrachtige investeerder 2014)
• Study (study permit or Van Rechtswege) from XCG 625
• Declaration by Operation of Law (Verklaring van Rechtswege) from XCG 615
• How to submit any application
• Fees (leges), the security deposit (waarborgsom) and refunds
• Checking the status of an application
• General legal rules that apply to any residence permit

Articles

• What a Curaçao residence permit really costs in total (2026)The Toelatingsorganisatie fee is only one part. We add up everything you actually pay, with official amounts: the fee per year, the stamps, the employer's work permit,…
• Renewing your Curaçao residence permit: when to start, which documents, and the mistakes that cost yearsYou can apply to renew from 4 months before expiry, but with a work-based permit the clock starts earlier. The real timeline, the documents, the cost and the mistakes…
• How a residence permit is lost in Curaçao (and how to avoid it)Renewing late, not reporting a divorce, spending more than 6 months abroad, a criminal conviction, a false document: the real grounds for revocation under the law, the…
• Your permit was approved: the first 30 days in Curaçao (Kranshi, sédula, SVB, CRIB)Approval is not the end. In the first month there are five chained procedures, a deposit paid after the decision, an appointment that is mandatory since September 2026,…
• Apostille and criminal record certificates for Curaçao: country guide (Venezuela, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador)The two documents almost every procedure requires are obtained in your home country and take weeks: an apostilled birth certificate (under 1 year) and a criminal record…
• How to move to Curaçao from Latin America: an honest guide before you pack your bagsThe most expensive myths about migrating to Curaçao from Latin America — what actually works, what can cost you months of waiting, and where to really start.

Also useful

• What changed on 1 April 2026 (in Spanish)
• Indefinite residence (in Spanish)

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