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Moving to Curaçao: permission and practical setup

Curaçao has its own admission system within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Dutch or Schengen assumptions are unsafe: confirm whether a residence permit or declaration and a separate labour action apply to the person and activity.

Content updated 12 September 2026. Individual source-check dates are listed below.

Use the Curaçao-specific admission purpose

The Admission Office lists work, family, study and other permit purposes and directs applicants to a digital form or official PDF intake route. Local employment can also involve the Labour Centre. Visitor stay or a mainland Netherlands title must not be assumed to cover residence or work.

Use the Curaçao-specific admission purpose
PlanRouteImportant distinction
EmploymentResidence Permit - WorkAdmission and labour requirements
FamilyResidence Permit - FamilyRelationship and sponsor evidence
Study or internshipResidence Permit - Study or InternshipInstitution and activity evidence
Investor or retireeResidence Permit - Investor, Retired Person or PensionerQualifying purpose evidence

Submit through the correct official channel

Prepare passport, police, civil, medical, employer, institution or support records for the selected purpose. Follow the portal or PDF scanning instructions and confirm apostille, legalisation and language rules before submission. Keep the status reference and original documents.

Collect the title and complete Kranshi registration

After a positive decision, follow the Admission Office appointment and collection instructions, then complete the population-register action at Kranshi where required. Keep the same legal name and address across the permit, lease, tax, health and bank records.

Connect tax, social insurance and health cover

Ask a local employer to document payroll and SVB registration. Determine tax registration from the actual work or business facts. Confirm whether the household enters the local basic health-insurance system or needs another compliant arrangement before cancelling interim cover.

Choose housing around school language and medical access

Inspect cooling, water, power, internet, flood exposure, inventory and commute. Ask the intended school about language stream, placement, immigration, vaccination and prior records; verify every dependant and a partner’s work position separately.

Resolve licence, Customs and pet import

Ask the licensing authority how the issuing licence is treated after residence before driving. Obtain Customs treatment before shipping a vehicle or household goods and veterinary permission before a pet travels. Track permit, registration and insurance renewals.

Your moving checklist

Tick off the tasks that apply to you. The timing is a planning order, not a substitute for the deadlines on your permission or an official instruction.

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Before you move
On arrival
Your first month
Later and before renewal

Sources and checks

The linked authorities set the rules. VisaAtlas explains how the steps fit together; planning suggestions are not a decision on your immigration status, tax residence or entitlement to services.

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