Aruba (country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands) · family
Family Reunification / Family Formation Residence
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DIMAS family residence route for spouses, registered partners and minor children joining or forming a family in Aruba.
- Processing time
- Use the DIMAS family residence application route with the family-basis evidence, application form and sponsorship statement required for the specific situation.
- Government fees
- Confirm current DIMAS family residence fees and any document charges in the official channel before filing.
- Typical duration
- Residence permission as granted by DIMAS for the approved family basis.
- Sponsorship required
- Yes
- Leads to permanent residency
- No
Overview
DIMAS distinguishes family reunification from family formation. Reunification covers a family member lawfully residing in Aruba with family members from the country of origin or elsewhere, including spouse, registered partner and minor children under 18 where the family tie existed before the sponsor settled in Aruba; family formation covers legal family ties formed after the partner or parent settled in Aruba.
Additional sources
Primary source
DIMAS Aruba - Living ↗ · Departamento di Integracion, Maneho y Admision di Stranhero (DIMAS)
Link last verified:
Primary source
DIMAS Aruba ↗ · Departamento di Integracion, Maneho y Admision di Stranhero (DIMAS)
Link last verified:
Eligibility
Typical criteria
- ✓The family situation fits DIMAS family reunification or family formation treatment.Departamento di Integracion, Maneho y Admision di Stranhero (DIMAS) ↗
- ✓For reunification, the family tie existed before the sponsor or parent settled in Aruba.Departamento di Integracion, Maneho y Admision di Stranhero (DIMAS) ↗
- ✓For formation, the qualifying legal family tie was formed after the sponsor or parent settled in Aruba.Departamento di Integracion, Maneho y Admision di Stranhero (DIMAS) ↗
Common blockers
- !The relationship or family-tie evidence does not match the claimed family category.Departamento di Integracion, Maneho y Admision di Stranhero (DIMAS) ↗
- !The child is not a minor where the route depends on minor-child treatment.Departamento di Integracion, Maneho y Admision di Stranhero (DIMAS) ↗
- !A resident domestic worker sponsor does not meet the special housing and employer-consent requirements listed by DIMAS.Departamento di Integracion, Maneho y Admision di Stranhero (DIMAS) ↗
- !The applicant starts work or residence activity before receiving the required Aruba residence or work-and-residence permission.Departamento di Integracion, Maneho y Admision di Stranhero (DIMAS) ↗
- !The applicant uses a visitor stay for a purpose that DIMAS treats as work, study, family residence or another residence category.Departamento di Integracion, Maneho y Admision di Stranhero (DIMAS) ↗
- !The application is filed without the DIMAS checklist documents or required third-party statements for the selected route.Departamento di Integracion, Maneho y Admision di Stranhero (DIMAS) ↗
Typical evidence
- ·DIMAS application form.Departamento di Integracion, Maneho y Admision di Stranhero (DIMAS) ↗
- ·Sponsorship statement.Departamento di Integracion, Maneho y Admision di Stranhero (DIMAS) ↗
- ·Marriage, registered-partnership, birth, recognition or adoption evidence matching the family category.Departamento di Integracion, Maneho y Admision di Stranhero (DIMAS) ↗
- ·Sponsor residence evidence in Aruba.Departamento di Integracion, Maneho y Admision di Stranhero (DIMAS) ↗
- ·Additional housing and employer-consent evidence where the principal person is a resident domestic worker.Departamento di Integracion, Maneho y Admision di Stranhero (DIMAS) ↗
Application pathway
Check the route fit
Determine whether the case is family reunification or family formation under DIMAS wording.
Build the evidence pack
Prepare relationship, sponsor, residence and sponsorship evidence.
Submit through the official channel
Use the DIMAS family application forms and checklist for the specific situation.
After approval
Maintain residence only under the family permission granted by DIMAS.
Official application links
Where to actually go next
These are the official pages to use for this route. Open them before preparing documents: the forms, fees, appointment systems, and sponsor steps can change without warning.
- Official guidanceApplicantRead DIMAS family reunification and formation guidance ↗
Use this official DIMAS Aruba source to confirm the current category, checklist, forms, appointment process and supporting documents before filing.
Departamento di Integracion, Maneho y Admision di Stranhero (DIMAS) · verified
- Official guidanceApplicantOpen DIMAS living category ↗
Use this official DIMAS Aruba source to confirm the current category, checklist, forms, appointment process and supporting documents before filing.
Departamento di Integracion, Maneho y Admision di Stranhero (DIMAS) · verified
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Frequently asked questions
How does DIMAS define family reunification?+
DIMAS describes reunification as joining a family member legally resident in Aruba where the family tie existed before the sponsor or parent settled in Aruba.
Who counts as family on the DIMAS page?+
The DIMAS page names spouse, registered partner and minor children younger than 18 for family reunification.
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