Curaçao tourist stay and extension
Toelatingsorganisatie
Curaçao is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands with its own admission law, run by the Admission Organisation (Toelatingsorganisatie). Stay limits depend on nationality: Dutch and US nationals up to 6 months a year, EU, Canadian, Australian, New Zealand and Japanese nationals up to 90 days, and others up to 30 days unless extended. Visa nationals need a Caribbean short-stay visa from a Dutch embassy or consulate.
Visiting Curaçao
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Life in Curaçao
Money
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Currency
Netherlands Antillean Guilder
ANG
Netherlands Antillean Guilder
Tax
9.75–46.5%
Income tax (national)
Turnover tax (OB) 6% · social security 6%
46.5% applies above Cg 162,894; a basiskorting tax credit of Cg 2,915 reduces tax (amounts in Caribbean guilders).
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Who it’s for
Tourists and family visitors to Curaçao.
Eligibility
Stay by nationality
Your permitted stay in Curaçao depends on your nationality.
Maximum stay by nationality
- Dutch and USper year
- Up to 6 months
- EU, Canada, Australia, NZ, Japanper year
- Up to 90 days
- Othersvisa-required or not
- Up to 30 days
Official wording
Dutch and US: up to 6 months per year. EU, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan: up to 90 days per year. Others (visa-required or not): up to 30 days.
Extension timing
Apply for an extension between 7 and 5 days before your stay expires.
Extension application window
- Earliest
- 7 days
- Latest
- 5 days
- No decision before expiry counts as a refusal.
Official wording
Apply no earlier than 7 days and no later than 5 days before your stay expires. No decision before expiry counts as a refusal.
Visa nationals
Need a Caribbean short-stay visa unless exempt (for example through certain multiple-entry Schengen, UK, US or Canadian visas or permits). Jamaican nationals do not need a visa for Curaçao.
A sneak peek at what's inside
- Document checklistPassport copy (all passports)
- FeesTourist stay extension (30-day category)
- Steps to applyCheck stay limits and visa requirement
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