Naturalization

Are you naturalized as a Dutch citizen in Curaçao?
Then you have to submit an application for a Declaration Van Recthswege naturalization.

The requirements for the application are:

• Proof of payment Fees & Retributions⁰;
• Copy of valid Dutch passport;
• Copy royal decree.

COSTS

Fees and retributions are due before submitting the application. For the application for a Declaration Van Rechtswege, you have to pay an amount of Ang. 615,=. Payment must be made at Maduro & Curiel’s Bank. On the payment order, you can find the necessary information to make the payment.

SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION

Before submitting the application, make sure you have collected all the requirements. If so, the application can be submitted. All requirements must be scanned in PDF format. Click here to submit the application.

DECISION ON YOUR APPLICATION

After the application has been submitted, the Admission Office has 4 months to take a decision on your application. After the decision is ready, it will be e-mailed to you.

If you have received a positive decision, you must make an appointment to receive the Declaration van Rechtswege. Click here to make the appointment.

If you have received a negative decision, then you have 6 weeks to file a notice of objection. The notice of objection must be e-mailed to info@immigrationcur.org.

1Depending on the country of birth/recognition/marriage, the birth certificate/deed of recognition/ marriage certificate should be legalized or apostilled. EU-countries are exempted from this.