Employment/ Sole proprietorship

Are you planning to live and work in Curaçao?
There are several ways to do this.
You can come and work for a company or you can start your own company.
-See tab employee for the requirements if you are going to work for a company.
-See tab own company for the requirements if you are going to start your own company.

COSTS

Fees and retributions are due before submitting the application. For the application of 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 residence permit. 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.

Are you going to work for a company?

Then the following requirements are needed:

• Proof of payment Fees & Retributions⁰;
• Copy of valid passport. If several nationalities, copy of all passports;
• Copy of birth certificate¹ (not older than 1 year). Show original for inspection;
• If acknowledged, copy of the certificate of acknowledgement¹ (not older than 1 year). Show original for inspection;
• Declaration of good conduct (not older than 3 months). Submit original;
• Proof of sufficient financial resources. This can be done by, among other things, submitting the following evidence:

1. Proof of income from employment: employment contract (signed by the person in question and his employer², with a copy of a valid identification document of the employer) or
2. A fully completed original Employer’s Declaration², completed and signed by the employer with a copy of valid identification document of employer, with an adhesive stamp of Ang. 10,=

Are you going to start up your own company?

Then the following requirements are needed:

• Proof of payment Fees & Retributions⁰;
• Copy of valid passport. If several nationalities, copy of all passports;
• Copy of birth certificate¹ (not older than 1 year). Show original for inspection;
• If acknowledged, copy of the certificate of acknowledgement¹ (not older than 1 year). Show original for inspection;
• Declaration of good conduct (not older than 3 months). Submit original;
• Proof of sufficient financial resources. This can be done by, among other things, submitting the following evidence:

1. Declaration from the bank or bank statement of the last 12 months

If you transfer your Dutch company to Curaçao, you must submit the registration of the Chamber of Commerce.