Curaçao digital nomad visa

Requirements

• Verifiable income of at least about €2,600/month (≈$2,800), from outside Curaçao
• Ability to work independently online — for a foreign employer, a foreign company you co-own, or foreign freelance clients
• Valid passport
• Health insurance
• Proof of accommodation and a return flight ticket
• Clean criminal record

How to apply

1. Confirm your income meets the ~€2,600/month threshold from foreign sources
2. Gather documents (English, Dutch, or Spanish accepted): passport, proof of income, insurance, accommodation, return ticket, criminal record
3. Apply online through the @HOME in Curaçao portal
4. Pay the application fee of about ANG 535 (~$300)
5. On approval, travel to Curaçao; the permit is valid six months, renewable once for a year total

Renewal and long-term stay

• Renewable: yes, up to 1 years in total
• Path to permanent residency: no — time on this visa does not lead to residency
• Path to citizenship: no

Six months, renewable once for another six — one year in total, then you leave or move to a different permit. @HOME is a temporary-stay permit by design and leads nowhere onward. Dependants can come, but everyone aged 12 and over files their own application.

Bringing a partner or children

• Dependants: yes — a partner and children can be included

Dependants can come, but note the mechanics: every family member aged 12 or over files their own separate application rather than being added to yours. Budget the extra time and fees per head.

Tax

• Foreign income taxed locally: no — foreign-earned income is not taxed locally
• Special nomad or expat tax regime: yes — see below

@HOME holders owe no Curaçao income tax on foreign-earned income for the duration of the permit. Since the permit itself caps at a year, this is a clean twelve months rather than a long-term arrangement — and the Dutch Caribbean tax position changes entirely if you later move onto an ordinary residence permit.

This summarises published rules, not your situation, and it is not tax advice. Two things it can't tell you: your home country may tax you anyway — US citizens are taxed on worldwide income wherever they live — and day-count is only the most common trigger for tax residency, not the only one. Having a permanent home, a family or your centre of economic interests in a country can make you resident well before the day count does. Get advice before you move.

Moving abroad means more than the visa — sort your travel insurance (many visa applications require proof of coverage), set up borderless banking, and land with data working.

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