Curacao Passport & Visa Requirements

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Entry requirements for Americans: United States citizens must hold a valid passport, or Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) compliant documents. No visa is required for stays of up to three months. Passports no more than five years expired are recognised.

Entry requirements for UK nationals: UK passport holders, irrespective of the endorsement regarding their national status, must hold a passport valid for the duration of intented stay in Curaçao. No visa is required for stays of up to three months.

Entry requirements for Canadians: Canadian nationals must have a passport valid for the duration of intended stay in Curaçao. Passport exemptions are made for holders of a birth certificate issued to nationals of Canada, when accompanied by a government-issued photo ID (such as a driver's licence); and holders of a Certificate of Proof of Canadian Citizenship or Certificate of Naturalisation. No visa is required for a stay of up to three months.

Entry requirements for Australians: Australian citizens must have a passport valid for the duration of intended stay in Curaçao. No visa is required for a stay of up to three months.

Entry requirements for South Africans: South African citizens must have a passport valid for the duration of intended stay in Curaçao, and must obtain a visa prior to entry.

Entry requirements for New Zealanders: New Zealand nationals must have a passport valid for the duration of intended stay in Curaçao. No visa is required for stays of up to three months.

Entry requirements for Irish nationals: Irish nationals must have a passport valid for the duration of intended stay in Curaçao. No visa is required for a stay of up to three months.

Passport/Visa Note: For travel within the Netherlands Antilles, all passengers of 14 years and older must hold proof of identity, if possible with photo. All visitors must demonstrate, on arrival, sufficient means of support while in Curaçao (US$500 a week, or equivalent in convertible currency). Travellers are required to have a return or onward ticket to a destination outside the Netherlands Antilles, and all the documentation required for that journey. Visa extensions are possible. As part of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI), all travellers going between the United States and Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, and the Caribbean region, are required to present a passport or other valid travel document to enter or re-enter the United States. NOTE: It is highly recommended that your passport has at least six months validity remaining after your intended date of departure from your travel destination. Immigration officials often apply different rules to those stated by travel agents and official sources.


Note: Passport and visa requirements are liable to change at short notice. Travellers are advised to check their entry requirements with their embassy or consulate.

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