Netherlands Antilles & Aruba

• Requisite documents for Netherlands Antilles
• Requisite documents for Aruba

The government of the Netherlands Antilles is responsible for visa for the islands of Curaçao, Bonaire, Saba , Sint Eustatius, and (the Dutch part of) Sint Maarten. The government of Aruba is only responsible for visa for the island of Aruba . Both governments have delegated the issuing of their visa in the Netherlands Embassies.

The Netherlands Embassies are, under conditions, authorised to decide autonomously on applications lodged with them for visa for the Netherlands Antilles and for Aruba . If the applicant presents a complete file and all conditions are fulfilled, a decision can be taken the next day and the result received one day after.  In general the visa procedure takes 4 working days (including the days of submission of applications and collecting of results). However in some cases the visa procedure may be prolonged (up to 30 calendar days).

There is only one type of visa for the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba , a visitor's visa, with a maximum stay of 30 days (single or multiple entry). If a longer stay is required, the applicant should address to the local police on the island immediately after arrival.

A visa application form must be filled in clearly in E nglish or Dutch. Application forms filled in Russian are not accepted. Click here to download the application form for the Netherlands Antilles . Click here to download the application form for Aruba .

A visa is one of the conditions to get free access to the Netherlands Antilles or Aruba . When crossing the border you may be asked to supply the controlling officer with original documents that provide proof of your financial means, of insurance against costs for medical treatment or repatriation, of the purpose of your travel, length of stay, etc.

The visa fees for the Netherlands Antilles are 35 Euro for every person from the age of 6 years. The visa fees for Aruba are 35 Euro for every person from the age of 12 years. Payment of the handling fee must be made in cash in Roubles only: a visa application can not be accepted until payment of the handling fee has been received.

Exemption from visa requirements for persons travelling to the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba :

-         Aliens who are residents of the Netherlands Antilles can use their valid residence permit issued by the island where they are resident to travel to Aruba ;

-         Aliens who are residents of Aruba, holding a residence permit allowing them to stay in Aruba for more than 6 months;

-         Persons requiring visa, holding valid residence permits for the United States , Canada and countries that have signed the Schengen agreement;

-         Minors under the age of 12 years who are accompanied by their parent(s) or guardian (only for ARUBA );

-         Captains, crew or passengers of (cruise)ships or aircraft landing in the Netherlands Antilles/Aruba for a single period of not more than 24 hours;

-         People of certain nationalities carrying diplomatic or service passports (for more information contact the Embassy).

Please take notice of the next important details:

·                          payment of handling fee must be made cash in roubles; a visa application cannot be accepted until payment of the handling fee is received;

·                          the application will not be processed while it does not contain all required documents; After acceptation of an incomplete application a maximum of three weeks will be allowed to deliver the missing documents. Otherwise the applicant will receive an official refusal;

·                          if necessary, the applicant can be asked to provide additional information and inquiries can be made;

·                          the applicant has to use his own facilities in providing documents, the Embassy is not responsible for invitations and faxes sent to it.