You are an employer and/or the contact person of a company in Curaçao and you want to hire foreign personnel and apply for the necessary permits via CuraBon.
Foreign personnel includes anyone who wants to (voluntarily) work or do an internship in Curaçao, but who is not registered in Curaçao.
Select below whether this situation concerns someone with an internship or in paid employment.
Hiring foreign personnel who do not live in Curaçao is permitted by the government if certain laws and regulations are met. One of the most important requirements is that the license or statement has been applied for by operation of law and in some cases granted.
As a company, you must distinguish between a work permit and a declaration by operation of law. You do this on the basis of the nationality of the foreign employee.
Dutch or American nationality: In this case, the employee must request a declaration by operation of law and may start work before a decision has been taken on the application.
Other nationality: Employees with a nationality other than Dutch or American always need an assigned residence permit. A residence permit can only be applied for once the work permit has been granted.
You as the employer must first apply for a work permit for this employee. If this application is approved, the employee can apply for his or her own residence permit.
The process of a work permit in combination with a residence permit takes approximately 8 months.
Hiring interns who do not live in Curaçao is permitted by the government if certain laws and regulations are met. One of the most important requirements is that the license or statement has been applied for by operation of law and in some cases granted.
As a company, you must distinguish between an internship permit and a declaration by operation of law. You do this based on the nationality of the intern.
Dutch or American nationality: In this case, the intern must apply for a declaration by operation of law and may start doing an internship before a decision has been taken on the application.
Other nationality: Interns with a nationality other than the Dutch or the American always need an assigned internship permit.
As an employer, you do not need a work permit or the like here, as it concerns an internship period and the intern does not replace a job.
Expertise: Our team of experienced professionals is fully aware of the local laws and regulations in Curaçao. We know the correct procedures and requirements that are necessary for a successful permit application for your employee and trainee.
Time saving: Applying for permits can take a lot of time, especially if you are not familiar with the process. By using CuraBon, you as an employer do not have to spend time on this, but we do this for you.
Troubleshooting: If challenges or obstacles arise during the permitting process, we know how to deal with them. We can provide quick and effective solutions to keep your permit application on track.
As an employer you can choose to pay certain costs yourself because it is an asset for you as an employer to employ this staff member/trainee.
You can divide the costs for the employer into different categories.
315 ANG (Gulden)
500 ANG (Gulden)
Work permit
500 ANG (Gulden)
Work permit incl. residence permit
2900 ANG (Gulden)
Internship
900 ANG (Gulden)
The above amounts are the compensation to CuraBon for guiding, advising and submitting the applications. In addition to the costs mentioned above, there will also be other costs fees, document costs and any security deposits bee.
