The Netherlands Antilles
Curaçao: 
www.curacao-chamber.an
Saba: www.sabatourism.com
St. Eustatius: www.statiatourism.com
St. Maarten: www.stmaartenchamber.org
Residence in the Netherlands Antilles
Foreigners who wish to reside in the Netherlands Antillies need a residence permit, which has to be applied for at (and issued by) the Lieutenant Governor of the concerning island territory, at the following addresses.
Lieutenant Governor of the island territory of Curaçao
Concordiastraat 24
Willemstad, Curaçao, N.A.
Lieutenant Governor of the island territory of Bonaire
Plaza Reina Wilhelmina 1
Kralendijk, Bonaire, N.A.
Lieutenant Governor of the island territory of St. Maarten
Philipsburg, St. Maarten, N.A.
Lieutenant Governor of the island territory of St. Eustatius
Oranjestad, St. Eustatius, N.A.
Lieutenant Governor of the island territory of Saba
The Bottom
Saba, N.A.
To work in the Netherlands Antilles foreigners need a work permit, which has to be arranged by the future employer of the concerning person.
Admission of tourists
By "tourist" is meant any person who visits the Netherlands Antilles for a period not exceeding three months for the purpose of recreation, sports, health, family reasons, study, religious purposes or business; and does not take up any gainful occupation during his stay in the Netherlands Antilles.
In general, tourists may enter the Netherlands Antilles, without a written permit and may remain for a period not exceeding fourteen days. However, for tourists who are nationals of the countries mentioned in appendix I, this period is three months. Both periods can be extended locally by the same period.
This regulation does not apply to:
* nationals of the countries listed in appendix II; these persons need a visa to enter the Netherlands Antilles. Visa have to be applied for at least one month in advance at any representation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the concerning country.
Furthermore, the following conditions apply to a tourist stay in the Netherlands Antilles:
Tourists should be in possession of:
* one of the travel documents mentioned in appendix III;
* a return or outward ticket on arrival;
* the necessary documents for returning to the country of origin or for further travel elsewhere.
* Tourists must have sufficient means at their disposal to be able to support themselves during their stay in the Netherlands Antilles and must be able to prove this to the appropriate authority upon arrival, if so requested.
* Tourist are not allowed to work, to look for, or to accept work without the explicit consent of the Lieutenant Governor of the respective island territory.
APPENDIX I
Nationals of the countries listed below , are allowed to stay in the Netherlands Antilles not exceeding three moths.
Kingdom of the Netherlands, Belgium, Bolivia,
Burkina faso, Chile, Colombia,
Costa Rica, Ecuador, Germany,
Hungary, Israel, Jamaica, Korea (South), Luxembourg, Malawi,
Mauritius, Niger, Philippines,
Poland, San Marino, Slovakia,
Spain, Swaziland, Czechia,
Togo, United Kingdom
APPENDIX II
Nationals of the countries listed below must apply in advance for a visa to enter the Netherlands Antilles.
Albania Bulgaria China *
Cuba Dominican Republic Haiti
Kampuchea North Korea Libya
Rumania All former Soviet States Vietnam
All former Yugoslavian States, except Slovenia
* except holders of a Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passport
APPENDIX III
Next to passports valid for the Netherlands Antilles, the following travel documents are accepted:
(1) for nationals of BELGIUM, LUXEMBOURG, THE NETHERLANDS, (toeristenkaart), SAN MARINO: national identity card or a passport expired not more than 5 years.
(2) for nationals of GERMANY: national identity card (personalanweiss, kinderausweiss)
(3)
* for nationals of the USA: "Voter' s Registration Card"
* for native citizens of the USA: affidavit of birth or birth certificate
* for alien residents of the USA *: Alien Registration Card (From I-151), US
* for citizens of the USA born outside the U.S.: naturalization certificate of American citizenship
(4) for subjects of the UNITED KINGDOM: British visitor' s passport
(5) for subjects and alien residents of VENEZUELA, and travelers in Venezuela visiting the Netherlands Antilles as tourists, a valid national identity card.
(6) for tourists from TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, BRAZIL AND MEXICO; a valid national identity card.
(7)
* CANADIAN Immigration of Identification Certificate (C.I.I.C). or Canadian "Certificate of Identity" issued to alien residents of Canadian still holding their national passport**
* Certificate of Naturalization or (miniature) Certificate of proof of Canadian Citizenship issued to nationals of Canada by naturalization.
* Certificate of Proof of Canadian Citizenship or Certificate of Birth or Baptism (miniatures also acceptable) issued to nationals of Canada by birth.
(8)
* (Also if not traveling on duty ): Laisser-passer issued by the UNITED NATIONS or a certificate issued by a specialized U.N. Agency.
(9) for SAILORS (traveling on duty) , being nationals of Belgium, Germany (Fed. Rep. of), Italy , Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Pakistan, Portugal, Spain: a valid seaman's book provided that a declaration of the shipping company can be produced that this shipping company guarantees to take full financial responsibility in case the merchant seaman's departure is delayed.
(10) for CREW MEMBERS OF AIRCRAFT: their pilot license, if it is provided with:
a. a declaration that the holder may at all times return to the country of issue upon showing the license;
b. a photograph of the holder;
c. date and place of birth of the holder; or a valid crew member certificate pursuant the model established in annex 9 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation.
* if not national of one of the countries listed in appendix II
** same
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