Residence permit application if you are Dutch

Dutch Nationals from beyond Bonaire, St. Eustatius, and Saba

Are you a European Dutch national or are you a Dutch national from Curaçao, Sint Maarten, and Aruba?

• Then you have free entry to Bonaire, St. Eustatius, and Saba up to a maximum of 180 days every 365 days.
• If you are planning to work or do a traineeship during your stay then a maximum of 90 days every 365 days applies. This also applies if you do not work / do not do a traineeship during the full 90 days.
• If you initially arrive as a tourist but later start working / doing a traineeship then the 90-day rule also applies, instead of the 180 days.

The period of 90/180 days starts from your date of arrival.

Staying longer

Do you want to stay as a tourist for more than 180 days or more than 90 days while you also (partly) work / do a traineeship? Then you must apply for a Declaration of Admittance by Law.

To apply for a Declaration of  Admittance by Law, you can make an appointment by telephone or e-mail. At the appointment you will need, among other things, a completed 'Declaration of Admittance by Law' form. The annex to the form, lists which other documents you will need.

Island children

In some cases, as a Dutch citizen you may apply for a Non-Applicability Declaration (NVT). You can settle freely on Bonaire, St. Eustatius or Saba with this. This applies to the following persons:

1. Dutch citizens born on Bonaire, St. Eustatius or Saba;
2. Dutch citizens born in the Kingdom of whom one of the parents was born on Bonaire, St. Eustatius or Saba;
3. Dutch citizens who have lived on Bonaire, St. Eustatius or Saba since October 10^th, 2009, and were registered until October 11^th, 2010;
4. Aliens who have obtained Dutch citizenship on Bonaire, St. Eustatius or Saba;
5. If the law does not apply to one of the parents, then it does not apply to the children born in the Kingdom.

Applications ‘Non-Applicability Declaration’

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