Family member
The investors permit also allows for a residence permit for members of your family. This makes it possible to reunite or form a family. Your partner and your children may qualify for a residence permit of equal length as the permit that you have been issued.

Please note:

• If your temporary residence permit or residence permit expires, the residence permits of the dependent family members also expire
• In case your marriage is dissolved, your ex-partner must file for a change of permit.

Refusal
In some cases the (temporary) residence permit may be refused by the Minister of Justice. A reason to refuse might be:

• In the interest of the public order or of general interest, including economic reasons;
• In case the applicant does not show sufficient financial means of support are available.

Extension
If you have been issued a permit for temporary stay, you need to timely request an extension. An extension will be issued on your request for similar periods of time in case the circumstances with regard to the conditions for residence have not changed.

In practice, this means that you also need to show:

• that you still have sufficient financial means of support available;
• that you (and your family members) have a private health insurance policy.

Revocation
In specific cases the (temporary) residence permit can be revoked by or on behalf of the Minister of Justice. The revocation will be issued in the form of a motivated decision. Reasons for revocation may be:

• An irreversible conviction for violation of article 24 or article 25 of the LTU (National Ordinance on Admission and Expulsion);
• An irreversible conviction for a criminal offence carrying an unconditional sentence of 3 months imprisonment or longer;
• Protection of public mores;
• In case the general interest so requires;
• In case you no longer have sufficient resources available to properly provide for yourself and your family members that reside with you;
• In case you do no longer satisfy one or more of the conditions subject to which the permit was granted (e.g. you have no longer invested the required amount).

The decision to revoke the permit includes a notice that you will need to leave Curaçao within a reasonable period to be stipulated therein, to allow for a period of time to wind up affairs in an orderly fashion.

Health insurance
A residence permit is subject to the requirement that you, as well as your family members residing with you, have sufficient health insurance coverage, which includes coverage of admittance and care in a sanatorium or institution providing psychiatric care.

Deposit
In case you are granted a residence permit, it is required to pay a security deposit.

The amount of the security deposit depends on the nationality.

In specific instances a deposit is not required. This applies e.g. to persons that were born in Curaçao and persons who do not need a residence permit, such as persons born on one of the other Dutch Caribbean islands (Aruba, Bonaire, St. Maarten, Saba and St. Eustatius) or in the Netherlands.

Limitations

• Principal applicant:

Your temporary residence permit will bear the following annotations:

• ‘admitted as investor’;
• ‘employment for wages is only permitted

if the employer is in possession of an employment permit.’

• Family member:

The temporary residence permit issued to your family members on the grounds of reuniting or forming a family will bear the following annotations:

• ‘residing with (name of the principal applicant).
• ‘employment for wages is only permitted

if the employer is in possession of an employment permit.’

The annotations mean that in general you are not allowed to work for an employer unless the employer has a permit. A permit to work may for example be granted in case you want to work in a profession for which there is a shortage of local people available.

Period for decision
In case you are willing to invest the required amount in Curaçao, the Immigration Services will give priority to your request for a residence permit. In case your request is fully completed with all the required documents, the Immigration Services will make a decision within a period of 2 weeks.

The following documents are required:

• fully completed, motivated and signed application form;
• copy of a valid passport;
• 4 passport photos;
• true copy of a recent birth certificate not older than 1 year;
• certificate of good behavior issued by the most recent place of domicile not older than 3 months;
• health insurance policy;
• statement from a local bank with regard to the amount of your investment;

proof of payment of the fees and charges for the permit.

If you already have a temporary residence permit and believe you satisfy all the conditions of the new Investors Permit, you may file a request for modification of your existing permit to the new Investors Permit. If you have family members residing with you, you should in that case also request modification of their permits. Proposed legislation.