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Curaçao

Nationality · visas, permits and migration

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Data as at 2025
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Visa requirements for a short visit

Whether citizens of Curaçao need a visa for a short tourist or business visit, according to the legal lists. Rules change; check the official source before travelling.

DestinationShort visitLegal basis
CanadaTemporary resident visa requiredIRPR s. 190, Schedule 1.1
Hong KongNo visa for visits of up to 7 daysImmigration Department (HKSAR), visit visa requirements, 31.12.2025
Source: Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 (consolidated 30 Dec 2025); UK Immigration Rules, Appendix Visitor and ETA National List; Canada IRPR s. 190 and Schedule 1.1; Immigration Department (HKSAR), visit visa requirements as at 31 Dec 2025Data as at Oct 2026

Living abroad

People born in Curaçao who live in another country: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA). Where a destination records citizenship rather than country of birth, its foreign citizens are counted.

Largest destinations, 2024
  1. Aruba3,764
  2. Netherlands3,159
  3. Sint Maarten1,572
  4. Venezuela646
  5. U.S. Virgin Islands278
  6. Bolivia207
  7. Australia157
  8. Saint Vincent and Grenadines155
  9. Saint Lucia77
  10. Panama56
  11. Antigua and Barbuda19
  12. Cayman Islands13

Living abroad by year

5,05210k19901995200020052010201520202024
5,05210k19902000201020202024
Data table
19903,029
19953,779
20004,701
20054,329
20105,354
20155,861
20207,666
202410,103
Living abroad, 2024
10,103
Change since 2000
+114.9%
Share living in the largest destination, 2024
37.3%
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

United States

Visas issued to citizens of Curaçao by U.S. consulates (fiscal years, October–September) and certified PERM labor certifications.

Immigrant visas by class, FY2025
  1. IR24
  2. IR52
  3. CR11
  4. IR11
  5. E11
  6. F31
Immigrant visas, FY2025
10
Certified PERM labor certifications, FY2024 (latest year with citizenship)
0
Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, monthly visa issuances (public domain); U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC PERM disclosure data (public domain)Data as at FY2025

Green cards and U.S. citizenship

People born in Curaçao who became U.S. lawful permanent residents (green cards) or U.S. citizens, and admissions of citizens of Curaçao with an I-94 record (DHS, fiscal years).

Green cards by fiscal year

30602015201620172018201920202021202220232024
3060201520172019202120232024
Data table
201520
201640
201730
201860
201950
202030
202130
202240
202340
202450
Green cards by class of admission, FY2024
  1. Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens40
Green cards, FY2024 (born in Curaçao)
50
Naturalizations, FY2024 (born in Curaçao)
40
I-94 admissions, FY2024 (citizenship)
0
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Homeland Security Statistics, Yearbook of Immigration Statistics 2024 (public domain)Data as at FY2024

Foreign embassies and consulates in Curaçao

Countries with an embassy or consulate in Curaçao, as recorded in Wikidata.

CountryEmbassiesConsulates-generalConsulates
China—1—
United States—2—
Countries
2
Missions
3
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Remittances

Money that migrants send home: personal remittances received by Curaçao, in current US dollars (World Bank).

Remittances received by year, US$ million

8917720112014201720202023
8917720112014201720202023
Data table
2011150
2012136
2013133
2014143
2015142
2016148
2017160
2018155
2019176
2020132
2021142
2022159
2023177
Remittances received, 2023
US$177 million
Share of GDP, 2023
5.4%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2023

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