Applying for a short-stay Caribbean visa in the United States
If you live in United States and want to apply for a visa to visit Aruba, Curaçao or the other Caribbean parts of the Kingdom for up to 90 days, find out about the rules and how to apply.
Which documents do I need?
Which documents you need for your application, depends on your purpose of travel. Select the checklist that fits your purpose of travel to see which documents you need. If you have more than one purpose of travel, select the checklist that corresponds to your primary purpose of travel.
- Checklist: Applying for a Caribbean visa for tourism
- Checklist: Applying for a Caribbean visa for a business trip or official visit
- Checklist: Applying for a Caribbean visa to study or to attend a cultural, sporting or religious event
- Checklist: Applying for a Caribbean visa to visit family or friends
- Checklist: Applying for a Caribbean visa through the Caribbean Carpet Programme
How much does a visa cost?
When you apply for a visa at a Netherlands embassy or consulate-general, you must pay a fee. You can find the fee here.
If you are applying through an external service provider, you will also pay a service fee.
How long does it take?
The earliest you can apply is 3 months before you intend to travel. In most cases, you’ll be informed within 15 calendar days whether your application has been successful.
Do I need to submit my application in person?
You must always submit your application in person. Children under the age of 18 must also apply in person. If you are participating in the Caribbean Carpet Programme, you only have to appear in person for your first visa application.
Applying for a visa in this country or region
Visa applications can be submitted at the Netherlands visa application centers (VAC) of VFS Global.
You can submit your application at the VAC in Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco or Washington. Check the required documents and book an appointment online via the website of VFS Global.
Applications from the islands
Applicants from the Bahamas, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Puerto Rico, the Turks and Caicos Islands, and the US Virgin Islands can only submit their application in person at the VAC of VFS Global in Miami (after having made an appointment).
Check the required documents and book an appointment online via the website of VFS Global.
Once you have submitted your application, you can return to your home town with your passport and send your passport back to the VAC in Miami as soon as possible. The visa application center in Miami will need the passport to process your visa application.