ENTRY
REQUIREMENTS
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Entry requirements for 2007
Passport
Requirements - USA Visitors
The U.S. State Department and the Department Homeland Security
recently announced the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative,
which will require all U.S. citizens and foreign nationals,
to carry a passport or other accepted secure documents to
enter or re-enter the U.S. from vacations or business travel
anywhere in the Caribbean effective December 31, 2006. This
requirement is applied to all air and sea travel. Manchebo
Beach Resort & spa, in an effort to assist its valued
visitors, strongly encourages all travelers to apply for their
passports and advises all travelers to allow six to eight
weeks to process U.S. passport applications in anticipation
of their vacations to Aruba, where happiness lives. For more
information on the new U.S. passport initiative, please visit
www.travel.state.gov
Persons
planning to visit Aruba as a tourist for a period not exceeding
90 days for the purpose of recreation, sports, health, family
reasons, study, religious purposes or business must submit
the following documentation:
•
A valid travel document, which should be provided with a visa
for Aruba in case it concerns a national NOT mentioned in
list A;
• The necessary documents for returning to the country
of origin (valid permanent resident document)
• Proof of sufficient funds to stay in Aruba;
• Return or onward ticket and other documents required
for the next destination (visa etc.).
Non-compliance
with one of the above mentioned documentations might result
in refusal of entry to Aruba. The Immigration of Aruba based
on the funds the tourist is traveling with shall determine
the period of stay in Aruba.
Nationals
of the countries listed below are allowed to visit Aruba for
90 days without a visa.
List A:
| Andorra |
France |
New Zealand |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
Germany |
Norway |
| Argentina |
Grenada |
Panama |
| Australia |
Greece |
Paraguay |
| Austria |
Guatemala |
Poland |
| Bahamas |
Guyana |
Portugal |
| Barbados |
Honduras |
San Marino |
| Belgium |
Hungary |
Singapore |
| Belize |
Hong Kong: holders of British National Overseas
passport |
St. Christopher and Nevis (St. Kitts and
Nevis) |
| Bolivia |
Iceland |
St. Lucia |
| Brazil |
Ireland |
St. Vincent and the Grenadine |
| Brunei |
Israel |
Slovenia |
| Canada |
Italy |
Slovakia |
| Czech Republic |
Japan |
Spain |
| Chili |
Korea (South) |
Surinam |
| Costa Rica |
Latvia |
Sweden |
| Croatia |
Liechtenstein |
Switzerland |
| Cyprus |
Lithuania |
The Netherlands |
| Denmark |
Luxembourg |
Trinidad & Tobago |
| Dominica |
Malaysia |
United Kingdom |
| Ecuador |
Malta |
United States of America |
| El Salvador |
Mexico |
Uruguay |
| Estonia |
Monaco |
Vatican |
| Finland |
Nicaragua |
Venezuela |
VISA
FOR ARUBA
Nationals of countries not mentioned on list A must have a
visa to travel to Aruba. Visa applications should be submitted
in person at any Embassy or Consulate (diplomatic missions)
of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The diplomatic mission
will process a visa in 2 working days. If a visa application
is forwarded to Aruba for more information the process will
take 10 working days. In the name of the minister of Justice
of Aruba the diplomatic missions will issue a visa for Aruba.
Required
documentation:
A. General documents:
• A fully completed and signed application form
• One photograph
• A valid passport, which at the submission of the visa
application has a validity of more than three months.
• For people not having the nationality of the country
where they reside, a copy of the resident permit
• One of the following proof of financial solvency:
• The originals of the last three monthly salary or
bank statements and a copy of these
• A bank letter stating the solvency of applicant
• If self employed, excerpt of the company's registration
from the Chamber of Commerce
• Employment letter showing salary, position, total
time on job, guarantee of employment upon return
• A ticket or reservation of the trip
• A copy of the hotel reservation
F.
Holders of a Laissez-passer issued by the United Nations (also
if not traveling on duty) do not need a visa to enter Aruba.
DEFINITION
OF A VALID TRAVEL DOCUMENT
C.
Visitors entering Aruba from other countries than those mentioned
under A and B:
1. A valid passport
IT
IS ADVISABLE TO OBTAIN A PASSPORT FOR TRAVELING
No
rights can be derived form the contents of this information
letter. The requirements may be adjusted without previous
notice.
For more
information please contact:
Department of Immigration and Naturalization Aruba
(DINA)
c/o Bureau Visa Aruba
Reina Beatrix Airport
Aruba
Tel: 00297-582-7155
Fax: 00297-583-7570
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