US & Canadian Travelers: 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 January 23, 2007. This requirement is applied to all air and sea travel. The Aruba Tourism Authority, 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 http://www.travel.state.gov/

As of July 1, 2006, persons planning to visit Aruba as a tourist may do so for a period not exceeding 30 days (exceptions provided hereunder) 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 or B. The travel document must be valid for at least more than 3 months than the return travel date mentioned on the visitor’s ticket;

• The necessary documents for returning to the country of origin (valid permanent resident document);

• The visitor has to be able to show to the immigration officer (if so requested) that he has a valid reservation for an (hotel/appartment) accommodation in Aruba or that he has sufficient financial resources to provide in his cost of living during his stay;

• Return or onward ticket and other documents required for the next destination (visa etc.);

• A completely filled out and signed ED-Card which you will receive on the aircraft

Please note that travel insurance is presently being considered as a requirement.

Non-compliance with one of the above mentioned documentations might result in refusal of entry to Aruba.

Click here for a detailed listing of citizen and country visa requirements PDF.

For more information please contact:

Departamento di Integracion, Maneho y Admision di Stranhero (DIMAS)

The Directorate of Alien Integration, Policy and Admission

Wilhelminastraat 31-33

Oranjestad, Aruba

Tel: (297) 5221500

Fax: (297) 5221505

Call center: (297) 5221590

Appointment line: (297) 5221502

Fax short stay department (visa): (297) 5221501

Email: dimas@aruba.gov.aw

No rights can be derived from the contents of this information.

The requirements may be adjusted without previous notice.