Curaçao
@Home in Curaçao · Willemstad
Colourful Willemstad below the storm line, with no income floor and four languages on the street — a relaxed, low-friction Caribbean half-year.
Flexible
7–21 days
6 months
72/100
80 Mbps
Very high
Tropical, outside hurricane belt
UTC-4
Model your move to Curaçao
Set who's coming and what you earn. We'll handle eligibility, taxes, contributions, living costs and what you'd have left — and compare it to home.
Staying more than ~183 days?
Affects tax residency for territorial & exempt regimes.
Your monthly life in Curaçao
Pre-filled with typical costs in Willemstad. Drag or type to match your life.
A nice place in a popular area
Power, water, gas
Home fibre + data
Food at home
Transit, rideshare, fuel
Private cover nomads usually need
Eating out, coffee, going out
Shopping, gym, subscriptions, misc.
You meet the income requirement
Needs $0/mo.
Your qualifying income
$6,000
$6,000
$2,442
$3,558
Tax in Curaçao
Effective rate
0.0%
- Income tax / mo
- $0
- Social security / mo
- Not charged
- Total deductions / mo
- $0
- Take-home / mo
- $6,000
Under 183 days you stay outside the local system; your home country keeps covering you.
Private health insurance isn't required for this visa, but most nomads carry it — it's already counted in your living costs above.
Foreign income stays outside the local net during the short permit.
vs. United States
Tax
22.8% at home → 0.0% here
Same lifestyle costs
$3,939 at home → $2,442 here
Money left over
$695 at home → $3,558 here
Estimates for planning only — actual tax depends on treaties, your residency and personal circumstances. Confirm with official sources and a qualified advisor before you move.
What it takes to qualify
Income & savings
- Monthly income (single)
- No fixed minimum
- Basis
- No fixed minimum (proof of remote income)
- Combine two incomes?
- Yes
No formal income floor.
The visa
- Program
- @Home in Curaçao
- Introduced
- 2021
- Duration
- 6 months, renewable
- Max total stay
- 1 year
- Fees
- $294 (approx)
- Who can apply
- Employees, Freelancers, Business owners
- Bring family?
- Yes
≈$294 application fee. A six-month Dutch-Caribbean stay, renewable once.
What you'll actually pay
Income tax
- Treatment
- Foreign income not taxed for nomads
- Headline rate
- 0%
- Tax residency at
- 183 days
- Employee social
- Usually home-covered
Foreign income stays outside the local net during the short permit.
Good news
There's effectively no local income tax to worry about on your foreign earnings here.
Reviewed Source: @Home in Curaçao
Path to residency & citizenship
This is a lifestyle visa: great for living here now, but time on it doesn't count toward permanent residency or a passport.
A short-stay lifestyle permit only.
Reviewed Source: @Home in Curaçao
Typical costs in Willemstad
Rent (1-bed)
$1,100
Rent (family)
$1,700
Groceries / person
$400
Utilities
$180
Internet
$70
Transport / person
$50
Health insurance
$80
Dining / person
$300
Cost index 62/100 vs New York · prices are about 85% of US levels (PPP). Monthly figures shown in USD.
Highlights & watch-outs
What makes it great
- Sits below the hurricane belt — calmer weather.
- No minimum income and a low fee.
- Dutch, English, Spanish and Papiamento all spoken.
What to watch
- Only 6 months at a time.
- Imported goods are pricey.
Reviewed Source: @Home in Curaçao
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