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Getting
There
From U.S.
Atlanta
- Delta (daily, 2 X Saturday)
Boston
- American Airlines (twice per week - June-Oct.) - (4x
per week - Nov.-Dec.)
Charlotte
- US Airways (Daily)
Chicago
- United Airlines (Saturdays)
- American Transair (Saturday)
Miami
-American Airlines (twice daily)
New York
- American Airlines (JFK daily)
- Delta Airlines (JFK Saturdays)
Newark
- Continental (Daily)
Philadelphia
- US Airways (daily)
San Juan
-American Airlines (daily)
Washington (Dulles)
-Untied Airlines (Saturdays)
Note: All cities above feed on scheduled airlines through
their key hubs. A number of cities also have scheduled
charter flights available - check with your travel specialist.
From UK
London
- British Airways (daily, overnight stop at JFK)
- Delta Airlines via Atlanta (daily with overnight stop)
- Continental (via Newark three times a week with overnight
stop)
Manchester
- British Airways (via London.overnight stop at JFK)
- Continental (via London with overnight stop)
- Delta Airlines (via London with overnight stop)
From Canada
Toronto
- American Airlines via Miami
- US Airways via Phildelphia
- Delta Airlines via Atlanta
- Air Canada (Saturdays December-April)
- Continental via Newark (daily)
Montreal
- American Airlines via Miami
- US Airways via Philadelphia
- Delta Airlines via Atlanta
Quebec City
- American Airlines via New York
From Within Caribbean
Bonaire
- Dutch Caribbean Airways
- American Eagle (3 x per day)
- Royal Aruban Airlines
Curacao
- Dutch Caribbean Airways
- Royal Aruban Airlines
Jamaica
- Dutch Caribbean Airways
Dominican Republic
- Dutch Caribbean Airways
Trinidad
- Dutch Caribbean Airways
St. Maarten
- Dutch Caribbean Airways
Suriname
- Dutch Caribbean Airways
Entry Requirements
To enter Aruba as a tourist the following rules are
applicable:
A: By "tourist" is meant any person who visits
Aruba for the purpose of recreation, sports, health,
family reasons, study, religious purposes or business
and does not take up any gainful occupation during his
or her stay in Aruba.
B: Visitors from Canada must have in their possession
ONE of the following documents:
1. A valid Canadian passport.
2. Canadian citizens born in Canada must have a (miniature)
birth certificate, a (miniature) baptismal certificate
and a valid driver's license as a photo identification.
3. Canadian citizens born outside of Canada must have
either an original Certificate of Naturalization or
a (miniature) Certificate of Proof of Canadian Citizenship.
4. Canadian residents for whom no visa-requirements
are applicable for Aruba must have a national passport
or a Canadian Immigration Identification Certificate
(C.I.I.C.) with a landing stamp in the national passport
or a Certificate of Identity.
5. Canadian residents for whom visa-requirements are
applicable for Aruba, must travel with a valid national
passport with a landing stamp in the passport provided
with a visa for Aruba or a Canadian Immigration Identification
Certificate with a visa for Aruba.
- All visitors must hold sufficient funds for their
stay in Aruba as well as return or onward ticket and
other documents required for their next destination
(visa etc.). Non compliance may result in refusal of
passenger upon arrival.
- Tourists are not allowed to engage in any paid activity
in Aruba.
C: Nationals of the countries listed below need a visa
to enter Aruba:
Afghanistan , Haiti, Palau Islands, Albania, India,
Papua New Guinea, Algeria, Indonesia , Peru, Angola,
Iraq, Philippines, Armenia, Iran, Qatar, Azerbaijan
, Ivory Coast, Romania, Bahrain, Jamaica, Russian Federation,
Bangladesh, Jordan, Rwanda, Belarus , Kazakhstan, Solomon
Islands, Benin, Kenya, Samoa (west), Bhutan, Kyrgyz,
Sandi Arabia, Burundi, Kiribati, Sao Tome and Principe,
Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kuwait, Senegal, Botswana, Laos,
Seychelles, Bulgaria, Lesotho, Sierra Leone, Burkina
Faso, Lebanon, Sudan, Cambodia, Liberia, Somalia, Cameroon,
Libya, Sri Lanka, Cape Verde, Macedonia , South Africa,
Central Africa Republic, Madagascar, Swaziland, Chad,
Malawi, Syria, China, Mali, Tajikistan, Colombia, Maldives,
Taiwan (Republic of China), Comoro, Marshall Islands,
Tanzania, Congo Democratic Republic , Mauritania, Thailand,
Congo, Mauritius, Turkmenistan, Cuba, Micronesia, Togo,
Djibouti, Morocco, Tonga, Dominican Republic, Moldavia,
Tunisia, Egypt, Mongolia, Turkey, Equatorial Guinea,
Mozambique, Tuvalu, Eritrea, Myanmar (former Burma),
United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia , Namibia, Uganda, Fiji
Islands, Nauru, Ukraine, Gabon, Nepal, Uzbekistan, Gambia,
Niger, Vanuatu, Georgia, Nigeria, Vietnam, Ghana, Northern
Mariana Islands, Yemen, Guinea, North Korea, Yugoslavia
(Serbia Montenegro), Guinea-Bissau, Oman, Zambia, Pakistan,
Zimbabwe
All Visa applicants should submit the following supporting
documents:
· A completed and signed application form
· 2 photographs
· A valid passport
· Proof of economic solvency: the last three
monthly bank statements
(must be original), bank letter alone will not suffice.
· Employment letter showing salary, position,
total time on job, guarantee
of employment upon return
· If self employed, excerpt of the company’s
registration from the Chamber
of Commerce
· If you are visiting family or friends, a letter
of invitation
· Flight and Hotel reservations
Applications for a visa can be done through the representative
of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Embassy or Consulate)
or directly through the Department of Foreign Affairs
in Aruba. In both cases, applications for tourist-visas
will be handled with priority in order to facilitate
the tourist as much as possible.
In other cases, the entire procedure might take up to
four weeks and the visa will be handed over to the interested
party by the Dutch Embassy and/or Consular Officials
in the country where the application has been done or
by fax if the application has been done directly through
the Department of Foreign Affairs of Aruba.
J.E. Irausquinplein 2-A, Oranjestad
Tel: (297) 583-4705, Fax: (297) 583-8108
D: Nationals from the following countries are allowed
to stay in Aruba for maximum stay up to three months
without visa. · (The actual maximum period that
is granted depends on having sufficient means):
Andorra, Japan, Antigua and Barbuda, Latvia, Argentina,
Liechtenstein, Australia , Lithuania, Austria, Luxembourg,
Bahamas, Macao: holders of S.A.R. Passport, Barbados,
Malaysia, Belgium, Malta, Belize, Mexico, Bolivia, Monaco,
Brazil, The Netherlands, Brunei, Nicaragua, Bulgaria,
New Zealand, Canada, Norway, Chile, Paraguay, Costa
Rica, Poland, Croatia, San Marino, Cyprus, Portugal,
Czech Republic, Panama, Denmark, Singapore, Dominica,
St. Christopher and Nevis (St. Kits and Nevis), Ecuador,
St. Lucia, El Salvador, St. Vincent and the Grenadines,
Estonia, Slovenia, Finland, Slovakia, France, Spain,
Germany, South Korea, Greece, Sweden, Grenada, Surinam,
Guatemala, Switzerland, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago,
Honduras, United Kingdom , Hong Kong: holders of the
B.N.O. Passport, Uruguay, Hong Kong: holders of the
S.A.R. Passport, Vatican, Hungary, United States of
America, Iceland, Venezuela, Ireland, Israel, Italy.
E. Holders of a Laissez-passer (also if not traveling
on duty) issued by the United Nations.
Permission to work in Aruba. Visitors wishing to work
and/or reside in Aruba for a number of months must have
a formal working permit, or residence permit issued
by the Ministry of Justice (Department of immigration
and Naturalization (D.I.N.A.). The future employer of
the person concerned is responsible for the application
of the working permit. Further information and application
forms for written permits can be obtained free of charge
at the aforementioned Department. (Ministry of Justice,
c/o Department of Immigration and Naturalization (DINA).
Voldellaan 6-D Tel. (297) 582-8500 / (297) 585-8592,
Fax (297) 585-8593
F: Visitors entering Aruba from the United States of
America must have in their possession ONE of the following
documents.
1. A valid USA passport
2. For USA citizens born in the USA a genuine (original-official
state issued) birth certificate with a raised seal and
a photo ID.
3. For USA citizens born outside the USA a genuine (original)
Certificate of Naturalization with a raised seal and
photo ID.
4. A resident of the USA (Non USA citizens) , for whom
NO visa requirements are applicable for Aruba, must
have a re-entry permit or an Alien Registration Card
(Green Card).
5. A resident of the USA (Non USA citizen) for whom
visa requirements ARE applicable for Aruba must travel
EITHER with a valid national passport (provided with
a visa for Aruba) OR a US government issued refugee
passport OR a re-entry permit (provided with a visa
for Aruba).
6. A return ticket to travel elsewhere outside Aruba
G. For those not mentioned under B or F: A valid passport.
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Aruba
At
A Glance
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Language:
Dutch (official), Papiamento (a Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch,
English dialect), English (widely spoken), Spanish
Government: Parliamentary democracy. part of the
Kingdom of the Netherlands; full autonomy in internal
affairs obtained in 1986 upon separation from the Netherlands
Antilles; Dutch Government responsible for defense and
foreign affairs
Capital: Oranjestad
Size: 193 sq km
Location: Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea,
north of Venezuela
Climate: tropical marine; little seasonal temperature
variation
Electricity: 110 Volts AC
Currency: Aruban Guilder/Florin
Driving:
Rentals: Plentiful, both international and local agencies
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