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The Netherlands Antilles, previously known as the Netherlands West Indies or Dutch Antilles/West Indies, is part of the Lesser Antilles and consists of two groups of islands in the Caribbean Sea: Curaçao and Bonaire, just off the Venezuelan coast; and Sint Eustatius, Saba and Sint Maarten, located southeast of the Virgin Islands. The islands form an autonomous part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The islands' economy depends mostly upon tourism, international financial services, international commerce, shipping and petroleum.
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Netherlands Antilles Public Holidays |
| New Year's Day (01Jan); Valentine's Day (14Feb); St. Patrick's Day (17Mar);
Good Friday (14Apr); Easter Sunday (16Apr); Easter Monday (17Apr); Queen's Birthday (30Apr); Labor Day (01May); St. Maarten's Day (11Nov); Kingdom (of the Netherlands) Day (15Dec); Christmas (25Dec); Boxing Day (26Dec).
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Netherlands Antilles Visas |
U.S. citizens require one of the following:
A valid passport and a return/continuing ticket.
A birth certificate with raised seal and photo identification and a return/continuing ticket.
Naturalized citizens must show an original naturalization certificate with photo identification and a return/continuing ticket.
Permanent Resident (Green Card) holders must have a valid passport and a return/continuing ticket.
Canadian citizens require one of the following:
A valid passport and a return/continuing ticket.
A certified copy of birth certificate, a photo identification and a return/continuing ticket.
Canadian residents require a "Landing permit" (Permanent Resident Card) with valid passport and return/continuing ticket.
European Community citizens require:
A valid passport and a return/continuing ticket.
Nationals of the following countries listed below require a visa for entry into the Netherlands Antilles for a maximum stay of 3 months (effective January 1, 2005) :
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic,
Chad, China, the Peoples Republic, with the exception of Hong Kong SAR en BNO document holders, Colombia, Comoros, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Democratic Republic (formerly Zaire), Cuba, Djibouti, Dominican Republic,
East Timor, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea, G uinea-Bissau,
Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya,
Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Macedonia (formerly the Republic of Yugoslavia), Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali,
Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia,
Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar (formerly Burma), Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Northern Marianne, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestinian Authority, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia and Montenegro (Yugoslavia), Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Island,
Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan,
Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu,
Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Samoa, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
For other countries, kindly contact your closest Dutch Embassy/Consulate.
Airport Departure Tax:
For International destinations, there is a departure tax of US$30.00 for those age 2 and up. This departure tax might be already included in the airfare of certain airlines.
For islands within the Netherlands Antilles, the departure tax is US$10.00.
Some have made provisions to include the departure tax in your airline ticket.
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