@HOME in Curaçao — A Pandemic-Era Multi-Ministry Remote-Work and Investor Visa

Facing a pandemic-driven collapse in tourism, Curaçao's government launched "@HOME in Curaçao" on 11 February 2021, a joint initiative of the Ministry of Economic Development (MEO), the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Social Development, Labour and Welfare (SOAW) and the Curaçao Tourist Board (CTB), designed to attract longer-staying visitors as a substitute for short-stay tourism.
The programme created a formal temporary-stay permit covering three applicant categories - remote workers/digital nomads, "hibernators" (long-stay snowbirds) and investors - each eligible for an initial six-month stay with the option to renew for a further six months. The visa fee for remote workers/digital nomads is ANG 535 (about US$294), and the government set an initial interest target of roughly 625 applicants.
The programme's own site and independent travel-industry coverage confirm the scheme's design, launch date and interagency structure, but neither publishes verified application, approval or spending figures, and no independent economic evaluation of the programme's effect on the local economy has been identified.
Included as a small-island case of a fast, pandemic-era multi-ministry remote-work visa launched without a public monitoring or evaluation framework - a reminder that programme design and interagency coordination are not, on their own, evidence of impact.

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