Visa Application Form - Kingdom Of The Netherlands In The Caribbean (Page 6 of 9) in pdf

Rules and conditions

You must comply with the legislation of the Caribbean country or countries you visit with the visa.

This means that you must in any case satisfy the conditions and requirements of the visa and the

purpose/purposes of travel. You should, therefore, observe the period of validity of your visa, and the

maximum total period of stay of 90 days in any 180-day period in the countries in the Caribbean. This

will be checked at every border control.

The visa affixed to your passport will state the permitted period of stay for each individual stay and the

period of validity. At all times you remain fully responsible and liable for the correct use of your visa.

Violation may lead not only to possible criminal prosecution, but also to your removal from the country

and inclusion on the Caribbean alert list, which means that you will no longer be granted a visa and/or

refused admission to all or part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean in the future.

How is an application assessed?

Your signed and completed application form will be assessed to see whether, at the moment the

application is made, you satisfy all the visa requirements. These include a number of standard

requirements applying to every visa application. In addition, extra or special requirements apply for

specific purposes of travel or types of visa, for example family visit, stay in a timeshare, relocation, work

or issue of a multi-year visa.

In principle the mission will decide whether to issue you with a visa, on behalf of the competent country

authority. In specific cases the mission will not be able, or allowed, to make a decision. In that case it will

refer your application to the competent authority/authorities. This may mean your application will take

longer to process.

Examples of when your application may, or will, be referred include:

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if you are on the Caribbean alert list (for example, for overstay)

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if you are on an international (e.g. UN) sanctions list

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if you constitute a potential threat to national security, public order or public health

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if you lack the required permits, or if the authorities believe your documents may be forged or

falsified

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if you have applied for a multi-year visa.

Admission to the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

If you wish to be admitted to the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom you will need a valid Caribbean visa.

Having a visa is only one of the entry requirements and it does not guarantee entry. Each border control

will again check, before you enter, whether you meet the entry requirements. This check is based on the

requirements for the specific purpose of travel for which you wish to enter the country.

If, at that moment, you do not satisfy the visa policy and legislation of the Caribbean parts of the

Kingdom of the Netherlands you can be refused entry. The fact that a visa has been granted does not

mean you are entitled to compensation for any potential damage if entry is denied.

Visa fees / the cost of a visa application

When applying for a visa you will need to pay a fee up front for your visa application to be processed.

After all, processing your application, whether you are issued with a visa/visa sticker or not, requires

buildings, staff, computer and telecommunications systems and security. Fees are based on the actual

costs incurred. The principle of cost recovery is laid down by law in the Consular Fees Act (Wet op de

Consulaire tarieven).

Paying a fee does not, therefore, necessarily mean that you will be granted a visa. It is, however, a

condition of initiating the visa application procedure. You are paying for the work that will be carried out,

not for a ‘positive’ result.

This form is provided free of charge.

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