BQ
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Recent reports of entry without significant problems.
Based on 7 reports. Score 1.00 on a scale from −1 (always refused) to +1 (always admitted), with recent reports counting most. How scoring works
What to expect
All five reports, dated 2023 through December 2025, describe entry with no problems.235–7 Three are cruise stops at the Bonaire port where travelers went ashore using the ship card without immigration issues.5–7 The one air arrival, in December 2025, involved a marked passport and 21-day advance notice; the passport was stamped, an entry tax paid, and the US return connection had no secondary inspection.2
Written by an AI model from the reports below on September 21, 2026. The numbers link to the reports each sentence is based on. Read those before you decide.
Officers may refuse entry on character grounds
The islands have no conviction-based entry bar. Border officers may refuse entry to anyone they consider a danger to public order, safety, health or international relations.
Does this apply to you?
It applies if:
- Indications that the person poses a danger to public order, public safety, public health or international relations, assessed by the border officer; no sentence threshold or recency limit
Read the law itself before relying on this. Sentence length usually means the sentence imposed, not the time served, and a suspended sentence often counts.
Wet toelating en uitzetting BES (WTU-BES) 2010, art. 2r(1)(e) · discretionary
We haven't confirmed this citation against the official text yet.
Last checked against official sources on September 21, 2026.
- wetten.nl - Regeling - Wet toelating en uitzetting BES - BWBR0028571 · Overheid.nl
- Staatscourant 2019, 51583 · Overheid.nl > Officiële bekendmakingen
- 32 282 Wijziging van de Wet toelating en uitzetting BES — Nota van wijziging · Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal
Common questions
Can registered sex offenders enter Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba?
It's rated Open: Recent reports of entry without significant problems. Of 2 trips reported in the last two years by people on a US registry, 2 ended in entry and 0 in refusal.
Do Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba's border officers know about US registrants in advance?
In 1 report, officers appeared to know before the traveler arrived, which usually points to a US advance notification (often called Angel Watch).
How do travelers usually arrive in Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba?
Reports on file describe 3 by air, 3 by sea or cruise. Outcomes can differ by how travelers arrive; each report below says which.
- 1Dec 2025
Admitted, no issues · By air
Customs stamped the endorsed passport and admitted them in about 45 seconds, matching their earlier experiences in Aruba and Curacao.
PFR Guide · Forum post · Firsthand · officers appeared to be notified in advance
- 2Dec 2025
Admitted, no issues · By air, Bonaire
The traveler entered Bonaire with a marked passport after giving 21-day advance notice; the passport was stamped on arrival and an entry tax was paid, with no problems. The return connection through a US airport also went smoothly with no secondary inspection.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 3Oct 2024 (reported)
Admitted, no issues
The traveler visited Bonaire during the same Caribbean trip with no entry problems.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 4Dec 2023
Admitted, no issues · By air
The immigration officer glanced at the passport without turning to the endorsed page and waved them through.
PFR Guide · Forum post · Firsthand
- 5Mar 2023
Admitted, no issues · By sea or cruise, cruise port (Bonaire)
The traveler disembarked in Bonaire during a cruise with no reported immigration problems.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 6Mar 2023
Admitted, no issues · By sea or cruise
The traveler visited Bonaire as a cruise stop and went ashore without any issues.
RSO Travel Matrix trip report form · Traveler report · Firsthand
- 72023
Admitted, no issues · By sea or cruise
During a cruise stop the traveler went ashore with the ship card and had no issues.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand