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Curaçao
Recent reports of entry without significant problems.
Based on 14 reports. Score 0.93 on a scale from −1 (always refused) to +1 (always admitted), with recent reports counting most. How scoring works
What to expect
All 12 reports from 2020 through 2025 describe travelers being admitted to Curaçao, including several current registrants with marked passports who filed 21-day advance notice.1–357–14 Four cruise-ship arrivals in 2020 and 2023 went ashore at the cruise port without immigration problems, and four air arrivals in 2025 entered without issue.13579101314 No report mentions questioning or officers appearing to know in advance; one traveler in March 2025 was pulled into secondary inspection on the US return, not on arrival.25
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
Curaçao law lets the Minister of Justice or a border officer refuse entry to tourists considered 'undesirable', with no appeal. Residence permits can be refused or withdrawn on public-order or morality grounds.
Toelatingsbesluit (P.B. 1985, no. 57), art. 2(4); Landsverordening toelating en uitzetting (P.B. 1966, no. 17), arts. 9, 14, 15 · discretionary
We haven't confirmed this citation against the official text yet.
Last checked against official sources on September 20, 2026.
- Landsverordening toelating en uitzetting (consolidated) · Government of Curaçao
- Toelatingsbesluit (consolidated) · Immigratiedienst Curaçao
- Toelatingsbesluit · Officiële overheidspublicaties (CVDR)
Common questions
Can registered sex offenders enter Curaçao?
It's rated Open: Recent reports of entry without significant problems. Of 6 trips reported in the last two years by people on a US registry, 6 ended in entry and 0 in refusal.
Do Curaçao'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 Curaçao?
Reports on file describe 4 by air, 4 by sea or cruise. Outcomes can differ by how travelers arrive; each report below says which.
- 1Nov 2025 (reported)
Admitted, no issues
The same traveler reported having zero trouble entering Curaçao despite being a current registrant with a marked passport and having filed advance travel notice.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 2Oct 2025 (reported)
Admitted after questioning · By air
The traveler visited Curaçao in a recent year and was admitted, though they note they are pulled into secondary inspection on every trip.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 3Jul 2025 (reported)
Admitted, no issues · By air
Within the past year the traveler flew to Curaçao with no reported entry problems.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · Forum post · Firsthand · Former registrant
- 4Apr 2025
Admitted, no issues · By air
With an unmarked passport and the digital immigration card completed in advance, they cleared customs without trouble.
PFR Guide · Forum post · Firsthand · officers appeared to be notified in advance
- 5Mar 2025
Admitted, no issues · By air
The traveler flew to Curacao (via Atlanta, no layover abroad) after giving the required 21-day advance notice and holding a marked passport, and entered the island with no problems at all for a week-long stay. On the return to the US they were pulled into secondary inspection, bags searched, and directed to a long screening line, nearly missing their connecting flight.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 6Feb 2025
Admitted, no issues · By air
After completing the mandatory digital immigration card, they used the automated gate and passed through without incident.
PFR Guide · Forum post · Firsthand
- 72025
Admitted, no issues · By air
A traveler removed from the registry with an unmarked passport visited Curacao and returned to the US with no issues and no secondary inspection.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · Forum post · Firsthand · Former registrant
- 8Oct 2024 (reported)
Admitted, no issues
The traveler visited Curaçao during the same Caribbean trip with no entry problems.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 9Mar 2023
Admitted, no issues · By sea or cruise
The traveler visited Curacao as a cruise stop and went ashore without any issues.
RSO Travel Matrix trip report form · Traveler report · Firsthand
- 10Mar 2023
Admitted, no issues · By sea or cruise, cruise port (Curaçao)
The traveler disembarked in Curaçao during a cruise and reported no problems with immigration.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 112023
Admitted, no issues
The traveler visited Curaçao in spring 2023 with no entry problems.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · Forum post · Firsthand
- 122023
Admitted, no issues
The traveler visited Curaçao about two years earlier and reported no problems, encouraging another forum member to go and enjoy the trip.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 132023
Admitted, no issues · By sea or cruise
During a cruise stop the traveler went ashore with the ship card, toured the island and had no issues at the port.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
- 142020
Admitted, no issues · By sea or cruise, cruise port
The traveler visited Curaçao by cruise ship in early 2020 while on the registry with a marked passport and having given 21-day notice; no problems were reported.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · Forum post · Firsthand