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Step-by-step route · Coming to Aruba

An Aruba internship starts with a plan.

Studying abroad? Get school approval, a host and an agreement first. Then the DIMAS residence route, and the practical arrangements, before you book anything.

Sources read 17 October 2026. Rules and windows change: check the authority named.

In short

  • Your institution approves the placement first.
  • DIMAS decides admission and residence, not Aruba Jobs.
  • DIMAS sources differ on duration and housing: ask.

Ask first

These bodies decide. Check with them before you rely on any step.

DIMAS (official source, opens another site)DIMAS (official source, opens another site)

Check before you act: the official sources differ

Aruba Jobs has not chosen between them. Only the authority can say which applies to you.

Your timeline

  1. Your own institution first

    Ask your internship coordinator to confirm that the placement fits your programme, the learning goals, the credit and the agreement. A host's offer is not academic approval.

  2. The DIMAS residence route

    DIMAS publishes a residence route for interns enrolled at an institution abroad. The page says you must be an adult, enrolled outside Aruba and able to show you can support yourself. Aruba has its own admission system, so do not assume your nationality removes these steps: ask DIMAS.

    DIMAS (official source, opens another site)

  3. The agreement

    The DIMAS checklist asks for an internship agreement between your institution, the Aruban host and you. It must state the internship period and give the contact details of the supervisor in Aruba.

    DIMAS (official source, opens another site)

  4. Money, cover and housing

    The checklist asks for proof that you can support yourself for the whole stay: a study-finance award (a grant or a loan) and/or proof that your parents can cover the costs. You also need private insurance that covers medical treatment and liability for the whole internship. For funding, see the Kingdom Scholarship below.

    DIMAS (official source, opens another site)RCN (official source, opens another site)

  5. Optional help

    Private providers, such as Abroad Internships, sell matching and logistics help. They are optional and cannot replace school approval or DIMAS. Compare fees, refund terms and privacy first. AIESEC says it works in more than 100 countries, but Aruba is not among the destinations on its Netherlands page.

    Abroad Internships · optional, commercial (commercial provider, optional, opens another site)AIESEC · optional, commercial (commercial provider, optional, opens another site)

Document checklist

The 2025 DIMAS document list, for a first application

Translated from the Dutch original and grouped by who usually prepares each item. The checklist does not say who supplies each one: that grouping is Aruba Jobs' reading. Ask DIMAS who may act as guarantor in your case.

You 5 items

  • PassportCopy of the photo page. Must be valid for at least 3 more months when you apply.
  • PhotoOne recent colour passport photo, 35 mm × 45 mm, as a JPEG.
  • Certificate of good conductOriginal, from the country or countries where you lived in the past 5 years, not older than 6 months. Legalised or apostilled, except Kingdom documents. Translated by a sworn translator in Aruba if not in Dutch, English or Spanish.
  • Proof you can support yourselfFor the whole stay: a study-finance award (grant and/or loan) and/or proof that your parents can cover your costs.
  • Private insuranceTravel insurance covering medical treatment and third-party liability for the whole internship.

Guarantor or employer 2 items

  • Guarantor or employer IDCopy of a valid identity document (passport, ID card or driving licence) of the guarantor or employer.
  • Guarantee statementTruthfully and fully completed, signed by both you and the guarantor.

Your institution 2 items

  • Internship agreementBetween your institution abroad, the Aruban host and you. States the period (at most eleven months, per the checklist) and the supervisor's contact details.
  • Proof of enrolmentFrom a recognised institution abroad. Legalised or apostilled and not older than 6 months, except documents from the Kingdom.

DIMAS (official source, opens another site)

Kingdom Scholarship, in short

What it is
A grant (not a loan) for an internship or exchange elsewhere in the Kingdom, allocated by draw.
Who
Full-time students at MBO level 3 or 4, HBO or WO who passed all first-year subjects (not required for master's students), at an eligible institution. In Aruba: University of Aruba, Colegio EPI and Instituto Pedagogico Arubano.
How long
21 days to 6 months, as part of a recognised study programme.
Current window
For internships and exchanges starting between 15 January and 31 July 2027, applications opened on 1 September 2026. Applications for other periods are not processed.

RCN (official source, opens another site)

Sources and checks 5 sources · checked 16 October 2026 · next review 14 January 2027
  1. 1 DIMAS · Intern / Trainee (opens another site) Official · Discrepancy · Summary of the page (the site blocks automated reading); the checklist below was read in full.
  2. 2 DIMAS · Trainee checklist (dated 31 July 2025) (opens another site) Official · Discrepancy · Read in full.
  3. 3 Rijksdienst Caribisch Nederland · Kingdom Scholarship (opens another site) Official · Verified · Read in full, plus the educational-institutions page via search.
  4. 4 Abroad Internships · Aruba (opens another site) Commercial · Needs review · Read in full. Fees, refund terms and privacy have not been reviewed.
  5. 5 AIESEC Netherlands · Internships abroad (opens another site) Commercial · Needs review · Read in full. Live Aruba opportunities were not checked in its portal.

Planning guidance only. The authority named on each point decides; rules, fees and deadlines change.

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