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Official sources we use

The authorities and institutions behind our guides: what each one does and why you will meet it.

  • DIMASDIMAS (Departamento di Integracion, Maneho y Admision di Stranhero)

    Aruba's admission authority: it decides on residence and work permits and runs the application portal.

    Permits, pay & moving

  • DPLDepartamento di Progreso Laboral (DPL)

    Aruba's labour department: it runs the labour-market test and advice for permit applications, and free job matching for people who do not need a permit.

    Permits, pay & moving

  • DVGDirectie Volksgezondheid (DVG), Department of Public Health

    The Department of Public Health: the primary authority for the health certificate process and the inspection service behind it.

    Permits, pay & moving

  • SVbSociale Verzekeringsbank Aruba (SVb)

    Aruba's social insurance bank: it registers employers and employees and carries out the social security laws.

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  • ImpuestoDepartamento di Impuesto (tax department)

    Aruba's tax department: it levies and collects wage tax and the AOV/AWW and AZV premiums.

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  • DAODirectie Arbeid en Onderzoek (DAO)

    The labour inspectorate: it publishes labour-law guidance and the minimum-wage calculator.

    Permits, pay & moving

  • CBSCentral Bureau of Statistics Aruba (CBS)

    Aruba's statistics office: the primary authority for labour-force figures.

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  • CBACentrale Bank van Aruba (CBA)

    Aruba's central bank: its outlook gives the economic context and forecasts.

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  • Government of Aruba

    The government's own website: general guidance and official statements, for example on permits and the health certificate.

    Permits, pay & moving

  • Nuffic

    Nuffic publishes how diplomas from other education systems, including Aruba's and the United States', compare with Dutch ones, and how US institutions are accredited.

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  • DEADepartamento di Enseñansa (DEA), Department of Education

    Aruba's Department of Education: it publishes the work-placement (BPV) policy and the guidance for studying in the Netherlands.

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  • DUO

    DUO runs Dutch student finance, including student finance for Caribbean residents.

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  • University of ArubaUniversity of Aruba (UA)

    Aruba's university: degree programmes, post-academic and short courses, and an office for international student mobility.

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  • Colegio EPI

    Aruba's vocational school; its Stagebureau places students in recognised learning companies.

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