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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.
Hire & host
ImpuestoDepartamento di Impuesto (tax department)
Aruba's tax department: it levies and collects wage tax and the AOV/AWW and AZV premiums.
Hire & host
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.
Find work & grow
CBACentrale Bank van Aruba (CBA)
Aruba's central bank: its outlook gives the economic context and forecasts.
Find work & grow
The government's own website: general guidance and official statements, for example on permits and the health certificate.
Permits, pay & moving
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.
Study, qualify & intern
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 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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Aruba's vocational school; its Stagebureau places students in recognised learning companies.
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