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Good News for American Passport Holders!
We have just received some exciting news from the Immigration Office concerning visitation and residency for American Passport Holders: The Immigration Office of the RCN has informed us that USA passport holders willnow be afforded the same visitation and residency right as Dutch passportholders who are NOT originally from the Antilles.
NOTE: This has been confirmed to me verbally by employees of the Immigration Office, but I have not yet seen written confirmation of these changes.
Visitors: American Passport holders will now be allowed to visit Bonaire for up to six months in any 12 month period. The old visitation rule limitingstays to 3 months out of six months no longer applies. PLEASE CHECK WITH YOUR AIRLINE TO VERIFY THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS RECENT POLICY CHANGE.
Prospective Residents: American Passport holders will now be allowed to apply immediately for “resident” status “by rule of law” which will allow them to apply one time for a Bonaire Residency permit that will remain valid for five years. This new policyapplies to both “first-time” applicants for residency AND for those who are in the process of renewing their residency permits.
NOTE: These new rules have just been released and the Immigration Department is still in the process of implementing these new rules and posting the updated information on their website, so please be patient.
If you arean American Passport holder you can now start your application for a “five year”permit using this application form available on the website of the RCN:
http://www.rijksdienstcn.com/rijksdienstcn.com/up1/ZyahqpxIS_MBES08_EN_aanvraag_verklaring_rechtswege.pdf
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Check out the latest Photography thread from Gerard with awesome captures of the Milky Way at the Willems Toren Lighthouse.
Click HERE for a sample photo...08-23-2016, 05:28 PM -
the excitement never ends. Surprise ! !
This video shows what we saw yesterday while on a dive boat .
The Best part of the video is in the first 1.20 minutes.
https://www.facebook.com/BruceBowker...type=2&theater We were on a boat dive up north yesterday, moored at Slagbaai for dive interval/lunch break. We were watching some really big fish jump ... when suddenly we see spouting Has to be a whale !! Linda motor...03-11-2016, 05:07 PM -
at Harbour Village, thanks Donna for the two pronged approach
and a BIG Thanks to Isabella & Christine at Harbour Village
ok Donna let's see some of your best captures from the last few weeks ?
:bless:
Here's the LINK TO HV Underwater Cams...10-28-2015, 04:27 PM -
Methinks we need a BTer on island to ask about what the locals think of it
ermmmm KOB ??
I thought it was maybe due to the low tide and the grass coming from directly in front of the beach,
but here you can see it streaming in across the Bay
The clean up Battle is on..
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Good News for American Passport Holders!
We have just received some exciting news from the Immigration Office concerning visitation and residency for American Passport Holders: The Immigration Office of the RCN has informed us that USA passport holders willnow be afforded the same visitation and residency right as Dutch passportholders who are NOT originally from the Antilles. NOTE: This has been confirmed to me verbally by employees of the Immigration Office, but I have not ...03-30-2015, 02:42 PM -
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