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Do I need a visa for Aruba?

Whether you need a visa for Aruba depends on the passport you hold. Of the 21 most-checked passports, 10 enter visa-free and 11 need to apply for something in advance. Visa-free stays run to 90 days depending on nationality. Find your passport in the table below for the exact rule, the stay length, the passport validity required, and any arrival registration you have to complete separately.

Now pick the passport you travel on.

Entry rules by passport

Select your nationality for the full answer: stay length, passport validity, pre-registration and how to apply.

Entry requirements for Aruba by passport
PassportWhat you needMax stay
Lithuania
Visa-free
90 days
Germany
Visa-free
90 days
United Kingdom
Visa-free
90 days
United States
Visa-free
90 days
France
Visa-free
90 days
Poland
Visa-free
90 days
Netherlands
Visa-free
90 days
Spain
Visa-free
90 days
Italy
Visa-free
90 days
Brazil
Visa-free
90 days
IndiaNo stated limit
ChinaNo stated limit
TürkiyeNo stated limit
NigeriaNo stated limit
South AfricaNo stated limit
PhilippinesNo stated limit
PakistanNo stated limit
BangladeshNo stated limit
IndonesiaNo stated limit
EgyptNo stated limit
VietnamNo stated limit

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What to do next

The part most visa checkers leave out: what actually needs doing before you fly.

Confirm with the official source

Rules change without notice, and only the immigration authority of Aruba can tell you where you stand. Search for its official site before you travel.

What documents do I need?

Check your passport

Passport validity required: valid for period of stay. Renew first if you are close, because this is the most common reason travellers are turned away.

How long must it be valid?

ED Card required

Separate from any visa: Aruba requires this registration before or on arrival. Do it even if you need no visa.

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Common questions

Entry to Aruba, answered from the same rules the table shows.

It depends on the passport you hold. Of the 21 most-checked passports listed above, 10 enter Aruba without a visa, 11 have to apply for something before travelling. Find your nationality in the table for the exact rule, the stay it allows and what has to be applied for.

10 of the 21 most-checked passports listed above: Lithuania, Germany, United Kingdom, United States, France, Poland, Netherlands and Spain and 2 more. The rest have to apply in advance.

90 days on every visa-free rule in the table. The limit is per entry, and staying beyond it needs a different permission rather than an extension at the border.

Valid for period of stay. Renew before you travel if you are close to that, because it is one of the most common reasons travellers are refused boarding — by the airline, before they ever reach the border.

Not for any of the 21 most-checked passports listed above. Nationalities outside that list may still be offered one, so check the rule for the passport you hold.

Not for any of the 21 most-checked passports listed above. Nationalities outside that list may still have one available.

Yes. Aruba requires ED Card, separately from any visa and regardless of whether you need one. Travellers who are told they need no visa miss this most often.

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This is guidance, not authorisation. Entry rules change without notice and the final decision always rests with border officials. Dual nationality, residence permits and travel for any purpose other than tourism can change the answer. Confirm with the official government source before you book or fly. trip1 is not a substitute for airline check-in or boarding compliance.
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