Settle
Settle in Curaçao as a company or as a person.
Two distinct paths, one jurisdiction. Onchain Island provides orientation and makes introductions — we are not a corporate service provider, law firm or tax adviser; we connect you to licensed ones and give you the facts to brief them well.
For companies
Set up a company
Incorporate under Dutch-derived civil law with rates from 2% effective for qualifying exporters — inside a real jurisdiction, not a brass-plate one.
See the five steps →For individuals
Settle as an individual
Residency where digital assets count toward the requirement — ending, if you want it to, in citizenship of an EU-member kingdom. No purchased passport offers that.
See the residency ladder →For individuals
A future-proof residency with a path to full EU citizenship.
Europe's border is tightening: the Schengen Entry/Exit System (EES) now records every non-EU arrival, and ETIAS will add pre-travel authorisation. Dutch citizens are exempt from both.
Curaçao is where a dollar-pegged Caribbean residency leads to that citizenship — and where we are building the framework for digital-asset holdings to count toward the investor requirement.
Digital assets that truly count
Final list, valuation and thresholds set with the supervisor.
Residency
Qualifying digital-asset holdings count toward the investor-residency requirement.
Permanent residency
After the qualifying period of lawful residence on the island.
Citizenship
Naturalisation as a citizen of the Kingdom of the Netherlands — an EU-member kingdom.
For companies
Setting up a company: the five steps
Entity structure
Choose the vehicle that fits the activity — B.V., E-zone company, investment company or private foundation. This choice drives tax treatment, substance requirements and banking.
Incorporation & registration
Notarial deed, Chamber of Commerce registration, tax registration. Timelines are indicative and depend on your service providers.
Banking & payment rails
Local and international account options, plus crypto-friendly EMIs. Start this workstream first — it is usually the longest.
Substance, staffing & permits
Office, local directorship and staffing options; residence and work permits for relocating founders and staff.
Ongoing compliance
Annual accounts, tax filings, and — for VASPs — identification and unusual-transaction reporting under LID / MOT.
Ready to brief us?
Tell us where you are in the process and we'll make the right introductions — providers, regulators, peers.
Start the conversationNo fee. We reply within five working days.
Structuring options
Four common vehicles
| Entity | Typical use | Headline rate | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curaçao B.V. | Operating company | 15% / 22% | 15% on the first XCG 500,000 (2024 rates). Territorial system: foreign costs reduce the real tax burden proportionally, so the effective rate is often far lower |
| E-zone company | Export of goods & services | 2% effective | Qualifying export activity only |
| Curaçao Investment Company | Holding & investment | 0% | Conditions apply — specialist advice essential |
| Private foundation | Asset protection & estate planning | 0% | No profit tax on passive holding activity |
Indicative only — confirm current rates and conditions with a licensed tax adviser.
Not the easiest path. The most rewarding one.
There are jurisdictions that will sell you a passport faster and ask fewer questions. What they can't offer is what Curaçao ends in: a company under Dutch-derived civil law with a court of final appeal in the Dutch Supreme Court, and — for individuals — citizenship of an EU-member kingdom. Both paths demand real substance and real presence. That's precisely why they hold their value.
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