Does my child, born in the Netherlands Antilles, need a residency permit?

If you are a non-national then your child is subjected to the Law on Admittance and Expulsion. This means that you need to submit a request for a residency permit for your child at the Office of the Local Chief of Police. A child that is born out of (an) Antillean parent(s) is not subjected to the law on admittance and expulsion. However, this child needs to be registered in the system and will receive a declaration to that effect.

The same goes for a child born out of a person of Dutch nationality, born on the island of Aruba before January 1, 1986, and who was living in the Netherlands Antilles on January 1, 1986.

A child that is born out of Dutch parents in or outside of the Netherlands Antilles is admitted to the Netherlands Antilles by rights. The same applies here; the child needs to be registered in the system and will receive a declaration to that effect.

NOTE:
An Antillean is a person of Dutch nationality, who is born in the Netherlands Antilles.