Aruba Online ED

To maintain the safety and wellbeing of visitors and locals, one of the new requirements put in place for visitors to be admitted to Aruba is the mandatory Aruba Visitors Insurance which helps to protect you against medical- and non-medical expenses incurred if you test positive for COVID-19 during your stay in Aruba. The Aruba Visitors Insurance covers all eligible foreign nationals from pre-approved regions or countries. The Aruba Visitors Insurance is mandatory and meets the Aruba government’s minimum requirements. Proof that you do not have COVID-19 is a mandatory requirement to enter Aruba. As currently this proof can only be provided through, a negative PCR COVID-19 test.

What is covered under this Aruba Visitors Insurance?

Medical Expenses: medically necessary expenses to treat COVID-19, including doctor consults, hospital admissions, intensive care unit costs, specialist fees, x-rays, lab expenses and nursing costs.

Isolation costs: Government imposed Isolation costs for patients who test positive for COVID-19, including medically necessary doctor consults and follow up tests during the isolation period.

Other related expenses: On-island transportation of COVID-19 patients and ambulance costs for those in critical condition.

Maximum Limit: The overall maximum limit for all benefits combined is US $75,000.

Highlights:

• Patients do not have to advance or make any out-of-pocket payments for covered benefits.
• High-risk patients with pre-existing conditions are covered.
• This insurance covers up to 4 medically necessary PCR COVID-19 tests, excluding the first mandatory PCR COVID-19 test prior to or upon arrival in Aruba.
• No deductibles or copays are applicable for the covered benefits.
• Isolation costs outside of hospital are covered.
• Children 14 years and under are exempted to purchase the Aruba Visitors Insurance.

Exemptions for insurance:

• Aircraft Crew Members
• Visitors who hold a diplomat status or work for the government of the Netherlands and are in that capacity visiting Aruba for their work are exempt to purchase an insurance.

Important Note

All visitors to Aruba remain responsible for all uncovered medical- and non-medical expenses. If desired, you can purchase your own travel insurance to supplement this coverage. For more information regarding the mandatory insurance please the Aruba Visitors insurance webpage: https://www.arubavisitorsinsurance.com/

One of the new requirements put in place for visitors to be admitted to Aruba is to meet the health entry requirements. The following will describe the possible health entry requirements options that may be applicable to you (depending on your travel origin and country of residency). Please consult the Aruba.com website for an overview of the country classification list.

For all travelers:

Prior to departure: upload to ED Card Platform ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:

Negative molecular test by nasopharyngeal/nasal (optionally combined with oral swab)
- Administered between 3 days and 12 hours(1) before your direct departure flight to Aruba
OR
Negative antigen test (not a self-test) not older than one day before you direct flight to Aruba.
- Administered between 1 day and 12 hours(2) before your direct departure flight to Aruba
OR
A digitally verifiable proof of booster(3) vaccination taken at least 7 days prior to direct departure flight to Aruba
- Comirnaty (Pfizer BioNTech)
- Spikevax (Moderna)
- Vaxzevria (AstraZeneca)
- Janssen (Johnson&Johnson)
- Nuvaxovid (Novavax)
OR
Positive molecular test by nasopharyngeal/nasal (optionally combined with oral swab)
- Administered between 10 days and 12 weeks before your direct departure flight to Aruba

Travellers between the age of 12 and 17 can enter Aruba with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated with the primary series vaccine at least 14 days before arrival in Aruba.

Alternatively, residents of Aruba traveling back to Aruba may test upon arrival at the airport:

PCR test at own expense (75 USD)

Health documentation requirements:

Molecular or Antigen test

AUTHORIZED type of test applicable for Aruba is a molecular or antigen test by nasopharyngeal/nasal (optionally combined with oral) swab.

For example, molecular test, nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT), real-time polymerase chain reaction test (RT-PCR TEST), LAMP TEST, IAMP TEST, mPOC test), antigen, Ag, Rapid test.

Your lab test results will be checked on the following points:

Your name, as it appears on passport
Date of birth
Specimen collection date
"COVID-19", "SARS-CoV-2" or "Coronavirus"
The type of molecular test and molecular test brand name (see above)
How the specimen was collected: "Nasal", "Nasopharyngeal", "Mid-turbinate", "Oropharyngeal", "Combined Oral/Nasal", or "Combined Oral/Nasopharyngeal", or "Combined Oral/Mid-turbinate" swab
Your test result: "Negative" or “Not detected” (or “Positive”, “Detected”)
Name and contact information of the institute, doctor or laboratory that conducted the test (logo or stamp).

Vaccine certificate

For those between the age of 12 and 17, a valid vaccine certificate requires you to have been fully vaccinated with an EMA/FDA approved vaccine at least 14 days prior to your departure to Aruba.

For those 18 and older, a valid vaccine certificate requires you to have been boosted with an EMA/FDA approved vaccine at least 7 days prior to your departure to Aruba.

Your certificate must include:

Information identifying the person who has been vaccinated;
Information demonstrating that the person in question has been fully vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2;
The name of the vaccine and the name of the manufacturer or marketing authorization holder of each dose of vaccine administered
The date on which each dose of vaccine was administered
The name of the country in which the vaccine was administered
Information identifying the issuer of the vaccination certificate.
QR-code which can be used to verify the validitiy of the vaccine certificate

With regards to covid-19 requirements prior to Aruba you have 3 options on the online ED card platform:

Use a Digital Verified platform to verify your negative molecular or antigen test result or proof of vaccination
OR
Upload the test result (molecular or antigen) or proof of vaccination
OR
Only for residents of Aruba: pay for molecular testing at the airport upon your arrival in Aruba (NON-REFUNDABLE)

OPTION 1: Use a Digital Verified platform to verify your negative molecular test result or proof of vaccination.

CommonPass:
In the Aruba ED portal, select “Use CommonPass” when prompted to upload your molecular/antigen test or vaccine certificate. Then copy and paste the Pass ID from your CommonPass (under the QR code, not the invitation code) to the portal and you will be pre-verified to pass the entry requirement. By using CommonPass, you won’t need to wait for your test results to be accepted by the Department of Public Health of Aruba and you won’t need to upload a test result. Learn more at CommonPass.org.

OK2Roam:
In the Aruba ED portal, select “OK2Roam” when prompted to upload your test (molecular/antigen). Then copy and paste the Access Code provided by OK2Roam (via email) to the portal and you will be pre-verified to pass the testing requirement. By using OK2Roam, you won’t need to wait for your test results to be accepted by the Department of Public Health of Aruba and you won’t need to upload a test result. Learn more at https://www.ok2roam.com/

OPTION 2:Upload the test result or proof of vaccination (vaccination certificate in the form of a SMART health card or digital corona certificate (DCC), or verifiable vaccine certificate issued by your government). Tests are inspected and validated by the Department of Public Health Aruba.

In case you DO NOT upload a valid test result or proof of vaccination that meets all the requirements as stated above, the Government of Aruba requires you to take the molecular test upon arrival in Aruba at your own cost ($75).

OPTION 3:For residents of Aruba: pay for molecular testing at the airport upon your arrival in Aruba (NON-REFUNDABLE).

The prepayment fee for the COVID-19 MOLECULAR nasal/oral specimen swab test in Aruba is USD $75.

Notes:

(1) The PCR test can be administered no more than 3 days prior to direct flight to Aruba, but no less than 12 hours prior to departure. Otherwise, it will not be accepted by the Department of Public Health of Aruba. In order for the test result to be reviewed by the Department of Public Health of Aruba, it must be uploaded prior to departure
(2) The Antigen test can be administered no more than 1 day prior to direct flight to Aruba, but no less than 12 hours prior to departure. Otherwise, it will not be accepted by the Department of Public Health of Aruba. In order for the test result to be reviewed by the Department of Public Health of Aruba, it must be uploaded prior to departure.
(3) Booster vaccination: additional third or second dose on top of completed primary vaccination series (one dose of a single-dose vaccine (Janssen) or two doses of a two-dose vaccine, e.g. Comirnaty (Pfizer BioNTech), Spikevax (Moderna), or Vaxzevria (AstraZeneca))

Notification in connection with the recording and disclosure of personal data through the official online Immigration Platform also referred to as Embarkation and Disembarkation-card (ED-card) program. The data collected through the online Immigration Platform relates to your entry into Aruba as a traveler and/or resident. The data shall be saved in a personal data register, which shall only be used for the aforementioned purpose.

The term “personal data register” shall mean a coherent collection of personal data relating to different persons, either kept in an automated way or created systematically with a view to the efficient consultation of such data. The term “personal data” on its turn shall mean data that can be traced back to an individual natural person. The term “holder” shall mean the person having control over a personal data register while finally the term “data processor” shall have the following meaning: the person having control over all or part of the equipment with which a personal data register is kept of which he is not the holder.

Within the holder's organization, information from the personal data register shall only be disclosed to persons allowed to receive such data by virtue of their duties. The holder shall at all times take technical and organizational measures required to protect a personal data register against loss or corruption of the data and against the unauthorized retrieval, modification, or disclosure thereof. A similar duty shall lie with the data processor in relation to all of the equipment or the part of the equipment under his or her or its control.

Data from a personal data register shall only be disclosed to a third party to the extent such disclosure arises from (i) the purpose of the register, (ii) is required by law, or (iii) is made with the permission of the registered person. For purposes of scientific research or statistics or by virtue of an urgent and important reason, data may be disclosed to a third party, upon request and subject to identification of the purpose for which such disclosure is requested, to the extent (i) the purpose for which the disclosure is requested does not conflict with the law or public order, (ii) the disclosure is reasonably in agreement with such purpose, (iii) the disclosure does not disproportionately harm the privacy of the registered person. The aforementioned shall not apply to the extent a holder is subject to a duty of confidentiality by virtue of an office, profession, or legal rule. At the request of the registered person, a holder shall refrain from disclosing data related to the registered person.

If the disclosure of information from a personal data register requires permission of the registered person, such permission may only be given in writing. Permission may be related to one single case or to a limited category of cases and shall be described in detail in the document. Permission however may be withdrawn in writing at any time. An important note is that data from a personal data register kept by or on behalf of (the Government of) Aruba may, upon request, be disclosed to persons or authorities with public-law duties, to the extent they need such information to perform their duties and the privacy of the registered persons is not disproportionately harmed by such disclosure.

The person whose personal data has been entered into the register may request the holder in writing to correct, complete, or remove such data if they are factually incorrect, are incomplete or irrelevant to the purpose of the register, or appear in the register in violation of a statutory provision. The request shall include the changes to be made. Within two (2) months after receiving such a request, the holder shall notify the person who filed it, in writing, whether or to what extent the holder will comply with the subject request.

Data protection statement

Personal data collection/disclosure online ED application program

The data collected through the online Immigration Platform to and is used in connection with your entry into Aruba as a tourist and is stored for a period of 5 years. The health related data collected from the Resident will be destroyed after entry to Aruba. Your medical data is collected by the Aruban National Health Authority for the sole purpose of safeguarding the Public Health in Aruba, on the basis of temporary emergency measures taking by the Aruban government in relation to COVID19. Your medical data will only be stored at our secured database for the duration of your visit to Aruba and will be destroyed immediately afterwards, all in accordance to personal data protection protocols.

The aforementioned data shall be saved in a personal data register. The term “personal data register” shall mean a coherent collection of personal data relating to different persons, either kept in an automated way or created systematically with a view to the efficient consultation of such data. The term “personal data” on its turn shall mean data that can be traced back to an individual natural person. The term “holder” shall mean the person having control over a personal data register. The term “data processor” shall mean the person having control over all or part of the equipment with which a personal data register is kept of which he is not the holder.

Within the holder's organization, information from the personal data register shall only be disclosed to persons allowed to receive such data by virtue of their duties. The holder shall at all times take technical and organizational measures required to protect a personal data register against loss or corruption of the data and against the unauthorized retrieval, modification, or disclosure thereof. A similar duty shall lie with the data processor in relation to all of the equipment or the part of the equipment under his or her or its control.

Data from a personal data register shall only be disclosed to a third party to the extent such disclosure arises from (i) the purpose of the register, (ii) is required by law, or (iii) is made with the permission of the registered person. For purposes of scientific research or statistics or by virtue of an urgent and important reason, data may be disclosed to a third party, upon request and subject to identification of the purpose for which such disclosure is requested, to the extent (i) the purpose for which the disclosure is requested does not conflict with the law or public order, (ii) the disclosure is reasonably in agreement with such purpose, (iii) the disclosure does not disproportionately harm the privacy of the registered person. The aforementioned shall not apply to the extent a holder is subject to a duty of confidentiality by virtue of an office, profession, or legal rule. At the request of the registered person, a holder shall refrain from disclosing data related to the registered person.

If the disclosure of information from a personal data register requires permission of the registered person, such permission may only be given in writing (see below). Permission may be related to one single case or to a limited category of cases and shall be described in detail in the document. Permission however may be withdrawn in writing at any time. An important note is that data from a personal data register kept by or on behalf of (the Government of) Aruba may, upon request, be disclosed to persons or authorities with public-law duties, to the extent they need such information to perform their duties and the privacy of the registered persons is not disproportionately harmed by such disclosure.

The person whose personal data has been entered into the register may request the holder in writing to correct, complete, or remove such data if they are factually incorrect, are incomplete or irrelevant to the purpose of the register, or appear in the register in violation of a statutory provision. The request shall include the changes to be made. Within two (2) months after receiving such a request, the holder shall notify the person who filed it, in writing, whether or to what extent the holder will comply with the subject request. The personal data of the registered person shall be used to the extent that a contractual relationship is to be established with such person, or provisions of such an agreement are to be specified or changed.

Data transmission and logging for system and statistical purposes

In connection with COVID-19 and related to safeguarding the public health of Aruba, your data will be shared with the Aruba Health Authorities.

When you access this website, your Internet browser automatically sends data to our web server for technical reasons. This data includes the date and time of access, the URL of the referring website, the requested file, the quantity of data sent, browser type and version, operating system and your IP address. By clicking the below “I agree” button you give permission for this data transmission, logging and use. This data is stored separately from other data entered when using our site. It is therefore not possible for us to assign this data to any given person. The Aruba Tourism Authority analyzes this data for statistical purposes. By clicking the below “I agree” button you give permission for both the disclosure of data to and the aforementioned use of said data by the Aruba Tourism Authority. By clicking you also confirm that the permission shall be deemed as having been given in writing.

Personal Data usage

To the extent necessary your personal data is used in connection with our Internet service (the use thereof) and also for accounting purposes. This includes, in particular, data for user identification purposes and data related to the period and scope of use of our service. For advertising and market research purposes performed by the Aruba Tourism Authority but also user-oriented design of our Internet service, usage profiles may be generated using pseudonyms. It is not allowed to link usage profiles to data relating to bearers of pseudonyms. By clicking the below “I agree” button you give permission for both the disclosure of data to and the aforementioned use of said data by the Aruba Tourism Authority. By clicking you also confirm that the permission shall be deemed as having been given in writing.

Right to information

As a user of our Internet service you have the right to at all times receive information on the data stored about you or your pseudonym. If you so request we will provide you with this information electronically.

Our Immigration Service (IASA) is representative of Aruba’s overall dedication to unmatched hospitality. We strive to ensure that every experience, even from that very first encounter, properly conveys our appreciation for all our many visitors.

Along with offering a welcoming smile, IASA plays the essential role of securing your safety, in looking after all the details that provide for individual security as well as for the wellbeing of the general community and environment. In this way, IASA contributes to our end goal of affording you a carefree, truly remarkable vacation experience.

From the moment you step on island, IASA is there for you, securing your safety, and offering the first of many warm “bonbini” greetings you can look forward to receiving on Aruba.

The objective of the Immigration Service / IASA is:

“Ensuring an optimal border control, that is to monitor the compliance with the Admission Decree and its implementing regulations, as is stated in the admission, expulsion, and deportation Ordinance.”

The duties of the Immigration Service / IASA are as followed:

To check travel documents (passport, visa, inflight letters, etc.) of incoming and outgoing passengers for validity, authenticity etc.;
Customs clearance of passengers;
Ensuring that expelled aliens are removed from the land, either by plane or by boat, and that he/she is added to the list of alerts (blacklist);
Providing information to other departments and other organizations including the Aruba police force (KPA), foreign relations (DBB), department of alien integration, policy and admission on the island of Aruba (DIMAS) regarding the travel behavior, and whether the residence status of aliens.

Our Immigration Service ‘Migracion Aruba’ (IASA) is representative of Aruba’s overall dedication to unmatched hospitality. We strive to ensure that the very first encounter properly conveys our appreciation for our visitors.
Migracion Aruba plays the essential role of securing safety, in looking after all details that provide for individual security as well as for wellbeing of the general community and environment.
In this way, we contribute to our end goal of affording a carefree, truly remarkable vacation experience, from the moment you set foot on island: ‘bonbini’!

Mission Migracion Aruba

The mission for Migracion Aruba is as follows:
‘Ensuring an optimal border control, meaning to monitor compliance with the Admission Decree and its implementing regulations, as is stated in the admission, expulsion, and deportation Ordinance, for the purpose of a safe Aruba.’

The tasks of Migracion Aruba are:

To control travel documentation (a.o. passport, visa, inflight letters) for both inbound as well as outbound travelers regarding validity and authenticity;
The (border) clearance of travelers;
To take care of removal of illegal aliens, either by aeroplane or vessel, and placement thereof on a signaling list (black list);
To provide information regarding the travel behavior and the residential status of foreignors to other departments and organizations, such as the Police Force (Korps Politie Aruba - KPA), Foreign Affairs (Directie Buitenlandse Betrekkingen - DBB) and the Admission authorities (Departamento di Integracion, Maneho y Admision di Stranhero - DIMAS).

Vision Migracion Aruba

‘To ensure optimal support to the government of Aruba in regulating Aruban migration, facilitation of travelers and – as an integral part hereof – border control in the interest of the travelers as well as the Aruba economy.’

Data-driven implementation of controls through an increased focus on information gathering, analysis and exchange in order to efficiently create an integral risk picture/pattern and to execute targeted individuals checks;
The determination and maintenance of the desired control level at the border;
A better coordination and combination of supervision and enforcement at the border;
Support other government departments and organizations based on IATA’s expertise;
Strive for an optimal service delivery and cooperation with authorities, internal and external partners, and travelers;
Problem solving, customer and quality oriented professional attitude;
Develop a sustainable, exceptional and professional service delivery.

Core Values

Migracion Aruba operates under the following core values:
• Professionalism
We feature the necessary expertise, skills and competencies to execute our mission under the highest ethical norms and professional quality and always striving for performance improvement.
• Respect
We recognize the human value in everyone’s role by showing respect and acknowledge the value and importance of people and entities.
• Cooperation
In collaboration with relevant national authorities and other stakeholders, we manage Aruba’s borders and strive for optimal cooperation. Both within the organization as well as through external stakeholders, we strive to accomplish common goals.
• Accountability
We are reliable, punctual and provide quality services in complying with our responsibilities.
• We Care
As government employees, we serve the interests of all citizens, especially the traveling citizen, because we care about people and believe in our values.

Contact Us

If you have questions regarding the online ED-card, please visit our FAQ section. In the case that you are unable to find an answer to your question, please contact us at support@aruba.com

The online ED card is mandatory for all travelers to Aruba, including minors and infants.