Travel Permit RulesIn forceNot separately checked Fully verified on official sources
USD 20 Sustainability Fee (air arrivals) since 1 Jul 2024, now paid inside the ED card
Type: arrival card (with fee) · Last checked 2026-10-21
⚠ Scam warning
Only apply on the official site: edcardaruba.aw. Copycat sites charge extra or steal your data.
Third-party ED card sites reported (local press PSA); only edcardaruba.aw is official
Key facts
- Who needs itNot separately checked
- Non-resident visitors arriving by air (most cruise passengers exempt)
- Who is exemptOfficial ✓
- Fee: census-registered residents, under-8s, same-day transit, crew, repeat visitors in same year (via refund)
- FeeOfficial ✓
- ED card free; USD 20 fee once per year
- Approx. USD
- $20 (approximate; exchange rate not verified)
- ValidityNot separately checked
- per trip (fee once per 365 days)
- Max stay per visitNot separately checked
- n/a (UK: up to 3 months visa-free)
- Processing timeNot separately checked
- approval by email
- When to applyOfficial ✓
- up to 7 days before arrival
Badges: Official ✓ = read on an official government page · Official (snippet) = official page text seen in a search result because the page blocked our checker · Not confirmed = we could not confirm it, so check the official site.
Do I need it? Quick check by passport
- United States: Needed
- United Kingdom: Needed
- EU country: Needed
- Canada: Needed
- Australia: Needed
A starting point only, based on the official pages below. Dual nationals, residents and other passports: check the official site.
Official sources
UK FCDO travel advice (official UK govt, British-citizen view): https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/aruba/entry-requirements
What the sources say
- Feehttps://www.aruba.com/us/sustainability-fee
Starting July 1st, 2024, Aruba will implement a $20 Sustainability Fee for visitors arriving by air ... charged through the online Embarkation & Disembarkation (ED) Card platform ... https://edcardaruba.aw/
- When to applyhttps://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/aruba/entry-requirements
You must complete an embarkation card up to 7 days before you arrive.
Last checked 2026-10-21. Rules change: always confirm on the official site before you travel.
Get permit changes by email
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