Aruba Travel Guide
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Aruba wants an approved form before you board. Every traveler, infants and children included, must complete the online ED Card at edcardaruba.aw within 7 days before travel and get it approved. It replaced the old paper landing card, and it produces a qualifier document with a QR code that airlines check at departure and border control scans on arrival at Queen Beatrix International Airport.
The ED Card process is also where the Sustainability Fee is paid, a 20 US dollar environmental levy introduced in July 2024 to fund conservation, beach maintenance, and sustainable tourism, and paid during the ED Card process. Guides list exemptions for young children, Aruban residents, and transit passengers spending less than 24 hours in Aruba. If you do not need a visa, you also need a valid passport, a return ticket, proof of accommodation, and funds for your stay.
Border crossings
- Queen Beatrix International Airport
The island's international airport, where the ED Card qualifier is scanned. The United States guide on this site lists Aruba among the places with US preclearance, which changes what happens on a flight to the United States.
- An island, so no land crossing
Every entry is by air or sea, so the ED Card is the step that applies to nearly every visitor.
Transit routes
- Complete the ED Card in the 7 day window
It cannot be finished too early, and airlines check it before boarding, so do not leave it for the airport.
- Pay the fee once, in the form
The 20 dollar levy is part of the ED Card process, so you should not be asked again at the airport.
Entry point notes
- Everyone needs a card, children too
Infants and children are included in the requirement.
- Use the official portal
The government's ED Card site is edcardaruba.aw, and third party sites that add fees are not the official one.