Aruba ED Card, the official paid e-visa, and how to spot the middlemen who mark it up.

The Aruba ED Card is a mandatory online admission step for every passenger, including infants and children. It applies at air and seaports and opens within seven days before travel.

The ED Card and the sustainability fee are not the same charge. Most travellers arriving by air pay a USD 20 sustainability fee inside the ED Card flow. Sea arrivals do not pay that fee. Residents, children under 8 and other published groups are exempt.

Start here

1. ED Card, fee and exemptions

Learn who files, when the seven-day window opens and why the USD 20 item appears. → Read the ED Card overview

2. Prepare the form

Check the live passport, name, flight and address controls before submission. → Open the field guide

Fast facts

• Official portal: edcardaruba.aw.
• Who files: every passenger, including infants and children.
• When: within seven days before travel.
• Where it applies: air and seaports.
• Fee: USD 20 sustainability fee for most air arrivals; exemptions apply and sea arrivals do not pay it.
• Result: approved ED Card confirmation, saved digitally or printed.