Enjoy Your Stay in Aruba
We offer student housing options to make your attendance at AUSOMA easier and more comfortable. Apartments and flats are available around the island, but it is recommended to stay close to the campus if you do not plan to have transportation.
- Furnished studio apartments – 2-bedroom shared apartments
- Rent prices range from $500/month – $1200/month
- Some utilities included
- Electricity is not included
You may contact our Housing Coordinator, Ms. Zobaida Baroud, at zobaida.baroud@ausoma.org or Assistant Registrar, Dr. Baily Cua-Apacible, at bcua.a@ausoma.org for further information.
- Studio | 1 BR/1BA | 2BR
- All furnished apartments/studios
- Some have laundry rooms and some don’t – laundry facilities within walking distance of campus.
- Rent prices range from $515/month – $1600/month
- Included Utilites: water, internet, garbage, septic
- Excluded Utilities: electricity, water, gas
- Pay 1 month deposit & first month’s rent to reserve
Neighborhoods
- Downtown Aruba
- Shaba
- Sasaki
- Bubali
- Seroe Blanco
- Morgenster
- Paadera
- Solito
- Rooi Santo
Transportation
- Container Shipping Car – Student Rate
- In the student’s name for 3-5 years
- Driver’s License: They can come with their current license but will have to change it to Aruban license
and no driving test is needed.
Car: They can buy a car in Aruba, and Ms. Baroud can help them.
Shuttle: Picking up student’s who live from the old campus and taking them to the new campus.
Monday – Friday (9am and 3:30pm)
Student Residency Permit
- Only for US/Canadian citizens
- Non US Citizen – She will send a list of countries that need a visa to get into Aruba
- They need to send her everything before they come to Aruba
- They need to have the temp residency permit first
- Student will then send the temp residency permit to the Dutch Embassy at their home
country to get the Student Visa.
-
All students will get a temporary student permit at first
-
US/Canadian Citizens – 2 weeks – 1.5 months
-
Non-US/Canadian Citizen – temporary student permit is sent to home country for the permanent residency card
-
Schengen Visa
Health Information
- Students have to do a health check to get the student residency permit – good for one year
- Students will get a health insurance card from the Aruban government – Aruban Health Card
FREE of charge - Medical Test paid by the student: approx. $168 USD
- Blood exam
- Chest X-Ray
- Physical Exam
- Students need to show medical insurance from their home country for the Student Visa Permit –
because it takes 4-5 weeks to get the permit approved.
Grocery Store – right across the new campus
- Ling & Sons
- Students get 5% discount for showing school ID
- https://www.lingandsons.com/
Laundry and Dry Cleaners
- Laundry Mat and Dry Cleaners across from Ling & Sons
Fitness Center
- MyFitness Aruba –
https://www.facebook.com/myfitnessaruba/ - Body Zone Aruba –
https://www.bodyzonearuba.com/ - No pools
- Aruba Beach is 2 minutes away from campus