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Tourist Visa for Listed Nationalities

HaitiShort stays and visits

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

The Embassy of Haiti in Washington states that tourists generally do not need a visa to enter Haiti; passports must be valid for at least 6 months and a fee of US$ 10.00 is paid on arrival at the airport. Nationals of nine countries require a visa: the Dominican Republic, Panama, Colombia, Cuba, Syria, Libya, Iran, Vietnam and Yemen. They must apply for the visa at least one month before the date of departure.

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  • https://www.haiti.org/tourist-visa/
    Generally speaking, tourists traveling to Haiti do not need a visa to enter the country. Their passports must be valid for at least 6 months, and they must pay a fee of US$ 10.00 on arrival at the airport.
  • https://www.haiti.org/tourist-visa/
    However, nationals of the following countries require a visa to enter Haiti: Dominican Republic, Panama, Colombia, Cuba, Syria, Libya, Iran, Vietnam and Yemen.
  • https://www.haiti.org/tourist-visa/
    Sitwayen 9 peyi sa yo (Repiblik Dominikèn, Panama, Kolonbi, Kiba, Siri, Libi, Iran, Vyetnam ak Yemen) dwe aplike pou viza omwen yon (1) mwa anvan dat depa yo
  • https://www.haiti.org/tourist-visa/
    must apply for a visa at least one (1) month before the date of departure

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

This route is for tourists travelling to Haiti. The official page does not list a wider set of short-visit purposes.

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Limits of the record
  • The source does not define business, family, study or other purposes.
  • General entry rule
    Generally speaking, tourists traveling to Haiti do not need a visa to enter the country. Their passports must be valid for at least 6 months, and they must pay a fee of US$ 10.00 on arrival at the airport.

What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

A tourist or visitor stay is limited to three months under the immigration law. The current Embassy tariff separately lists a three-month tourist visa and a six-month multiple-entry tourist visa; the visa label does not itself extend the statutory stay without applicable permission.

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What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

For applicants covered by the visa procedure, the page asks for a valid passport, hotel or private-home contact details, an airline reservation or round-trip ticket, and a letter from the current employer. It also requires two recent colour passport photographs.

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Limits of the record
  • The page does not state a funds, insurance or invitation requirement beyond the listed accommodation information.
  • Supporting documents
    Visa application form duly completed and signed; Two (2) recent color passport photos; Letter explaining the purpose and duration of the stay, and providing the following information: a. Name, address and telephone number of the hotel or private home where they will be staying in Haiti; b. Valid passport (at least 6 months); c. Photocopy of airline reservation confirmation or round-trip ticket; and d. Letter from current employer.

Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

Applicants covered by the visa rule must apply at least one month before departure using a completed and signed form and the listed supporting documents. Fees must be paid by money order, certified cheque or cashier’s cheque payable to the Embassy of Haiti in Washington. The official source does not state an extension or status-change procedure.

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Limits of the record
  • No extension or change-of-status rule is stated.
  • Timing
    must apply for a visa at least one (1) month before the date of departure
  • Supporting documents
    Visa application form duly completed and signed; Two (2) recent color passport photos; Letter explaining the purpose and duration of the stay, and providing the following information: a. Name, address and telephone number of the hotel or private home where they will be staying in Haiti; b. Valid passport (at least 6 months); c. Photocopy of airline reservation confirmation or round-trip ticket; and d. Letter from current employer.
  • Fees
    Fees must be paid by money order, certified check or cashier’s check payable to “Embassy of Haiti in Washington”.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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