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Visa-Free Tourist Entry

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. The exceptions are nationals of nine countries who require a visa: the Dominican Republic, Panama, Colombia, Cuba, Syria, Libya, Iran, Vietnam and Yemen.

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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

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

This route covers visa-free entry for tourists travelling to Haiti. The official page does not state other permitted purposes for this no-advance-visa category.

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Limits of the record
  • Purpose scope beyond tourism is not stated.
  • 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?

The passport must be valid for at least six months, and a US$10 fee is payable on arrival at the airport. The official page does not state a funds, accommodation, insurance or onward-ticket requirement for the general tourist rule.

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Limits of the record
  • Border evidence beyond passport validity and the arrival fee is not stated.
  • 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.

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

No advance visa is generally required, and US$10 is paid on arrival at the airport. The official page gives no procedure for extending or changing a visa-free stay.

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Limits of the record
  • No extension or change-of-status rule is stated.
  • 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.

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