Event: The Department of State Travel Advisory for Haiti is Level Four: Do Not Travel.
As of January 23, 2025, commercial air traffic at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince remains severely limited. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has prohibited all U.S. air carriers and commercial operators from flying into Port-au-Prince. However, commercial air carriers are operating daily flights between Cap-Haitien and Miami, Florida, as well as to other destinations in the Caribbean.
American Citizen Services
The U.S. government is not currently arranging departures for U.S. citizens. As commercial options to depart Haiti safely become available, we urge U.S. citizens to take advantage of them.
The U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince has been on limited staffing since July 28, 2023. The staff reduction limits our ability to provide routine consular services, but the Embassy continues to assist U.S. citizens in Haiti.
If you are a U.S. citizen in need of immediate assistance, please visit the American Citizen Services Navigator or email acspap@state.gov. (NOTE: visa inquiries sent to this email will not receive a response.)
If you have an after-hours life or death emergency involving a U.S. citizen, you may reach the Embassy at +509-2229-8000. (NOTE: the emergency line does NOT answer questions about visas).
U.S. citizens seeking security and travel information should register to receive email alerts at step.state.gov. The Department of State has implemented a new version of STEP. U.S. citizens who registered with STEP before September 2024, should re-register at step.state.gov.
If you are seeking an appointment for a passport, registration of a birth or death abroad, or a notarized passport permission form (DS-3053), please visit the American Citizen Services page of the Embassy website. These services are by appointment only.
Lost Green Card
If you have lost your green card, you will need to get a boarding foil to return to the U.S. The Embassy continues to provide this service, when security conditions permit.
Visas
The Embassy is not providing routine immigrant visa services at this time. The Embassy is currently processing immigrant visa adoption cases, including Article 5 reviews and interviews, as security conditions permit. Currently, all Haitian government offices that process adoptions are open. If you can depart Haiti for a third country, you may request to transfer your immigrant visa case to another U.S. embassy or consulate that processes immigrant visas. If your case is still at the National Visa Center (NVC) you can request a transfer of your case using the NVC Navigator. If your case is already at Embassy Port-au-Prince, you can email Haiti.Visas@gdit-gss.com and the post where you would like your case transferred to in order to request a transfer of your case.
The Embassy is not providing routine nonimmigrant visa services at this time. The Embassy is only able to consider requests for emergency nonimmigrant appointments in the case of a life-or-death medical emergency, or to facilitate travel for a child with a confirmed appointment with USCIS for a naturalization interview in connection with a Form N-600K (adoption) application. If you can depart Haiti for a third country, you may apply for a nonimmigrant visa at any U.S. embassy or consulate overseas.
For inquiries regarding immigrant or nonimmigrant visa applications, please contact our call center either by phone (Toll free number) +1-800-759-6238 / (U.S) +1-703-249-4685, or by email at Haiti.Visas@gdit-gss.com.
Actions to take:
Do not travel to Haiti.
If you are in Haiti:
- Avoid crowds.
- Monitor local media for updates and avoid areas where violence, demonstrations, or disruptions are reported to be happening.
- Keep a low profile.
- Be aware of your surroundings.
- Be prepared to shelter in place for an extended time period.
- Avoid being outside after dark.
- Stay alert in areas frequented by foreign visitors.
- Review your personal security plans.
- Have travel documents up-to-date and easily accessible.
- Carry proper identification.
Assistance:
U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Tabarre 41, Route de Tabarre
Emergencies: +509-2229-8000
Website: https://ht.usembassy.gov/
Contact the State Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs:
1-888-407-4747 toll-free from the United States and Canada
1-202-501-4444 from other countries
Haiti Country Information
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By U.S. Mission Haiti | 23 January, 2025 | Topics: Alert
