Immigration

There are many Haitians in Haiti who believe that buying a Dominican visa and traveling to the Dominican Republic a few times will increase their chance of getting a visa to the United States... Is this true of false???

Haiti Immigration Update -- Dominica's minister of justice, immigration and national security has confirmed that his ministry will resume issuing visas to Haitian nationals... But wait... "Not more than 25 visas per month, except in exceptional cases." that's what the minister said.

Haiti Immigration Update -- Haitian Immigrants in Canada who feared being deported back to Haiti can now rest easy... The Trudeau government has decided NOT to deport Haitian and Zimbabwean nationals back to their homeland...

Haiti Immigration/Emigration Update -- A top Dominican immigration official revealed 4,800 Haitians have been repatriated to Haiti since 14 August 2015... Compare that to 8 Cubans, 4 Iraqis, 2 Colombians, 1 Italian, 1 German and 1 Dutch repatriated to their respective countries...

Haiti Immigration/Emigration News -- The Haiti Ministry of the Interior released a note Wednesday reminding all foreigners on Haitian soil to renew their residence permits ASAP since, according to Haitian Law, It is ONLY valid for one fiscal year, from October 1 to September 30... Mezanmi O! Pak La Fèmen... LOL...

Good News for Haitians living in the US with TPS - The Department of Homeland Security just added an 18-months extension to the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for all Haitians living in the United States, The extended designation is effective Jan. 23, 2016, through July 22, 2017...

Breaking News -- The Dominican Republic is carrying out Mass deportations in the middle of the night... At Midnight Wednesday, 21 Haitians were dropped off at the Jimani-Malepasse border, 5 men, 8 women, 8 children including 4 newborn babies born in the Dominican Republic...

Haiti-Dominican Repatriation Update -- Reports are coming in from every corner of the Haiti-Dominican frontier about Haitians who were living in Dominican Republic returning home, many voluntarily, others are forced to leave...

As of Monday, some 3,500 people from Haiti and Zimbabwe who have been rejected as refugees lose all status in Canada... About 500 people marched Sunday afternoon in Montreal in support of people facing deportation to Haiti and Zimbabwe.

There is a big constitutional issue in Haiti over Nationality and I think some very smart people are confusing "Nationality" with "Citizenship"... QUESTION: Do Haitians loose their Nationality when they become a U.S. Citizens?