Immigration

Haiti is launching a new program to register Haitian immigrants who live without documentation in the Dominican Republic, Turks and Caicos Island, and "other countries where Haitian immigrants live..."

Direktion general imigrasyon nan Sen Domeng (DGM) fè konnen ke yon pat depote pyes Haitien aprè sa kite pase nan Neyba-a.... Dapre otorite yo, 172 Haitiens te mande èd yo pou yo te retounen nan peyi yo, Haiti, volontairement...

As you are probably aware, officials from Haiti and the Dominican Republic met in Venezuela for talks regarding the Sept. 23 ruling by the Dominican Republic's Constitutional Court to strip Domincans of Haitian decent off their citizenship... So what came out of that meeting? Here's what I know...

Let me ask you a question: How simple (or complex) is it for an average Haitian citizen living in Haiti to apply for a Haitian Passport for the first time? What exactly do you need? How much does it cost? Some people seem to think it is not that simple... Is it???

There is an online petition to CARICOM Secretary-General Irwin LaRocque about the ruling to deny citizenship to thousands of children, women and men of Haitian origin in the Dominican Republic by Concerned Caribbean Citizens

Do you know any Haitians living Brasil? Are you Haitian Living in Brazil? How is it over there? --- Many people have been asking me if I know how it is for the Haitians Diaspora in Brazil. I know in life there is always good news and bad news. What do you now about life for Haitians in Brazil? Good... Bad... Tell us...

Not enpotan: Chak ayisyen ki ta vle vini nan peyi Repiblik Dominikèn ta dwe li atik sa anvan li pran desizyon final la.. Se yon konsèy men se pa yon obligasyon...

Can you be DEPORTED to Haiti even if you were not born there? YES YOU CAN! --- The other day, a good of friend of mine told me a story about a young man, born in The Bahamas, who was deported to Haiti... Unbelievable? Believe it... He was scheduled for deportation from the United States, The Bahamas refused to receive him although he was born there, so they sent him to Haiti...

Men yon nouvel nan boush yon bos mason Haitien ki ap viv St-Doming: "Yo komanse revoke yon paket haitien ki t-ap travail, ki pa gen viza... Imigrasyon fin fou nan lari-a ap depote moun... M-tande si yo jwenn yon ingenie St-Doming k-ap travay ak yon Haitien ilegal, y-ap fe-l peye 300,000 peso..."

Amnesty International says the Dominican Republic should not implement a Constitutional Court ruling that could leave hundreds of thousands of Dominicans of foreign descent (mostly Haitians) stateless. If implemented in this way, the ruling would violate the Dominican's Republic human rights obligations.