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Required for any foreign national travelling on a non-Haitian travel document who intends to work in Haiti - including missionaries, teachers, business people, retirees and students who take up employment.

Issued by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour (Ministere des Affaires Sociales et du Travail - MAST), Avenue Charles Sumner, Port-au-Prince (tel +509 2519-0042 / +509 2940-0928). Every person travelling on a non-Haitian travel document who intends to work in Haiti must obtain a work permit, independently of the visa-free entry policy. Applied for in person in Haiti; no online application exists. Most nationalities still enter Haiti visa-free and then obtain the work permit plus a residence permit for stays beyond 90 days. Fee not published on an official source.

Issued on diplomatic passports and UN laissez-passer at the request of the institution for which the applicant works.

Required documents: visa application letter from the relevant institution, valid diplomatic passport, two color passport photos. Issued on diplomatic passports or UN laissez-passer. Fee details not published on official page - contact Embassy of Haiti (+1 202-332-4090).

Issued on official passports at the request of the institution for which the applicant works.

Issued on official passports. Required documents: visa application letter from the relevant institution, valid official passport, two color passport photos. Fee details not published on official page - contact Embassy of Haiti (+1 202-332-4090).

~$38

Long-stay permit for foreign nationals (non-Haitian citizens) who wish to reside in Haiti beyond the 90-day visa-free entry period.

Issued by the Direction de l'Immigration et de l'Emigration (DIE), 171 Avenue John Brown, Lalue, Port-au-Prince. Fee is 5,000 gourdes (approx. US$38) payable by cheque to the public treasury. Required documents include a passport bio-page copy, an employer/sponsor letter guaranteeing support and repatriation, a medical certificate issued within 30 days, two colour photos, a copy of the entry card from last arrival, a birth certificate (French translation), a Haitian bank attestation (minimum 7,500 gourdes / US$200), and a police record from the country of origin. Applied for in person; a written request explaining the reasons for the stay and an interview are required. No online application.