How do I get a Haitian green card?

To apply for a Green Card, they must file Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, and pay the filing fee once their visa is available. No fee waiver is available.

Does Haiti accept dual citizenship?

Haiti’s national gazette, Le Moniteur, indicates that dual citizenship was legalized in Haiti in June 2012, when the 1987 constitution was amended to remove the prohibition against the holding of foreign citizenship by Haitians (19 June 2012, 7).

Is Haiti Immigration open?

Yes. The U.S. Embassy in Haiti has resumed all regular business. The embassy is issuing all types of visas including new non-immigrant and immigrant visas for Haitian nationals. The Embassy is also providing services to U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents.

How can an immigrant become a resident?

You can become a permanent resident several different ways. Most individuals are sponsored by a family member or employer in the United States. Other individuals may become permanent residents through refugee or asylee status or other humanitarian programs. In some cases, you may be eligible to file for yourself.

How can I bring someone from Haiti to the United States?

You must file an application with USCIS and have prior approval from Department of Homeland Security and the State Department before your relatives can leave Haiti and enter the United States. DHS has stated that Haitian nationals without proper documentation will be returned to Haiti.

Is a marriage in Haiti recognized in the US?

Generally, any marriage entered into between two U.S. citizens in another country is recognized as valid in the U.S. as long as the union was legal when and where performed. This means that as long as any issues that would invalidate the marriage at home (underage, incapacity, bigamy, blood relatives, etc.)

How do I become a Haitian citizen?

BY NATURALIZATION: Haitian citizenship may be acquired upon fulfillment of the following condition: Person has resided within Haiti for a continuous period of five years. DUAL CITIZENSHIP: NOT RECOGNIZED. Exception: Child, born abroad to Haitian parents, who acquires the citizenship of the country of birth.

What is the Haitian currency?

Haitian gourde
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How long does it take to become a permanent resident?

You can expect the processing time for permanent residence to be more lengthy than most other visas. According to USCIS, an application for permanent residence (Form I-485) will take anywhere from 6 months to 33 months to process.

How do you become a citizen of Haiti?

Under the constitution, Haitian nationality can be obtained by descent or naturalization (Citizenship Laws of the World 2001). Simply being born in Haiti does not automatically confer Haitian citizenship (ibid.).

Can a Haitian immigrant get a green card?

Green Card for a Haitian Refugee Under the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act (HRIFA), enacted by Congress on Oct. 21, 1998, certain nationals of Haiti who had been residing in the United States could become permanent residents (get a Green Card).

Where can I apply for a Haitian passport?

This includes missionaries, teachers, businessmen, retirees and students. Applications for this document can be made in Haiti at the Direction de l’Immigration, located at Avenue John Brown, in Port-au-Prince (downtown).

What is the Haitian family reunification parole program?

The Haitian Family Reunification Parole (HFRP) Program was established in 2014 to allow certain eligible U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to apply for parole for their family members in Haiti. If granted parole, these family members could come to the United States before their immigrant visa priority dates became current.