Immigration: Haiti

General information, not legal advice. Data as of October 14, 2026

Visa line

Haiti does not have its own column. If you were born in Haiti, you use the rest-of-the-world column ("All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed").

Family (Final Action Date / Date for Filing):

Employment: EB-1 C / C; EB-2 01APR25 / 15MAR26; EB-3 15JUN24 / 01AUG24; other workers 01JUN22 / 01JUL22; EB-4 and religious workers 15DEC22 / 01JAN25, but the part for religious workers who are not ministers expires December 11, 2026 unless Congress extends it.

If you and your spouse immigrate together (cross-chargeability):

• If your spouse was born in a country with a longer line (for example, Mexico in the family categories), your spouse can use the Haiti column. For that, you both must get the green card in the same case, as the principal applicant and the accompanying spouse.
• It does not apply if you are already a citizen or resident and you petition for your spouse: in that case, your spouse's country of birth counts.

Which chart USCIS uses: in November 2026, USCIS says to use the "Dates for Filing" chart for family and employment cases if you apply for a green card inside the U.S. This changes every month.

Full visa suspension for Haitians (Proclamation 10998):

• Proclamation 10998 (Federal Register, 90 FR 59717) has been in effect since January 1, 2026. For Haiti, it continues the full suspension that started on June 9, 2025, with Proclamation 10949.
• What it suspends: all immigrant visas (the green card requested from outside the U.S.) and all nonimmigrant visas, such as tourist, student or temporary work visas.
• Since January 1, 2026, there is no longer an exception for spouses, children and parents of U.S. citizens, or for adoptions. The State Department says children being adopted by U.S. citizens may qualify for a national interest exception.
• Your Haitian relative who is outside the U.S. can submit the application and go to the interview, but the visa may be denied even if their date is current.
• Who it applies to: Haitians who were outside the U.S. on January 1, 2026, and did not have a valid visa that day. Visas issued before that date are not canceled.
• Who it does not apply to: permanent residents (green card); dual nationals traveling on the passport of a country that is not on the list; certain diplomatic visas; athletes at major sporting events; special visas for U.S. government employees; and cases approved one by one for national interest.
• It does not limit applying for asylum, refugee status or other protections. It also does not apply to people who already received asylum or entered as refugees.
• The proclamation is about visas and entering the country. Its text does not mention applying for a green card inside the U.S. (adjustment of status).
• It has no end date. The government reviews it every 180 days. As of today, there is no new proclamation that changes the rules for Haiti.

Where immigrant visas are processed:

• The U.S. Embassy in Nassau (Bahamas) is designated for immigrant visas for people who live in Haiti. If your relative has an open case, check with the National Visa Center (NVC) where their interview will be.

State Department pause (January 2026):

• Starting January 21, 2026, the State Department stopped issuing immigrant visas to people from a list of 75 countries that included Haiti. Because of a court order, that pause has not been in effect since August 21, 2026. Even so, the full suspension under Proclamation 10998 continues.

USCIS pause for people from certain countries:

• USCIS had put "on hold" the pending applications of people from the countries in those proclamations, including Haiti.
• In June 2026, a federal court in Rhode Island canceled that pause. In August 2026, a federal court in California ordered USCIS to decide those applications in the normal way.
• USCIS says it disagrees, but that it follows those orders while the cases continue. This may change.

Careful: a current date does not mean you can apply for a green card inside the country. And if you are in the U.S., talk to a lawyer or accredited representative before you leave the country.

Official sources: State Dept. · Visa Bulletin Nov. 2026 ↗ · Federal Register · Proclamation 10998 ↗ · State Dept. · Visa suspension (P. 10998) ↗ · State Dept. · 75-country visa pause ↗ · USCIS · Visa Bulletin filing charts ↗ · State Dept. · 9 FAM 503.2 ↗ · Federal Register · Proclamation 10949 ↗ · State Dept. · Haiti immigrant visas in Nassau ↗ · USCIS · Hold policies and court orders ↗ · Federal Register · Proclamation 10998 ↗

TPS

What happened:

• Haiti had TPS since 2010, after the earthquake. The last designation ran until February 3, 2026 (89 FR 54484).
• In 2025 the government published several notices to shorten and end TPS for Haiti. The last one was published in the Federal Register on November 28, 2025 (90 FR 54733), with an end date of February 3, 2026.
• On February 2, 2026, a federal court in Washington, D.C. (case Miot v. Trump) put that termination on hold.
• On June 25, 2026, the Supreme Court (Mullin v. Doe, together with Trump v. Miot) reversed that hold. It said the law does not let judges review these terminations on claims that are not based on the Constitution, and that the Haitian plaintiffs' discrimination claim was not likely to succeed.
• USCIS says TPS for Haiti ended on July 27, 2026. Its TPS Haiti page is now archived.
• Today there is no re-registration and no way to apply for TPS for Haiti.

Your work permit:

• USCIS says work permits in category A12 or C19 issued under TPS for Haiti are no longer valid.
• USCIS also says employers must recheck (Form I-9) anyone who showed one of those permits, and cannot keep employing a person who does not show another current work permit.
• This is only about TPS work permits. If you have a work permit in another category, this does not change it.
• When TPS ends, you go back to the status you had before, or to another status you got while you had TPS, if that status is still valid.

The court case:

• The Miot v. Trump case is still open in the court in Washington, D.C. In August 2026, after the Supreme Court's decision, the case went back to that court.
• Dates in this case change often. If you want to know how it is going, ask a lawyer or an accredited representative.
• Today no court order brings back TPS for Haiti.

What to do if you had TPS:

• Do not use a TPS work permit that is no longer valid.
• Talk soon with a lawyer or an accredited representative. Check whether you have another immigration path, such as a family petition, an employment petition or asylum.
• If you plan to apply for asylum, check the deadlines. USCIS says that having had TPS can "stop the clock" on the one-year deadline to apply for asylum, if that year had not already run out. But the federal rule (8 CFR 208.4) says you must file within a reasonable time after your TPS ended. TPS for Haiti ended on July 27, 2026: talk to a lawyer or an accredited representative as soon as possible. Each case is different.
• Do not let other applications or permits you have expire. If you have a case in immigration court, go to all your hearings.
• No one can "renew" or "bring back" TPS for Haiti today. If someone promises it to you for money, it is a scam.

Careful: USCIS says only a lawyer or an accredited representative of an organization recognized by the Department of Justice can give you legal advice.

Official sources: USCIS · TPS for Haiti (archived) ↗ · USCIS · I-9 Central: Haiti TPS ends ↗ · Supreme Court · Mullin v. Doe (2026) ↗ · Federal Register · TPS end (90 FR 54733) ↗ · Federal Register · 2024 TPS (89 FR 54484) ↗ · eCFR · 8 CFR 208.4 (asylum deadline) ↗

Parole

What CHNV parole was:

• It let people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, with a sponsor in the U.S., enter with parole for up to 2 years. They could apply for a work permit (category C11).

What happened to CHNV:

• The government ended the program with a Federal Register notice of March 25, 2025 (90 FR 13611).
• The notice said that parole that had not expired would end on April 24, 2025, unless there was a different individual decision. It also said DHS would revoke work permits based on that parole.
• A federal court in Massachusetts put parts of the notice on hold in April 2025. The Supreme Court lifted that hold on May 30, 2025. On September 12, 2025, the First Circuit Court of Appeals canceled the Massachusetts court's order (case 25-1384).
• Today no court order brings back that parole. The notice says that people who already got another legal status or another basis to stay do not have to leave the country because of that notice.

Haitian Family Reunification Parole (HFRP):

• Since 2014, HFRP let certain U.S. citizens and permanent residents request parole for family members in Haiti, so they could come before their immigrant visa was available. Since August 2023 it used a modernized process.
• The government ended HFRP and the other family reunification parole programs with a Federal Register notice of December 15, 2025 (90 FR 58032).
• The notice said that parole that had not expired would end on January 14, 2026. It did not end if the person had filed an I-485 by December 15, 2025, and it was still pending, or if there was a different individual decision.
• On January 24, 2026, a federal court in Massachusetts put on hold the part of the notice that ended, ahead of time, parole and work permits already granted (case 25-cv-10495).
• USCIS says it follows that order: the termination letters it sent are not in effect and can be disregarded while the order lasts. The order does not change the original end date of your parole.
• The government appealed to the First Circuit Court of Appeals (case 26-1314). The case is still open, and this may change.
• The notice says DHS also ended the processing of pending cases. Today there is no way to apply for HFRP.

What to do if you came with CHNV or HFRP:

• Check your USCIS online account (myUSCIS) and keep any letters you receive.
• Talk soon with a lawyer or an accredited representative. If you have another pending application or a case in immigration court, keep it up to date and go to all your hearings. If you plan to apply for asylum, also ask about the deadlines.
• No one can "renew" or "bring back" CHNV parole or HFRP today. If someone promises it to you for money, it is a scam.

Official sources: Federal Register · CHNV end (90 FR 13611) ↗ · Federal Register · HFRP end (90 FR 58032) ↗ · USCIS · HFRP parole and court order ↗ · First Circuit · Case 25-1384 (CHNV) ↗ · USCIS · CHNV: Massachusetts court order ↗ · USCIS · CHNV: Supreme Court stay ↗

DACA

The rules are the same for Haitians as for any other country.

• USCIS still renews DACA and its work permits.
• It accepts new requests but does not process them. Paying for one today does not give you DACA.
• Your current DACA and work permit stay valid until they expire.
• Renew 120 to 150 days before it expires. Cost: $85 (I-821D) + $470 online or $520 on paper (I-765) = $555 or $605. There is no fee waiver. Only very limited fee exemptions exist, and USCIS must approve them before you file; see uscis.gov/DACA.
• There may be changes in Texas; check the USCIS page (uscis.gov/DACA).

Official sources: USCIS · DACA (renewals) ↗ · USCIS · Form I-765 fees (G-1055) ↗ · USCIS · Form I-821D fees (G-1055) ↗

Consulates and appointments

• Haiti has 7 consular offices in the U.S., according to the official directory of its Ministry of Foreign Affairs (mae.gouv.ht): the Embassy in Washington, D.C., 5 consulates general (Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Miami and New York) and a consulate in Orlando.
• Each office has its own official website ending in .gouv.ht. For example: ambetatsunis.gouv.ht (Embassy), cgmiami.gouv.ht (Miami) and cgnewyork.gouv.ht (New York). The Embassy's old site, haiti.org, now sends you to ambetatsunis.gouv.ht.
• States each office serves, according to their websites:
• Embassy (Washington, D.C.): Alaska, Arizona, North Carolina, South Carolina, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Maryland, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia.
• Boston: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire and Connecticut.
• Miami: Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
• Atlanta: Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi and Texas.
• Orlando: Central Florida.
• Chicago says it serves 27 states in the Midwest and on the Pacific coast, without giving the list. New York does not publish its list.
• Some lists overlap (for example, Tennessee appears in three). Before you go, confirm with the office closest to you.
• Appointments: each website has a system to book an appointment online ("Prendre rendez-vous"). The Embassy says an appointment is required for most services and that forms are given at the office.
• The Embassy says its fees may change without notice. Before your appointment, confirm the cost and how to pay at +1 202-332-4090 or amb.washington@diplomatie.ht.
• The Ministry also lists honorary consuls in some U.S. cities, but it says they cannot issue or renew passports.

Careful: book appointments only on the official websites ending in .gouv.ht. Do not pay middlemen.

Official sources: Haiti MFA · Consulate directory ↗ · Haitian Embassy · Services and appointments ↗ · Miami Consulate · States it serves ↗ · Haitian Embassy · Consular fees ↗ · Haitian Embassy · States it serves ↗ · Atlanta Consulate · Official site ↗ · Boston Consulate · Official site ↗ · Chicago Consulate · Official site ↗ · New York Consulate · Official site ↗ · Orlando Consulate · Official site ↗ · Haitian Embassy · Book an appointment ↗

If a relative is detained

• Look for them at ice.gov/locator with their A-number and country of birth (Haiti), or with their full name, date of birth and country of birth.
• If they do not show up, ICE says to call the appropriate local ERO (Enforcement and Removal Operations) field office.
• Your relative can ask that their consulate be notified. Haiti is not on the State Department's list of countries that must always be notified.
• The Embassy and consulate websites offer "Services Migratoires" (immigration services): they say they help locate a detained relative and make communication with the authorities easier.
• To ask for that help, have ready your ID, your relative's full name, date and place of birth, their Haitian passport (if they have it) the place of detention (if you know it) and the contact details of a relative in Haiti or in the country where they live.
• The Embassy lists these assistance lines: Embassy (240) 641-0359 or (240) 641-0361; Atlanta (404) 438-2738; Boston (617) 375-9217; Chicago (872) 360-2753; Miami (305) 897-0891; New York (347) 862-9192; Orlando (407) 987-0540. If no one answers, call your consulate's general number.
• Look for a lawyer or an accredited representative soon. On uscis.gov there is a list of accredited representatives and free or low-cost legal services.

Official sources: ICE · Locating a detained person ↗ · State Dept. · Mandatory consular notification ↗ · Haitian Embassy · Services Migratoires ↗

Passport and documents

• New price: since October 5, 2026, a Haitian passport requested abroad costs $150 for adults and $125 for minors. This comes from a Circular Note of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs published on the Embassy and consulate websites.
• Some old haiti.org pages still show other prices ($125 and $100). They are no longer current.
• The passport is valid for 10 years for adults and 5 years for minors under 18. Any change of data needs a new, fully paid application.
• What to bring: the form (given at the office); your original Haitian birth certificate (the Embassy asks for the one from the National Archives, new blue-and-red model); 2 color photos on a white background; a valid ID; and your old passport if you are renewing or, if you lost it, a declaration of loss or a police report (confirm when you book).
• Minors: also an authorization signed by the father, the mother or the guardian. The Embassy's fee table lists the parental authorization at $50; ask whether it applies to you.
• The Embassy says the passport takes 4 to 6 weeks.
• In an extreme emergency, the Embassy can give a "feuille de route" (travel certificate) to go to Haiti. It is valid for 1 month and one trip only, and you cannot come back to the U.S. with it.
• National ID card (CIN): the Embassy says it helps you get or renew it from the U.S. It asks for your original Haitian birth certificate, a photo on a white background, the form, your Haitian passport (valid or expired) and proof of where you live. Its fee table lists the CIN at $0, but the service page lists processing fees: confirm the cost. The time depends on processing in Haiti.
• Birth, marriage or death certificates: the Embassy takes requests. Its fee table lists the birth certificate at $40. The time depends on the archives.
• Legalization: Haiti is not part of the apostille convention, so documents are legalized. To use a U.S. document in Haiti: first a notary, then the Secretary of State of your state, then the U.S. Department of State and, last, the Haitian consular office. The Embassy charges $50 per legalization.
• Neither the passport nor the CIN gives you immigration status or a work permit in the U.S.

Careful: before you leave the U.S. to do paperwork in another country, talk to a lawyer or an accredited representative.

Official sources: Haitian Embassy · Fees (Oct. 2026) ↗ · Haitian Embassy · Passport, CIN, records ↗

Children born in the U.S. and nationality

• Haiti's 1987 Constitution (article 11) says that a person born to a Haitian father or a Haitian mother has Haitian nationality of origin, if that father or mother was born Haitian and had not renounced their nationality when the child was born.
• An amendment to the Constitution, published in Le Moniteur (Haiti's official gazette) on June 19, 2012, removed articles 13 and 15 of 1987. Article 13 said Haitian nationality was lost, among other reasons, by becoming a citizen of another country. Article 15 said dual nationality was not accepted.
• Since that amendment, article 12 says no Haitian can claim their other nationality inside Haiti.
• If you have questions about your case (for example, if you became a U.S. citizen), ask your consulate.

To register your child at the consulate (and get a Haitian birth certificate), the Embassy asks for:

• the valid Haitian passport of the father or the mother;
• the parents' marriage certificate, if they are married;
• the child's U.S. birth certificate, with a French translation.

Also:

• The Embassy's current fee table has no line with this process's name. It lists "Transcription" at $150 and the birth certificate at $40. Ask your consulate which one applies to you before you pay.

Official sources: Haiti CEP · 2012 constitutional amendment ↗ · Haitian Embassy · Fees (transcription) ↗

If you return to Haiti

• The State Department's travel advisory for Haiti is Level 4 ("do not travel"), because of crime, kidnapping, terrorism, unrest and limited health care.
• The State Department says the U.S. government has an "extremely limited" ability to provide emergency services to U.S. citizens in Haiti, and that there are no U.S. airline commercial flights to Port-au-Prince.
• It also says all travelers to Haiti must register on the iKat electronic entry and exit form at least 72 hours before they arrive.
• Haiti's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has a confidential form on mae.gouv.ht for Haitians with TPS in the U.S. who want support to go back to Haiti or move to another CARICOM country ("TPS — Programme de retour et de relocalisation"). The page does not explain what support it gives.
• The U.S. government has the CBP Home app for people without legal status who decide to leave. DHS says it gives a free trip, an exit bonus once you confirm in the app that you arrived, and forgiveness of certain fines for not leaving. DHS has changed the bonus amount several times: check dhs.gov/cbphome. The app is downloaded from the App Store or Google Play.
• If you have a pending asylum application and you leave the U.S. without travel permission (advance parole), the federal rule (8 CFR 208.8) presumes you abandoned your application. And if you leave with travel permission but go to Haiti, the country you say you fled, the same rule also presumes you abandoned it, unless you show compelling reasons for that trip. Talk to a lawyer or an accredited representative before using the app.

Official sources: State Dept. · Haiti travel advisory ↗ · Haiti MFA · Return program for TPS holders ↗ · DHS · CBP Home app ↗ · eCFR · 8 CFR 208.8 (asylum and travel) ↗

Sources: travel.state.gov, fam.state.gov, uscis.gov, federalregister.gov, supremecourt.gov, federal courts (case records), ecfr.gov (8 CFR), dhs.gov, ice.gov, mae.gouv.ht (Haiti's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship), ambetatsunis.gouv.ht and the consulates' gouv.ht websites, Embassy of Haiti in Washington, Haiti's 1987 Constitution and its amendment (Le Moniteur No. 96 of June 19, 2012), HCCH (Hague Conference on Private International Law). Always check the official source before you start a process.

Consulates in the U.S.