Processing of Visas for Haitian Residents 

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Department of State is committed to protecting our nation and its citizens by upholding the highest standards of national security and public safety through our visa process.

We are updating the visa application requirements to support efforts under Executive Order (E.O.) 14161, “Protecting the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats,” to ensure maximum screening and vetting of all visa applicants. 

Effective immediately, the U.S. Department of State will require all non-immigrant visa (NIV) applicants to apply in their country of residence or nationality or at the U.S. embassy or consulate that has been designated to cover their country of residence or nationality, subject to limited exceptions. 

Effective November 1, 2025, the U.S. Department of State will require all immigrant visa (IV) applicants to apply in their country of residence or nationality or at the U.S. embassy or consulate that has been designated to cover their country of residence or nationality, subject to limited exceptions.  

The U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince is currently on Ordered Departure status and U.S. Embassy Nassau is the designated processing post for visa applicants who are residents of Haiti.   

In line with the Presidential Proclamation on “Restricting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats,” the Department of State has fully suspended visa issuance to Haitian nationals with limited exceptions: 

• Certain diplomatic and official visas; 
• Certain immediate relative immigrant visas (spouses, children, and parents of U.S. citizens); 
• Adoptions by U.S. citizens; 
• Immigrant visas for ethnic and religious minorities facing persecution in Iran; 
• Dual nationals applying with a passport nationality not subject to a suspension; 
• Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) for U.S. government employees Afghan SIVs; 
• Participants in certain major sporting events; 
• Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs); and 
• Certain individuals whose travel to the United States would serve a U.S. national interest. 

More information about the policy may be found at: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/adjudicating-applicants-in-their-country-of-residence-aug-28-2025.html