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Residence Permit

HaitiLong-term residence

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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What exact status does accumulated residence lead to?

The official DIE page describes a residence permit for a non-Haitian national, granting the right to remain in Haiti for a stated period. It does not describe permanent residence or an accumulated-residence status.

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Limits of the record
  • The page does not establish an unlimited or permanent status.
  • Opening definition
    Le permis de séjour est un document qui est octroyé à tout citoyen ne jouissant pas de la nationalité haïtienne lui concédant le droit de demeurer sur le territoire haïtien pour une durée donnée.

What qualifying residence period is required and when does the period begin?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm a qualifying residence period or when it begins.

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  • No years, start date or qualifying-period rule is stated.
  • Opening definition
    Le permis de séjour est un document qui est octroyé à tout citoyen ne jouissant pas de la nationalité haïtienne lui concédant le droit de demeurer sur le territoire haïtien pour une durée donnée.

Which types of residence count fully, partially or not at all where the official rules specify this?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm which types of residence count fully, partially or not at all.

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Limits of the record
  • No counting, partial-credit or exclusion rule is stated.
  • Opening definition
    Le permis de séjour est un document qui est octroyé à tout citoyen ne jouissant pas de la nationalité haïtienne lui concédant le droit de demeurer sur le territoire haïtien pour une durée donnée.

What absence/continuity rules affect accumulation of the qualifying residence period?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm absence or continuity rules affecting the qualifying residence period.

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Limits of the record
  • No absence or continuity rule is stated.
  • Opening definition
    Le permis de séjour est un document qui est octroyé à tout citoyen ne jouissant pas de la nationalité haïtienne lui concédant le droit de demeurer sur le territoire haïtien pour une durée donnée.

What other major conditions apply, how is the status obtained, and what renewal, document-validity, retention or loss rules matter?

The applicant must write a reasoned request, provide a passport copy, employment or sponsor letter, medical certificate issued within 30 days, photographs, last-entry boarding-pass copy, birth certificate with French translation, Haitian bank certificate showing at least 7,500 gourdes or US$200, and a recent criminal record from the country of origin; attend an interview, complete the application form and pay 5,000 gourdes by certified cheque payable to the public treasury. The official source does not state permit validity, renewal or loss rules.

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Limits of the record
  • Validity, renewal and loss rules are not stated.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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