How come haiti did not mention on the special caricom visa for this year?

The "L" Word

Due to Haiti's economic situation, Haitians are much more likely to illegally immigrate to another country (as is the case with Haitians arriving in Bahamas and the Turks & Caicos Islands). Other CARICOM members do not want to take these chances while the international rugby championship is being played in the region.

Haiti only requires visas for citizens of four countries: People's Republic of China, Colombia, Panama, and the Dominican Republic. All other citizens are allowed to visit Haiti for up to 90 days.

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Haiti is a member of CARICOM. The special visa countries do not include Haiti, but that doesn't mean tourists can't visit it. It is not difficult to get a visa for Haiti, US citizens don't even need visas to visit for up to 90 days.

http://www.caricomimpacs.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=48&Itemid=33

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The nine world cup host countries and Dominica, which form a single CARICOM domestic space for ease of movement, imposed a common visa on Haiti along with a number of countries because of concrns about human trafficking and terrorism.

â€œWe see this as an opportunity for human trafficking which we are against and so this is the reason why Haiti in particular is involved in this," said St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas told journalists at the end of the issue came up at the 44th meeting of the OECS authority in Antigua late last week.

Douglas said that Jamaica and Dominica had specifically called on the imposition of a CARICOM visa on the grouping's 15th member.

I think the situation with Haiti is not so much a terrorist threat but it is the continued trafficking of humans and we have to be concerned about that because this also allows for that opportunity to take shape and this is something that we condemn, this is something that we will do all in our power to prevent,â€ Douglas said.

But while suggesting that the restrictions against Haiti may be needed, Douglas described such steps against Cuba as unfortunate.

â€œ Cuba has done quite a bit with the Caribbean countries, we have excellent relationships. I think it is not possible to measure the enormous support that we have received from Cuba in terms of our own human resource. But the situation with Cuba is not even as a similar situation to letâ€™s say, to European countries.â€œ

â€œWhat we are doing with Cuba is mainly a processing procedure.â€

The visa restrictions are slated to come into effect on February 1 and will require citizens of non-exempted countries who wish to travel throughout the Caribbean during the stipulated period are required to have a visa.

CARICOM said its primary intention was to guard against terrorism but it was also seeking to stamp out human trafficking during the games.

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