Haitian passport
| Haitian passport | |
|---|---|
| Issued by |
 Haiti |
| Type of document | Passport |
| Purpose | Identification |
| Eligibility requirements | Haitian citizenship |
The Haitian passport is issued to citizens of Haiti for international travel.
To obtain a Haitian passport, one must be a Haitian citizen and furnish proof thereof. The Haitian Constitution does not allow people who were born in Haiti but who later changed their nationality to obtain Haitian passports.[1]
Physical appearance
The front cover is dark blue in color and bears the Coat of arms of Haiti embossed in silver. and 'Republic of Haiti Passport in Haitian Creole and French, the two official languages of the state.
History
Between 1937 and 1942, a Haitian passport and Haitian citizenship could be obtained without visiting the country.[2] About 100 Eastern European Jews used this method to escape Europe.[3] At about this time, United States officials became aware of a 'passports for sale' racket carried out with the complicity of the Haitian government. In return for a substantial loan from a Swiss bank, 100 genuine signed passports were made available for sale in Germany, reportedly for $3,000 each.[4]
In 2011, the launch of biometric or epassports was announced.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Consulat Général de la République D'Haïti à New York, Passports. Retrieved January 2009
- ↑ Hitler's man in Havana: Heinz Lüning and Nazi espionage in Latin America By Thomas David Schoonover, p.131. University Press of Kentucky, 2008. ISBN 0-8131-2501-4
- ↑ The Virtual Jewish History Tour: Haiti, Ariel Scheib, retrieved January 2009
- ↑ Schoonover, Thomas David (2008). Hitler's man in Havana: Heinz Lüning and Nazi espionage in Latin America. University Press of Kentucky,. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-8131-2501-5. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
- ↑ Haiti-Technology: New passport and border control. HaitiLibre 08/20/2011.
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1 A) Includes Crown Dependencies, British Overseas Territories, and former British plantations, crown colonies, colonies, protectorates, protected states, mandates, trust territories and other British possessions. 2 Open border with Schengen Area. 3 Russia is a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. The vast majority of its population (80%) lives in European Russia, therefore Russia as a whole is included as a European country here. 4 Turkey is a transcontinental country in the Middle East and Southeast Europe. Turkey has a small part of its territory (3%) in Southeast Europe called Turkish Thrace. 5 Azerbaijan and Georgia (Abkhazia; South Ossetia) are transcontinental countries. Both have a small part of their territories in the European part of the Caucasus. 6 Kazakhstan is a transcontinental country. Kazakhstan has a small part of its territories located west of the Urals in Eastern Europe. 7 Armenia (Nagorno-Karabakh) and Cyprus (Northern Cyprus) are entirely in Southwest Asia but having socio-political connections with Europe. 8 Egypt is a transcontinental country in North Africa and Western Asia. Egypt has a small part of its territory in Western Asia called Sinai peninsula. 9 Partially recognized. 10 Not recognized by any other state. 11 Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China 12 The Soviet Union was a transcontinental country located in Eurasia
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