Entry restricted

Entry to the United States for citizens of Haiti

Entry to the United States is currently restricted for citizens of Haiti. Rules can change, so check with the destination’s embassy before you travel.

For citizens of Haiti: the passport opens 13 countries visa-free; Port-au-Prince — Washington, D.C.: ≈ 2,310 km, about 3.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

Entry restricted

Can I travel to the United States without a visa on a Haiti passport?

Entry to the United States is currently restricted for citizens of Haiti. Check the rules with the embassy before you travel.

United States visa rules at a glance

With a Haiti passport you can visit 13 countries visa-free, 28 with a visa on arrival and 54 with an e-visa; 101 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Haiti passport ranks 184th of 199.
Haiti passport: visa-free access to 13 countries; United States passport: 112.
Citizens of Haiti and the United States can travel together visa-free to 11 countries, for example: Grenada, Angola, Palestine, Kiribati, Micronesia, Seychelles, Taiwan, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong.
Citizens of the United States, in turn, don’t need a visa for Haiti. Haiti visa for citizens of the United States

Travelling to the United States: good to know

Port-au-Prince — Washington, D.C.: about 2,310 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −5 hours.
Local time: Port-au-Prince 12:00 — Washington, D.C. 07:00.
Local currency: US Dollar.
Languages: English.