Haiti

Government advisories

• ☐ United States: level 4/4 — Level 4: Do Not Travel
• ☐ United Kingdom: level 4/4
• ☐ Canada: level 4/4 — Avoid all travel

Health notices

• ☐ Diphtheria in Haiti (level 1)
• ☐ Global Measles (level 1)

Entry requirements

☐ Haiti allows citizens from most countries to stay visa free for 3 months.

☐ Passport valid 6+ months beyond your stay

Practical

• ☐ Plug type A/B, 110V — bring an adapter if yours differs
• ☐ Drives on the right
• ☐ Emergency (police): 114
• ☐ Emergency (ambulance): 116
• ☐ Emergency (fire): 115
• ☐ Money: The Haitian gourde is the currency of Haiti, denoted by the symbol "G" (ISO code: HTG). Although merchants are required to quote prices in gourdes by law, virtually everything is priced in "dollars" — not US but Haitian dollars, equivalent to 5 gourdes. This practice is a holdover from the US occupation of Haiti in the early 20th century, during which the gourde was pegged at G5 to the US dollar.

Before you go

General trip-prep, not specific to Haiti — the same short list applies anywhere.

• ☐ Register with your embassy's traveler program if one exists
• ☐ Check your passport's validity and blank-page requirements on your destination's official entry-rules page
• ☐ Photograph/screenshot your passport, visa, and travel insurance documents
• ☐ Download offline maps for your destination
• ☐ Confirm your bank/card issuer knows you're traveling
• ☐ Check whether your phone plan needs a travel add-on or a local SIM