Embassies and Consulates in Haiti

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In most of the countries you will find diplomatic missions, which usually refers to an embassy and/or a consulate. Diplomatic bodies represent other country interests in Haiti, with the aim of strengthening international relations between the states and providing services for their citizens in Haiti.

Embassies and consulates are considered legal territories of their home countries. They are not "foreign territory" but they are protected and considered the property of the country using them, meaning that Haiti does not have jurisdiction over the embassy or consulate of another country.

What is the difference between Embassy and Consulate

The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations international treaty defines the diplomatic mission’s purpose and framework. The various diplomatic missions offer several services and carry out different missions. For example:

  • Embassy: This is the primary diplomatic representation of a country’s government and is headed by an ambassador. An embassy is the main location for a diplomatic presence of one country in another. A country has at most one embassy in another country, and is always established in the capital city of the host country. In the absence of a consulate in a country, the embassy has also a consular section to carry out all the relevant consular services (see below).
  • Consulate General: This is a diplomatic mission, headed by a consul that provides a full range of services such as: issuing passports/visas, keeping birth and marriage records, assisting expats, providing legal information, translations etc. It can be located in any major city of the host country, although often in the capital city (in certain cases, in the same building as the embassy). In major countries and large territories, you often have more than one consulate.
  • Honorary Consulate: It supplements the Consulate to provide a limited range of consular services and is headed by an honorary consul. They help nationals abroad. For example, in the event of a hospital stay, missing person, death, natural disaster or other emergency. They can also issue emergency travel documents and consular declarations for which the applicant is required to appear in person.

NB: You will usually apply for a visa at the Consulate of the country you want to visit. However, if there is no such representation in Haiti, you can apply for a visa at the embassy.

Where to find Consulates and Embassies in Haiti

Not all countries have an Embassy and/or a Consulate as it depends of the political situation, the relationship with the host country, the size of the country, and the number of foreign citizens living there.

In some cases, countries can share representations and you can be assisted by the services of another embassy or consular service to get the information you need.

We recommend you register/contact your country’s embassy at your destination. It is a free service provided by any diplomatic mission and it will allow them to record information about your upcoming trip abroad. It can be used to assist you in case of an emergency.

Registration will also allow you to get routine information from your nearest embassy or consulate, as citizen residing abroad.

Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, hosts 19 embassies.

There are also 43 consulates. All consulates and honorary consulates are located in Port-au-Prince, except for those countries who own an embassy in the capital of Haiti and might have another diplomatic mission outside the capital.

You will find below a list of selected countries (the list is not exhaustive) that have a diplomatic mission in Haiti. The list includes embassies, consulates, honorary consulates and sometimes other official representations for you to be able to get information and services.

Embassies and Main Consulates in Port-au-Prince

France

French Embassy in Haiti

Address: 51, rue Capois, BP 1312, Port-au-Prince
Tel: (+509) 2999 9000
E-Mail: cad.port-au-prince-amba@diplomatie.gouv.fr
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/ambafrance.haiti and https://twitter.com/ambafranceht
Opening hours: From  Monday to Thursday from 8:00 AM  to 4:00 PM, and Fridays from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM

* Emergency number (night, weekends and public holidays): (+509) 3190 4111

The French embassy in Haiti provides reception of the public (consular affairs), register of French nationals established outside France, identity cards and passports, civil status: marriages, births..., other steps (legalization of signature, driver's license...), elections, national service and assembly of French nationals abroad.

Germany

German Embassy in Haiti

Address: 2, Impasse Claudinette, Bois Moquette, HT 6104 Pétion-Ville, Port-au-Prince
Tel: (+509) 2949 0202 / 3477 4701
E-Mail: FORM
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/AuswaertigesAmt/ and https://www.instagram.com/auswaertigesamt/
Opening hours: Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m., and by appointment

The German Embassy in Port-au-Prince does not have a consular service as it work only as a political representation. Therefore, all consular services are provided by the German Embassy in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. Exception: Passport renewal, Attestation and authentication services.

Japan

Embassy of Japan in Haiti

Address: Hexagone 2nd floor, Angle Rues Clerveaux and Darguin, Pétion-Ville, Haiti
Tel: (+509) 3486 6992 / 3849 1459. Only for emergencies
E-Mail: ambjapon@ht.mofa.go.jp
Opening hours: Monday to Friday: 8:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m

The Embassy of Japan in Haiti is reopened from March 6, 2023. However, the consular service remains closed to the public until further notice. Visa issuance and other related consular services will be available at the temporary office located at the premises of the Embassy of Japan in the Dominican Republic.

Temporary office of the Embassy of Japan in Haiti (within the Embassy of Japan in the Dominican Republic)
Address: Av. Winston Churchill #1099 Esq. Andrés Julio Aybar,  Torre Citigroup, Piso 21 Acrópolis Center Ensanche Piantini, Santo Domingo, República Dominicana
Telephone: (+1 809) 567 3365
Telephone (in case of emergency): (+1 809) 763 5167

Russia

Embassy of Russia in Haiti
*The Russian Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela represents Russia in the Republic of Haiti concurrently, as follows:

Address: Quinta "Soyuz", Calle Las Lomas, Las Mercedes, Caracas, Venezuela
Tel: (+58) 212 993 43 95 and 212 993 45 31
E-Mail: venezuela@mid.ru
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/rusembven/

Consulate:
Address: Port-au-Prince Haiti
Email: consrus@dadesky.com
Opening hours: By appointment

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

British Embassy in Haiti

Address: Entre 73 et 75 Delmas, Port-au-Prince
Tel: (+1) 809 472 7111
E-Mail: ukinhaiti@fcdo.gov.uk
Social Media: https://twitter.com/ukincaribbean and https://twitter.com/ukinhaiti

The British Embassy in Santo Domingo provides help to British people in Haiti. The Consular Section operates an appointment-only system in Santo Domingo.
British Embassy in Haiti maintains and develops relations between the UK and Haiti. It also provides limited services to British nationals living in and visiting Haiti.
Their work involves dealing with a wide range of political, commercial, security and economic questions of interest to the UK and Haiti.

USA (United States of America)

Embassy of the United States of America in Haiti

Address: Tabarre 41, Blvd 15 Octobre, Route de Tabarre, Port-au-Prince
Tel: (+509) 2229 8000
E-Mail: acspap@state.gov
Social Media: https://twitter.com/USEmbassyHaiti and https://www.facebook.com/USEmbassyHaiti
Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM

The US representation in Haiti provides a range of consular services such as regular passport applications and renewals, Consular Reports of Birth Abroad (CRBA), and notarial services, assistance on death of a U.S. Citizen and emergency financial assistance, etc.

Honorary Consulates in Haiti

Contact directly the Embassy/Consulate website for more information.
For countries with no consulates or embassies in Haiti, the Honorary Consulates are supervised by diplomatic representations located in other country, often Santo Domingo, in The Dominican Republic for Haiti.

General Consulates in Port-au-Prince