Following the demonstration Thursday, March 10 in front of the Embassy of Haiti in Santo Domingo of Haitian university students claiming their passport entrusted to the Embassy of Haiti to obtain their student visa https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-36148-haiti-flash-visa-for-haitian-students-in-the-dominican-republic-still-suspended.html Ambassador of Haiti Smith Augustin said Friday, March 11 "I understand the reaction of students because the passport is the key document for their activities abroad [...]" specifying however that "The decision to grant visas to Haitian university students depends on the Dominican Government."

Augustin assured the students that the situation has not been resolved [at the Dominican level] for lack of will or commitment, but that the decision is in the hands of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Mirex). Recalling that during his brief meeting with President Luis Abinader on February 27, he told him about the situation of Haitian university students.

Adding that the issue is on the agenda of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, during his meeting with Luis Abinader in Chile, on the sidelines of the inauguration of President-elect Gabriel Boric.

Recall that last February Roberto Álvarez the Dominican Minister of Foreign Affairs declared that the political and governmental situation in Haiti made it impossible to move forward in discussions on bilateral issues, such as the possible reinstatement of the special visa program for Haitian students as discussed in Argentina with Haitian Chancellor Jean Victor Généus

For her part, Raquel Peña, the Vice President of the Dominican Republic assured that the Dominican authorities concerned were working for the issuance of visas for Haitian students who pursue their studies in the country. She affirmed that the Dominican Government has always provided students with all the necessary support and that "this time will not be different", promising that the process will be accelerated so that all students of Haitian nationality not only finish this semester, but until upon graduation.

To be continued...

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-36148-haiti-flash-visa-for-haitian-students-in-the-dominican-republic-still-suspended.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-35787-haiti-politic-haitian-student-visas-in-the-dominican-republic.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-35246-icihaiti-dominican-republic-traffic-of-student-visas.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-35153-haiti-flash-suspension-of-haitian-student-visas-in-the-dominican-rep-clarification.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-35150-haiti-news-zapping.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-34458-haiti-flash-200-first-dominican-visas-issued-to-haitian-students.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-33683-haiti-flash-visa-applications-for-haitian-students-approved-by-the-dominican-authorities.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-33269-haiti-flash-towards-a-visa-for-more-than-2-800-university-students-in-dr.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-33662-haiti-flash-a-special-visa-for-haitian-university-students-in-the-dominican-republic.html

SL/ HaitiLibre