Following a change in U.S. policy, scheduled to take effect on November 1, 2025, requiring Haitian immigration visa applicants to process through the U.S. Embassy in Nassau, Bahamas https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-45699-haiti-flash-us-visa-applications-for-haitians-transferred-to-the-bahamas.html , the Office of Prime Minister Philip Davis announced Friday, September 5, that no Haitians would be allowed to enter the Bahamas for this purpose.

In response, Prime Minister Philip Davis cited the U.S. travel ban on Haitians, announced earlier this year, as the justification for his decision not to admit Haitians to the Bahamas for the processing of U.S. immigration visa applications.

"That the US in June restricted Haitian nationals from entering its borders. Against that backdrop, it said yesterday’s announcement that Haitian immigrant visa applications will be processed at the US Embassy in Nassau "will result in no additional entries to The Bahamas for the purpose of US visa applications. Because US policy fully restricts entry to their country by Haitian nationals, we will not grant entry to The Bahamas for the purpose of applying for a US visa."

SL/ HaitiLibre