Flights to Haiti won’t be starting any time soon; visas to come to the U.S. are on hold
US imposes new Russia sanctions, targeting alleged Chinese suppliers<br/>Travelers who have been been waiting to fly in and out of Haiti’s volatile capital ever since international flights were canceled on March 4 shouldn’t make any travel plans before May. U.S.-based commercial carriers are still staying out of Port-au-Prince. American Airlines, which had announced it would restart its daily service on Wednesday between Miami International Airport and Port-au-Prince’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport, is now saying that the earliest its flights may resume is May 2. Fort Lauderdale-based Spirit Airlines, which flies into both Port-au-Prince and Cap-Haïtien in the north, says all of its flights into Haiti remain canceled until further notice. Meanwhile, JetBlue Airways says it’s still looking at May 15 for the resumption of flights between Port-au-Prince and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International and John F. Kennedy International airports. The ongoing flight cancellations come as armed gangs continue to create panic in Port-au-Prince with heavy gunfire. The violence has left many people stranded and few options for escaping. Sunrise Airways is flying to Miami from Cap-Haïtien, charging more than $900 for a one-way ticket. High ticket costs and limited travel options are not the only obstacles facing Haitians wishing to get a respite from the capital’s violence and uncertainty. On Monday, the U.S. State Department announced that its won’t be processing requests for immigrant and non-immigrant visas unless it’s a life-and-death emergency, with proof of travel plans, until further notice. Haitians seeking to get a visa to visit the United States will need to continue to wait or go to a U.S. embassy or consulate outside of Haiti. To do the latter, an applicant would have to first write to the U.S. embassy or consulate in the country they plan on visiting to ask that their visa application be transferred from the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince for consideration. Applicants should be able to legally travel to the country in question and be prepared to stay there until their application is processed.<br/>
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Flights to Haiti won’t be starting any time soon; visas to come to the U.S. are on hold
US imposes new Russia sanctions, targeting alleged Chinese suppliers<br/>Travelers who have been been waiting to fly in and out of Haiti’s volatile capital ever since international flights were canceled on March 4 shouldn’t make any travel plans before May. U.S.-based commercial carriers are still staying out of Port-au-Prince. American Airlines, which had announced it would restart its daily service on Wednesday between Miami International Airport and Port-au-Prince’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport, is now saying that the earliest its flights may resume is May 2. Fort Lauderdale-based Spirit Airlines, which flies into both Port-au-Prince and Cap-Haïtien in the north, says all of its flights into Haiti remain canceled until further notice. Meanwhile, JetBlue Airways says it’s still looking at May 15 for the resumption of flights between Port-au-Prince and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International and John F. Kennedy International airports. The ongoing flight cancellations come as armed gangs continue to create panic in Port-au-Prince with heavy gunfire. The violence has left many people stranded and few options for escaping. Sunrise Airways is flying to Miami from Cap-Haïtien, charging more than $900 for a one-way ticket. High ticket costs and limited travel options are not the only obstacles facing Haitians wishing to get a respite from the capital’s violence and uncertainty. On Monday, the U.S. State Department announced that its won’t be processing requests for immigrant and non-immigrant visas unless it’s a life-and-death emergency, with proof of travel plans, until further notice. Haitians seeking to get a visa to visit the United States will need to continue to wait or go to a U.S. embassy or consulate outside of Haiti. To do the latter, an applicant would have to first write to the U.S. embassy or consulate in the country they plan on visiting to ask that their visa application be transferred from the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince for consideration. Applicants should be able to legally travel to the country in question and be prepared to stay there until their application is processed.<br/>
