Haiti

Visa requirements for Haiti depend on which passport you hold. Check the Traveller visa tool to see whether your passport needs a visa and, if so, how long you can stay.

November–March is the cooler dry season. Citadelle Laferrière (a UNESCO World Heritage fortress built by the world's first Black republic — one of the most extraordinary structures in the Americas) and the Palace of Sans-Souci in the north are the primary historical sites. Check current security advisories carefully before planning any visit.

• Modest dress throughout

• Haiti was the first free Black republic in history — the Haitian Revolution (1791–1804) was the only successful slave revolt to lead to national independence, defeating Napoleon's army
• The Citadelle Laferrière is one of the great military monuments in the Americas — built at 900m altitude by 20,000 workers after independence to defend against French re-invasion
• Haitian art, music (kompas, rara), and Vodou (a genuine spiritual tradition, not the Hollywood caricature) are extraordinarily vibrant
• The 2010 earthquake (316,000 dead), the 2021 earthquake, the 2021 presidential assassination, and ongoing gang violence are successive crises that have devastated Haiti — engage with great empathy

• CRITICAL: Haiti's security situation is extremely dangerous — check your government's current advisory. Large portions of Port-au-Prince are controlled by armed gangs. The UN Security Council authorised an international security support mission in 2023.
• LGBTQ+ activity is not criminalised; public attitudes are conservative