Ministry of Foreign Relations releases historical of visas to Haitians in the past years

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Minister of Foreigns Relations, Roberto Alvarez / Presidency

The Dominican Republic has issued a total of 1,354,187 visas to Haitian citizens at its consulates in Haiti over the past four government terms from 2009 to 2024, averaging more than 300,000 visas per four-year period, Diario Libre reports.

According to data shared by the Ministry of Foreign Relations (Mirex), the breakdown of visas issued during each government term is as follows:

• 2009-2012: 314,581 visas (President Leonel Fernandez)

• 2012-2016: 342,536 visas (President Danilo Medina)

• 2016-2020: 387,771 visas (President Danilo Medina)

• 2020-2024: 309,299 visas (President Luis Abinader)

The data indicates that the lowest number of visas issued occurred during the most recent term, 2020-2024 of President Luis Abinader, with 309,299 permits granted.

Yearly averages for visa issuance during...

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80 k does not seem like that much per year to me considering other statistics such as hospitalizations, births in hospitals and children in schools and all the banana workers, 22k alone.

When did they stop issuing visas?