Chile's Visa Requirements Halt Haiti Influx, Ask for Skin Color
A Haitian man works at a building under construction in Santiago, Chile, on Nov. 10, 2016.
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Chile’s new visa requirements are making life harder for Haitians wanting to emigrate to the South American nation, and their impact has been immediate.
After almost 50,000 Haitians came to Chile in the four months through October, Chile imposed a visa requirement on all Haitians visiting the country as of April 16. As a result, tourist arrivals from Haiti dropped to 28 from April 16 to 18, compared with 215 in the week earlier period.