On tour in Chile since May 30 to learn about the situation of Haitian migrants in irregular migratory situation, Guy André Junior François Minister of Haitians Living Abroad (MHAVE) met on May 31 with Andrés Chadwick , the Chilean Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Chile, on the regularization of Haitian nationals and the measures taken by the Haitian Government to help these compatriots in difficulty in Chile.

According to Alvara Bellolio, the Chilean Director of Immigration estimates that approximately 45,000 Haitians in irregular migration situations are already enrolled in the regularization program set up by the Chilean Government to obtain temporary residence; Recalling that the Haitian Government must facilitate their access to administrative documents (certificates of good life and morals, among others) to regularize their status in Chile https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-24405-haiti-flash-chile-granted-2-131-visas-to-venezuelans-and-2-to-haitians.html

During a visit to the Embassy of Haiti in Chile, Minister François met Chargé d'Affaires Carl Benny Raymond and a few Haitians in particular, including Richard Joseph (who became a hero in Chile) who saved in November 2017, the life of a woman who had just jumped from the 9th floor of a building by receiving her in his arms https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-22800-icihaiti-flash-a-haitian-catches-a-chilienne-fallen-from-the-9th-floor.html and the fellows of a competition organized in Haiti by the Chilean Agency for International Cooperation for Development with the support of the Embassy of Chile in Haiti and the Ministry of Planning.

François took advantage of his stay in Chile to visit in Santiago the Haitian diaspora of 3 municipalities with a strong community: Quillicula, San Cristobal (Bellavista district of Santiago) and Estacion Central.

Minister François will be back in Haiti this Sunday, June 3rd.

See also :

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-24530-icihaiti-argentina-signature-of-a-bilateral-sports-cooperation-agreement.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-24516-icihaiti-diaspora-minister-francois-in-argentina-and-chile.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-24405-haiti-flash-chile-granted-2-131-visas-to-venezuelans-and-2-to-haitians.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-24387-haiti-social-the-number-of-haitian-migrants-to-chile-drops-by-62.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-24055-haiti-flash-chile-requires-a-visa-for-haitians.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-23276-haiti-flash-nearly-105-000-haitians-arrived-in-chile-in-2017.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-22252-haiti-flash-haiti-and-chile-very-close-to-a-diplomatic-incident.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-21709-haiti-social-mass-arrival-of-haitian-migrants-chile-preoccupied.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-18331-haiti-social-stampede-of-thousands-of-illegal-haitians-in-chile.html

HL/ HaitiLibre