Thursday, 9 February, Alex Jospitre, the Consul General of Haiti in Suriname, met with the new Foreign Minister of the Republic of Suriname, Mrs. Yldiz Pollack-Beighle, who was accompanied by her advisers.

Discussions focused on several important topics :

- The obstacles Haitian Nationals who applied for temporary residence or a visa are facing in Haiti following the closing of the Consulate General of the Republic of Suriname in Port-au-Prince https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-18637-haiti-flash-temporary-closure-of-suriname-consulate-in-haiti.html

- The many challenges our Compatriots, who recently migrated to Suriname on a tourist card, are facing daily, as well as the proper approach to address several incidents that occurred in the past year to avoid their repetition in the future ;

- The enhancement of the collaboration and communication between the Consulate and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as well as all other Government entities providing services to the local Haitian Community for a better and more coherent assistance ;

- The major difficulties faced by Haitian Nationals who applied for Temporary Residence and were later told, without any further explanation or information, that many of the original documents of their civil status registry (included in their files) just vanished following a fire that erupted in a building of the Ministry of Justice and Police in Paramaribo back in 2015 ;

- The undeniable benefits of an eventual conditional adjustment of the immigration status of the Haitian Nationals in difficulty in Suriname and the delicate involvement such adjustment would require from the Parliament and the Ministry of Justice and Police for its implementation.

Both Parties however agreed that if these Haitian Nationals would become lawful workers in Suriname they would boost considerably productions in certain key areas and subsequently increase exportation and tax revenues while decreasing certain prices in the country.

After an hour of exchanges, considered fruitful and instructive by both parties, Yldiz Pollack-Beighle undertook to transmit to the President of the Republic of Suriname the highlights of these discussions and to discuss in a timely manner with the Consulate of Haiti the many challenges faced by Haitian nationals in Suriname.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-18637-haiti-flash-temporary-closure-of-suriname-consulate-in-haiti.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-18549-haiti-flash-suriname-visa-mandatory-for-haitian.html

SL/ HaitiLibre