An agreement has done between Brazil & IOM Haiti to extend Humanitarian Visa Application Centers for more visa assistance for Haiti people who want a visa for Humanitarian need.
The Brazil Visa Application Centre (BVAC) is a center in Port-au-Prince exclusively dedicated to Haitian citizens applying for special humanitarian permanent visas (VIPER), which aims to ensure a safe, dignified and legal migration channel to Brazil.
The BVAC center was created in 2015 as a mean to increase the processing of humanitarian permanent visas in response to the concern of the growing number of people traveling to Brazil irregularly.
As numerous Haitian migrants were falling prey to migrant smuggling and trafficking networks who promised to help them reach Brazil through what is known as “the jungle route”, the Government of Brazil established mechanisms to enable migrants to obtain visas in countries of origin and transit. Since 2011, Brazil has issued humanitarian permanent visas to Haitians coming to the country, which allows them to work and enjoy the same rights of any other foreigner in a regular situation.
IOM Haiti’s BVAC is the first and currently only Visa Application Center of its kind in the world. Two categories of humanitarian visas are being processed by the BVAC – Special Permanent Visas and Family Reunification Permanent Visas.
