- Travel Advice
DFAT advice for Haiti
When travelling to Haiti, you should always get travel insurance in case the worst happens. To help you ensure you travel safely, we have included the travel advice from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for Haiti.
| Haiti overall | This Advice is current for Friday, 22 August 2008. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be alert to own security | Exercise caution | High degree of caution | Reconsider your need to travel | Do not travel |
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. The overall level of the advice has not changed.
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- We advise you to reconsider your need to travel to Haiti at this time because of ongoing political instability, lawlessness and high levels of serious crime.
- If you do decide to travel to Haiti, you should exercise extreme caution.
- You should avoid all demonstrations and protests as they have a high risk of turning violent. We recommend you monitor the local media for new safety and security threats.
- Given the unpredictable security situation, we strongly recommend that you register your travel and contact details with us, so we can contact you in an emergency.
- Australia does not have an Embassy or Consulate in Haiti. The Australian High Commission in Trinidad and Tobago provides consular assistance to Australians in Haiti.
- Be a smart traveller. Before heading overseas:
- organise comprehensive travel insurance and check what circumstances and activities are not covered by your policy
- subscribe to this travel advice to receive free email updates each time it's reissued.
