The Embassy of Haiti in The Bahamas is located in Nassau and represents Haiti in the Bahamas, serving Haitian citizens who live in or visit the country.
Contact Details
| Address | Sears Hill, Shirley Street, Nassau, The Bahamas |
| Head of Mission | Dern Jovens Bonhomme, Ambassador |
Opening Hours
The Bahamian foreign ministry’s list of foreign missions and honorary consuls gives no opening hours for the embassy. Call or e-mail before visiting.
Location of the Embassy
Before your visit
- Opening hours: not given in the Bahamian foreign ministry’s list of foreign missions and honorary consuls – call or e-mail the embassy before you go.
About the Embassy of Haiti in The Bahamas
The ambassador is Dern Jovens Bonhomme, according to the Bahamian foreign ministry’s list of foreign missions and honorary consuls. The ministry list gives no telephone number of its own for the embassy: the number shown there, 356-3473, is the Cuban embassy’s.
Do Haitian citizens need a visa for the Bahamas?
Yes. Haiti is on the Bahamian foreign ministry’s list of designated countries whose nationals need a visa to enter the Bahamas (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Bahamas – Who needs visas to enter The Bahamas (designated countries, updated 22 May 2025)).
Other embassies in Nassau
27 other countries are represented in Nassau, among them: Australia (honorary), Austria (honorary), Botswana (honorary), Brazil (embassy), Canada (honorary), Ireland (honorary), Italy (honorary), Jamaica (honorary), Luxembourg (honorary), Monaco (honorary), Netherlands (honorary), Norway (honorary), Portugal (honorary), South Africa (honorary), Sovereign Military Order of Malta (embassy), Spain (honorary), Sweden (honorary), Switzerland (honorary), United Kingdom (high commission), United States (embassy). The full list of all 28 missions is on the overview page for the Bahamas.
Closing days
Public holidays in the Bahamas are New Year’s Day, Majority Rule Day (10 January), Good Friday, Easter Monday, Whit Monday, Randol Fawkes Labour Day (first Friday in June), Independence Day (10 July), Emancipation Day (first Monday in August), National Heroes’ Day (12 October), Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Under the Public Holidays Act, a holiday that falls on a Sunday is kept on the following day, and the Governor-General can move a holiday by order; in 2026 Majority Rule Day and Boxing Day, which fall on a Saturday, are observed on Monday 12 January and Monday 28 December. The embassy may also close on public holidays of Haiti.
Emergency assistance
In the Bahamas, dial 911 or 919 for the police, an ambulance or the fire service (GOV.UK travel advice).
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Details checked on 26 October 2026. Sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Bahamas – Foreign Missions and Honorary Consuls (checked on 26 October 2026), Public Holidays Act, Chapter 36 (Statute Law of The Bahamas), GOV.UK foreign travel advice: Bahamas (getting help), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Bahamas – Who needs visas to enter The Bahamas (designated countries, updated 22 May 2025).
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