From your country
Your USCIS forms, from Haiti
Haitian documents, USCIS boxes. Your name in French or Kreyòl, your department and your CIN, each in its place.
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Your name on the form
The same name is spelled differently in French and in Kreyòl. On the form it goes as your passport carries it.
Hyphenated compound given names, such as Jean-Baptiste or Marie-Ange, are one single name. Do not split them across two boxes.
In Haiti one single family surname is carried. That is the one that goes in “Family Name (Last Name)”.
An old certificate may carry one spelling and your passport another. Copy the passport’s and note the other one.
Write your name the same way on every form. A surname that changes from page to page raises questions.
The “State or Province” box
USCIS asks for a “state or province”. In your country that level is called a department.
In Haiti, “State or Province” means your department: Ouest, Artibonite, Nord, Sud, Nippes.
Port-au-Prince sits in the Ouest department. That box takes Ouest, not the city.
Communes and communal sections belong on the address line. They are not departments.
The department’s name is written in French on official documents. Copy it that way into the box.
USCIS mails you at the address you write down. Check it before you sign.
The ñ, the accents and your passport
Your passport reads “ÉTIENNE” at the top and “ETIENNE” in the machine lines. The box takes the top one.
We print on your form exactly what you type. Accents do not disappear on their own.
Your national ID is not your A-Number
The CIN and the NIF are Haitian. Neither of the two is your A-Number.
The A-Number comes from USCIS, not from your country. It appears on the papers USCIS has sent you.
Where do I find my A-Number →If you are outside the United States
We prepare your form, you print it, sign it by hand and mail it. Being abroad does not change that.
We publish no consulate address, phone number, hours or appointment rule. The State Department handles those.
If your question needs a lawyer
We do not give legal advice and we do not decide your case. We tell you where to look for a licensed attorney or an accredited representative.
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