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Not exempt from criticism yesterday began the period of processing of 10,000 humanitarian visas for Haitian citizens with relatives residing in Chile who are interested in entering the country.
From Opposition and Migrant Associations accused of discriminatory treatment and excess of bureaucracy, since they claim that this requirement does not apply to migrant workers. other countries .
Something the government has come to defend today.
The idea of the process is to reunite the families, so that spouses, civil cohabitants and children of Haitians living in the country can participate.
To access this humanitarian visa, those who have their immigration status in good standing must write a certified letter and their parent will have to contact the Office of the International Organization for Migration , located in Port-au-Prince (Haiti).
The next step is to prove that he has no criminal record to undergo a health check guaranteeing not to carry a "disease" contagious infectious "and to pay for the processing of these documents.
A process that has been described as discriminatory by some sectors of the opposition, which was rejected by the Minister of the Interior, Andrés Chadwick .
In this sense, the Chancellor Roberto Ampuero defended the obligation to submit a health certificate for those who are interested in filing in our country.
An opinion that castigated his predecessor in power, Heraldo Muñoz who pointed out that it is not effective to require this type of documents from all foreigners.
The Social Director of the Jesuit Migrant Service, Pablo Valenzuela pointed out that this type of process with excessive bureaucracy encourages irregular migration.
Meanwhile, the process of unification of Haitian families that has started yesterday will cost about $ 100 per person. ona, about 65,000 Chilean pesos, and annually it will have a ceiling of 10,000 visas.
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