Overview
- The State Department cited President Trump's June proclamation restricting entry from 19 countries, including Haiti, in confirming that spectator waivers will not be issued.
- Haitian supporters may submit visa applications and schedule interviews, yet approvals are considered unlikely and national‑interest exceptions are described as very rare.
- Players, immediate family members, coaches, and support personnel remain eligible to enter under major sporting‑event exemptions.
- Haiti qualified this week for its first World Cup since 1974, with the national team staging home matches in Curaçao because of severe violence and instability at home.
- Iran’s fans face the same restrictions under the proclamation, and the tournament draw in Washington on Dec. 5 will guide supporters’ travel plans.