A set of Haiti’s old identification cards. Photo credit: TripFoumi Enfo

A new National Identification Card is replacing the version currently in use in Haiti, the Ministry of Justice and Security (MJSP) announced Tuesday.

The ID card that has been in use for years is no longer valid, the officials said in a press statement. They said the new card meets security standards and will allow residents to fully enjoy their civil and political rights.

Residents can get the new card at any branch of the National Office of Identification (ONI), they said. They did not say whether the ONI building recently torched during street protests in Port-au-Prince is back in operation and able to distribute the new cards. Source

Email me at onz@haitiantimes.com
Onz Chery is a Haiti correspondent for The Haitian Times. Chery started his journalism career as a City College of New York student with The Campus. He later wrote for First Touch, local soccer leagues in New York and Elite Sports New York before joining The Haitian Times in 2019.

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  1. Did the MJSP give citizens enough time to get replacement cards? Maybe the old cards should still be valid for a new months or so, at least until most of the population can replace their cards safely.

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