Cruise Ship Visitors - Is A Passport Required?

Honduran law requires Americans entering Honduras to have passports. As of Feb 08, however, Honduras is waiving passport requirements for Americans for cruise ship passengers unless the passenger's trip originates or ends in Honduras.

Immigration Requirements for Prolonged Stays in Honduras

If you plan to stay in Honduras more than 30 days, you must pay to have your visa renewed.  The fee for visa renewal keeps rising.  The current fee is:  L 400 (Lempiras) per person per month.  The immigration office is just east of Casa Warren's, the major grocery store in Coxen Hole. 

Visitors that do not have residency must leave Honduras every 90 days for three days (as of Mar 07 ) or pay a substantial fee to waive the requirement.  The amount of time that nonresidents are permitted to stay in Honduras before leaving keeps being reduced by the government.  The continual reduction in allowable visit time is probably intended to generate more revenue for the country since the process of obtaining residency involves paying Honduran lawyers substantial fees.

Visitors leaving Honduras must pay about $38.71 per person (as of Apr 2012). The cost is less for Honduran citizens and Honduran lawmakers are exempted from paying the Honduras departure tax.

Honduran Minors Travelling from Honduras

Any Honduran citizen under 21 years old must have a parental authorization letter to leave the country. Immigration will stop you at the airport if you do not have this letter.

Visa Requirements for Entering Honduras

Only the citizens from the following countries (names in Spanish) are required to get visas prior to entering Honduras. A 30 day visa is granted to all others upon entry.

1. Azerbalyán
(Azerbaijan)
2. Benin
3. Bhután
4. Burkina Faso
5. Burundi, República de
6. Bolivia (Diplomáticos-exentos)
7. Cabo Verde
8. Camboya
9. Camerún
10. Chad
11. Comoras
12. Costa de Marfil
13. Djibouti
14. Dominica
15. Egipto, República Árabe de
16. Filipinas
17. Gabon
18. Gambia
19. Georgia
20. Granada
21. Guinea
22. Guinea Bissau
23. Guinea Ecuat.
24. Guyana
25. Jamaica
26. Kazakhstán
27. Kenya
28. Kyrgyzstan
29. Kiribati
30. Lesohto
31. Malawi
32. Maldivas
33. Marruecos, Reino de
34. Mauricio
35. Mauritania
36. Micronesia (Estados Federales.)
37. Moldova, República de (Moldavia)
38. Myanmar
39. Namibia
40. Nauru
45. Niger
46. Palau
47. Papua Nueva Guinea
48. Perú
49. República Centroafricana
50. Roanda (Rwanda)
51. Samoa
52. Senegal
53. Serbia y Montenegro (Antiguamente República Federativa de Yugoslavia)
54. Seychelles
55. Suriname
56. Swazilandia
57. Tailandia Tanzania, República Unida de
58. Tayikistán
59. Togo
60. Tonga
61. Túnez
62. Turkmenistán
63. Uganda
64. Uzbekistán
65. Zambia
66. Zimbawe
67. Afganistán, Estado Islámico
68. Albania
69. Angola, República de
70. Argelia
71. Armenia
72. Asmara Eritrea
73. Bangladesh, república Popular de
74. Bosnia y Herzegovina, República de
75. Botswana
76. China, República Popular
77. Congo
78. Congo, República Democrática de
79. Corea, República Popular Democrática de ( Corea del Norte)
83. Cuba
84. Eritrea (Estado de, Asmara)
85. Etiopia
86. Ghana
87. Haití
88. Indonesia
89. Irak, República de
90. Irán, República Islámica del
91. Jordania, Reino Hachemita de (Diplomáticos-exentos)
92. Laos, República Democrática Popular de
93. Líbano
94. Liberia
95. Libia Popular y Socialista (Jamahirya Árabe Libia )
96. Malí
97. Mongolia
98. Mozambique
99. Nepal
100. Nigeria, República Federal de
101. Omán
102. Pakistán, República Islámica de (Diplomáticos-exentos)
103. Sierra Leona, República de
104. Siria, República Árabe de
105. Somalia, República Democrática
106. Sri Lanka, República Socialista Democrática de
107. Sudán, República de
108. Timor Oriental
109. Vietnam
110. Yemen
111. Autoridad Palestina, Portadores de pasaporte u otro documento de viaje válido extendido por Autoridad Palestina
112. República Árabe de Saharaui Democrática.

The Honduran Embassy website has missing numbers, so contact your Honduran Embassy to confirm there are not other countries. Travel-Roatan assumes no responsibility for the accuracy of this information. Honduran authorities are the actual authorities.

Consulate General of Honduras
1528 K St NW
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 737-2978

Honduras Residency

Several types of residency are offered.

• Rentista (one who lives on interest of bonds, dividends, etc) -
  Monthly income must be 2,500 USD.  Cannot include income due to employment.
• Investor - Must invest 50,000 USD or more in Honduras and meet other requirements.
• Retiree - Must have 1,500 USD monthly foreign income and convert that into Lempiras.  Allows duty free importation of personal items including a car.
• Special - Includes students, missionaries, aid workers, etc.  Proof of status is required.

A Honduran lawyer is very useful in getting Honduran residency.  The process can be time consuming and frustrating.  The current wait for residency can be 3-6 months.  It can be longer if you do not get a good lawyer.  Make sure you use a reputable lawyer.

Renewing Honduras Residency

The annual missionary residency renewal requires the following:

1. Carta de Trabajo (work letter)

This is a signed letter from the director of the sponsoring mission or school stating your function in the mission or school.  It must be stamped with an official mission or school stamp.

2. Dependency Letter

A lawyer must draft and a notary must authenticate this letter stating your family members are financially dependent on you. 

3. Copies of Your Resolucion

A government document given to you when you obtained your residency.

4. Copies of the Certificacion Documents

A government document given to you for each family member when you obtained your residency.

Residency renewal costs about $20 per person per year.

Pets

Immigration certificates ($75) for pets must be signed by the certified veterinarian, Dr. Santiago Soto in Coxen Hole, phone 9909-0595.

Fishing Dory from the Garifuna Village Rio Esteban