International Living's overview of visas and residency in Nicaragua Visa and Residency Requirements in Honduras Learn more about visas in Honduras in IL Postcards. Visas in Honduras If you are traveling to Honduras as a tourist, you will need a valid passport, but NO visa if you are a citizen of the United States, Argentina, Chile, Guatemala, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Panama, Peru, Uruguay, Great Britain, Ireland, Holland, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Japan, El Salvador, and several other countries. (Inquire at the nearest Honduran consulate.) If you are a citizen of a country not on the list, you will need to ask for a visa through a consulate. If you're traveling to Honduras by car, you will need to show documents for the car as well as a valid driver's license. You will receive a 30-day circulation permit that you can, in fact, extend for up to six months. Honduras does not require any immunizations. However, U.S. public-health Departments normally recommend a tetanus booster (good for ten years), Hepatitis A and B shot, and typhoid shot. Also, you are advised to take an antimalarial drug, such as Aralen (chloroquine) or Larium (mefloquine), which you would normally begin taking before you depart and continue taking for several weeks after you return home. Call your local public-health department for details. Residency in Honduras Getting your retirement residency card: Before heading off to seek your retirement paradise in Honduras, you must gather the proper paperwork and head to your nearest Honduran Consulate. It takes about two weeks to apply. To apply for residency, you will need the following:
? Your passport, valid for at least one year from the date of your application
? Your birth certificate
? Your police record showing you are in good standing with the law
? A health certificate All of these documents must be authenticated by the secretary of state in the state where the document is issued, the U.S. Department of State Authentication Office, and the nearest Honduran Consulate. You will also need the following:
? Six passport-size photos
? An application for residency, which must be completed and signed before the consul and submitted along with a payment of US$150 per person
? A sworn statement declaring that you do not belong and did not belong at any time in the past to the Communist Party (This must be signed in the presence of a consul officer and submitted along with a payment of US$50 per person.)
? A sworn statement declaring that you will abide by the laws of Honduras, to be signed in the presence of a consul officer and submitted with a payment of US$50 For each document processed through the consul office, be prepared to pay a US$50 charge, which will bring the cost to about US$400 per person. You can also get a residency permit with the help of a local lawyer. Learn more about visas in Honduras in IL Postcards.
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