While I completely agree with you, and I hold a passport that is probably one of the best for travelling, I had some similar experiences. I really just wanted to mention that racism is the wrong term. Europe doesn't now race or care about race in paperwork. But all of Europe is pretty great on "nationalism" I guess would be the best term?

I've always suspected you were a notorious criminal…
Now it's confirmed and official. LMAO…!!!

It sucks. And governments only make the problem worse. Visa's should be FREE and processed in 1 week or less.. It should NOT cost people to comply with visa laws.

But sadly, the world seems to be headed in the other direction. There are more and more restrictions on travel, more and more red tape. More and more worthless bureaucracy.

Is the Orca attacking sailboat rudders problem, a worry south of Spain?

Understand that visas are political and also a money grab. If Canada, for instance states anyone from Morocco needs a visa to enter, you can bet that Morocco will do the same. I agree it is crazy but mainly a money grab.

Is it systematic racism or is there something political with Haiti that is the problem?

Love you Kika!

With the government of Haiti being sort of a mess right now, will you be able to renew your Haitian passport when it gets close to expiration time?

How absurd and how frustrating

European and American (mainly the U.S.) Has treated Haitians like sh!t ever since they freed themselves from slavery. The crime of being Haitian is the crime of saying you're a human being deserving of freedom and then grabbing for freedom for themselves.

Is it racism…or is it two politically unfriendly nations? I'm asking because I trully do not know. It would be shameful in 2022 if they were not letting you in base solely on your skin color.

When you say everybody should just be able to freely cross borders without any bureaucracy, it tells me how immature you are. Grow-up kika.

Kika the future is Africa Asia and Latin America. North America and Europe the supposed " First World " as apposed to the " Third " has had its day.

We all live on this one planet and yet we are not one.
Foolish stupidity.

You would not want to live in Haïti nor could you with your current lifestyle. And no we cannot open borders to just anyone , because just like the north africans going to France and commiting crimes left and right , it would be the same if we let haïtiens in. It is the way it is. These people do not want to better their lives in their own countries, it is a fact… You are different because you chose another life, and a productive life, and we do appreciate you and the work you do. Please, don't talk about things you dont know about , and you don't know what's going on in this world. Just like many other youtubers, you guys are so far from réality… Stay in your world, it is à better world.
Cheers.

Go to France and ask for political asylum. They'll give you a 10 year permit by the time you get naturalized…. That might be your best bet because France and Haïti have a long time relation.

Don't quite get it … what's wrong with having a Haitian passport? Why are Haitians not welcome but Canadians are? (I'm Canadian btw)

Haiti and St. Lucia are both supposedly member-states of CARICOM, so visiting for a well-known traveler shouldn't have been a problem.
If it's worth the while, verifying visa-free travel within CARICOM with a lawyer could straighten-out potential issues. Best of luck.

Yes, I have crossed that runway on foot myself. 2 yrs before the pandemic. But I told they are digging a tunnel under it.

I find it incredible that she thinks she's a victim. Millions of people around the world would give anything to travel around the world full time on a boat, without ever having to work for anyone and make hundreds of thousands of dollars in tips a year.
It's not because you're black Kika, it's because you have a Haitian passport. She could easily apply for American citizenship, and get an American passport, and not have this problem. We live in the age of millionaire victims, and she is one of them.

Maybe you just have been found guilty of being wonderful.

Waaaaa. We feel your pain. I am a Colombian citizen married to a Dutch citizen. We have been married for 10 years and have moved around a lot; being nomadic makes bureaucracy hard. A few years ago, my husband got sick and needed to return to Holland; I couldn't get a resident visa based on marriage. It took us two years to figure out how to get me to move to the Netherlands, and it was not because we were married. Best of luck with your travel and bureaucracy difficulties.

Don't be so jumpy!
A visa for Portugal it is a Schengen visa and has to go through a certain process.
Probably it was a human error or a computer malfunction . Do not make it political, you are making a big mistake.
You should insist too rectify , because you might have problems entering any country in the Schengen space, if just your first name, last name or the birthday match with a woman with a criminal record.
DO NOT MAKE THE MISTAKE TO JUMP IN THE WRONG CONCLUSION.

Spain uses the same Computer System and verifying procedure as Portugal and any other country in the Schengen space.

It is very sad indeed, but as far back you go in time, it never was and your great-great-great grand children will never get to know it either. Our world has not evolved for the better instead it is sliding to the worst.

Kika, I agree with your sentiments'. May your travels bring you Peace as your and Dan's videos, bring us.

So…just because you were born in another country(3rd world according to "who ever
") you get discriminated against. That sucks! Why do you eg. from UK get to travel to my country and it's a-o-k…while I can't travel to your country? The system is so wrong!!!

Come sail in BC for a couple of years. You could live aboard in Vancouver or Victoria. There is work for architects and project managers in BC.

Sadly we are living the time, where there is so many wars. One of them smack middle of the Europe, where countries are facing with real threat of getting invaded by rogue nations. Not to mention global terrorism threat is always up and to top it off is insane amount of refugees. This type of thing won't happen at least not our lifetime, if it ever does. I personally would put the wheel to move to get Canadian password. It opens quite a lot of doors for you.

You're doing it all wrong. You need to hire a coyote, strap ten pounds of fentanyl to your back, and just avoid going into immigration offices altogether. It seems to work for illegals crossing America's southern border – why not give it a try in Portugal?

Time for Kika to become a CANADIAN CITIZEN! And no doubt, would become an Outstanding New CITIZEN as the many who have gone before her which include my Grandparents! Of course, there would be some Canadian bureaucratic hoops jump through!

Frustration personified in a real life situation. I feel you. Stay strong, free, happy and healthy my friends. 🌞🌴⛵️

Kika, as an English person I’m glad you were able to stay in Gibraltar with no issues.

I’m hoping Portugal was just a temporary mistake which will be resolved.

Dan & Kika, I'm so sorry to hear the problems you are having. My wife, Jacqlin, and I also look forward to the day when there is no longer any kind of prejudice, no visas and no borders. I have sent you an IM on Instagram explaining exactly what I mean by that. Best wishes to you both! Terry Cannon from Hood River, Oregon, USA

Wow, we are so very sorry to hear the verdict from Portugal! My bf and I are there right now, near Lisbon. We did our first solo sailing from Azores to here so we totally get the missing each other! Very cool that Dan got to see Orcas and that they did not give you the unfriendly greeting they are now famous for (u had enough already with Portugal…). Our goal is also to spend some time in the Med. However, our priority now is to know where to spend the winter and figure out how long we can stay in Portugal, since apparently by having an American passport, currently we are automatically allowed to stay until Dec. 30th. Silly how bureaucracy works so randomly… lucky for us this time, but just so ridiculously unfair for you guys. Great ending to this episode; very powerful words that hopefully come true! Btw, you might particularly enjoy Trevor Noah's book titled *Born a Crime*. The audio, narrated by him, is pretty awesome. Anyways, Enjoy Gibraltar and good luck with your repair projects! Love your adventures. Best to u both, Vero & Diego

Countries will always have visas. Haitian immigrants could just flood into whatever country they want without them. Unfortunately you're being treated as if you're a poor person with no money to their name and will just drain the system of resources. It's a very unfortunate system but it's reality we live in.

Hi you all, yes, sailing around the world in cruisers can be frustrating and then throw in racism, you sure have to have a lot of patience and savvy. Love to see those rolling ocean waves. Kiki you're so cute and pretty. Dan, I'm not ignoring you, you're a pretty good looking chap. Fun to watch you both maneuver your way around towns to see the sights. Sorry about the sail. Well I've talked enough here so take care and catch you both next time. Bye now.

It's a crazy world

While I don't disagree with the overall concept of your rant, concerning the visa, it is simply a fact of life and ALL countries have restrictions to cross their borders. Canada has very similar restrictions to Portugal as far as criminal backgrounds or offenses. US Citizens are turned away every day at the Canadian border due to some offense from years before, that equate to a criminal offense in Canada. The biggest difference when entering a country via a border crossing or airport is the number of people. Generally only a 10-15% get throuough scruitiny "IF" they cause any suspicion. With a sailboat, entering a port – there are only one or two people on board, which means you get a 100% review. As far as the mistaken identity part, again it's an unfortunate part of life. In the US, I know of at least three other people with my name. Fortunately, none of them are criminals which helps me, however with some names like a Jones or Smith (for instance), their could potentially be hundreds of people with your same name. Immagrations and customs enforcment only has limited time to review any given visa request once you arrive at the border and they generally don't have time to do thourough investigations to overturn suspicions, so unfortunately people get turned away. Some countries that do have historically significant numbers of criminals or drug problems will tend to get inspected more closely. I've followed you for several years and love your adventures, good luck with the visas and hopefully you can find a solution to the "passport / visa" issues. If you do, let us know.

If you ran a developed prosperous country you wouldn’t allow Haitians to visit without a visa either. You would also make the hoops comparatively easier for a Canadian to jump through. The reasons for this are obvious and nothing to do with racism but everything to do with push pull factors and wanting your country to remain functioning prosperous place. If you let Haitians in easily you will get a lot of Haitians. If you get a lot of Haitians your country will end up like Haiti. No one wants this.

It’s definitely disappointing, but so good to see your optimism ❤

We your viewers and subscribers already knew you were a criminal Kika, because you are guilty of stealing our hearts.

As much as I like watching sailing videos by Uma, I don't believe Portugal or any other country for that matter that would of rejected Kika is to blame for. Borders and rules for each country vary, but in general the concept is the same – protect their country. Just like Kika said, marrying a Canadian doesn't grant you automatic citizenship – it is a process that all of us (immigrants) went through to get as a privilege. I think this video is geared towards an easy way out of a situation, which isn't the case in real world. Drop sailing around the world, go to Canada or any other country that will be willing to accept you, live there for a few years and prove that you worthy of them giving you citizenship. That's how it works in real world. You want to be a nomad and get citizenship in a country as you travel along the way – I don't think that's right or fair nor does it work like that in real world.

As a portuguese, I was looking forward to watch videos of you two travelling across my loved nation!😢
Apologies for the acefalous mess we are right now. 😞 Wish you all the best!

I've hurd that orcas are getting together and attacking rudders for some reason. Be careful out there . Apparently the sea life is getting a anti social