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Cuba’s migration policy updated
• Amendments will come into force on
January 14th, 2013
As part of the work undertaken to update the current
migration policy adjusting it to prevailing
conditions in the present and the foreseeable
future, the Cuban government has decided to forgo
the required Travel Permit as well as the Letter of
Invitation.
Therefore, as from January 14th, 2013, it
will only be necessary to submit the ordinary
passport, duly updated, and the visa issued by the
country of destination, in those cases when it is
required. The ordinary passport will be issued to
the Cuban citizens who meet the requirements of the
Migration Law, as modified in compliance with these
provisions. Such Law will come into effect ninety
days after its publication in the Official Gazette
of the Republic of Cuba.
Those already in possession of an ordinary passport,
issued before this decision is valid, should request
from the corresponding authorities of the Ministry
of the Interior its updating absolutely free of
charge. Likewise, those with a valid Travel Permit
will be able to depart without any additional
procedure.
It has also been decided that Cuban residents
travelling overseas on private affairs will be
permitted to remain there for a period of
twenty-four months, counting from the date of
departure. For a longer stay, they will be required
to obtain the corresponding evidence of extension of
stay from a Cuban consulate.
The updating of the migration policy takes into
account the right of the revolutionary state to
defend itself from the aggressive and subversive
plans of the US government and its allies. For this
reason, those measures aimed at preserving the human
capital created by the Revolution from the theft of
talents practiced by the powerful nations shall
remain in force.
In due course, other measures related to the
migratory issue will be adopted that will certainly
help in the consolidation of the efforts being made
by the Revolution towards the full normalization of
Cuba’s relations with its emigrants.
Today, the Official Gazette of the Republic of Cuba
is publishing the Law Decree of the State Council
modifying the current Migration Law as well as other
supplementary regulations.
Additional information on the procedures required by
the law and other specificities concerning the
country’s migration policy are available to the
people at the Dirección de Inmigración y Extranjería
and its voice message through phone number 2063218;
Portal del Ciudadano Cubano:
www.ciudadano.cu; and the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of Cuba:
www.cubaminrex.cu.
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