{"id":203288,"date":"2019-07-30T14:31:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-30T18:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=203288"},"modified":"2019-07-30T14:31:00","modified_gmt":"2019-07-30T18:31:00","slug":"canada-reinstates-some-consular-processes-in-cuba-according-to-canadian-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba\/canada-reinstates-some-consular-processes-in-cuba-according-to-canadian-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada reinstates some consular processes in Cuba, according to Canadian media"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Canadian Embassy in Havana will reestablish some visa and biometric services starting August 1, according to a <\/span>story published<\/span><\/a> by the Canadian CBC News<\/em> website.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to this media, Cuban residents could once again obtain the fingerprints and photos necessary for the applications at the embassy, \u200b\u200bas well as leave passports and collect visas in the building located in Havana.<\/span><\/p>\n

In early May, Ottawa <\/span>suspended<\/span><\/a> services such as visa and permanent residence processing in Havana and announced that the Canadian embassy in Mexico would assume most of these services.<\/span><\/p>\n

For this reason, Cuban applicants for permanent residence in Canada will still have to travel outside Cuba for any required medical checkup or interview.<\/span><\/p>\n

The staff at the Canadian embassy in Cuba was also drastically reduced since January this year, after several officials presented symptoms such as dizziness, nausea and headaches, as a result of the mysterious incidents that have also affected U.S. diplomats and that the Trump administration has described as <\/span>“attacks.”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Cubanos en Canad\u00e1 piden a Trudeau reconsiderar visados en La Habana<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n