{"id":263229,"date":"2023-01-08T06:00:39","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T11:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=263229"},"modified":"2023-01-07T17:05:54","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T22:05:54","slug":"us-embassy-in-cuba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba-usa\/us-embassy-in-cuba\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Embassy in Cuba clarifies it does not process applications for new program"},"content":{"rendered":"

The United States embassy in Havana clarified this Friday that it does not process requests to enter the United States within the framework of the new plan announced this Thursday by President Biden.<\/span><\/p>\n

Entry permits will exclusively be processed electronically through the page <\/span>set up for this purpose.\u00a0<\/b><\/a> And very important: the requested information must be filled out by the sponsors in the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n

The new policy grants a two-year stay in the United States to Cubans, Venezuelans, Nicaraguans and Haitians as long as they have a sponsor who is responsible for their expenses in that period of time.<\/span><\/p>\n

The clarification of the diplomatic headquarters, a State Department source explained to <\/span>OnCuba<\/b>, is due to the fact that a rumor has circulated on the island that the procedures begin at the embassy. \u201cNo way. The statement is clear,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Biden: southern border closed to Cubans, Nicaraguans and Haitians<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n