{"id":269881,"date":"2023-05-18T15:25:01","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T19:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=269881"},"modified":"2023-05-18T15:25:01","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T19:25:01","slug":"cuba-eliminates-passport-extension-and-announces-other-immigration-measures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba\/migration\/cuba-eliminates-passport-extension-and-announces-other-immigration-measures\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuba eliminates passport extension and announces other immigration measures"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cuba announced this Tuesday a group of measures to update its immigration policy, outstanding among which is the extension of the validity of the passport to 10 years and the elimination of its extension, as well as the reduction of costs in consulates.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to a <\/span>statement<\/b><\/a>\u00a0by the Foreign Ministry\u2019s General Director of Consular Affairs and Attention to Cubans Resident Abroad, Ernesto Sober\u00f3n, \u201cthe validity of the current passport is extended from six (6) to ten (10) years, for Cuban citizens with sixteen (16) or more years of age,\u201d and is set \u201cat five (5) years for minors.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The requirement to extend passports every two years is also eliminated, and the cost of procedures associated with passports at consulates decreases, according to the communication: 180 USD\/Euros for those over 16 years of age and 140 USD\/Euros for minors.<\/span><\/p>\n

These measures will take effect as of July 1.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Another measure is that the length of stay in Cuba of Cubans residing abroad and their foreign relatives (spouses and children) will be equated during their stay in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

Finally, the Foreign Ministry announced that, for people who emigrated before January 1, 1971, the requirement to present their Cuban passport to enter Cuba is established, in accordance with the provisions of the 2019 Constitution of the Republic.<\/span><\/p>\n

Reactions and questions<\/b><\/p>\n

Immediately after this information was disseminated, questions have arisen about the current situation of already issued passports:<\/span><\/p>\n