{"id":305820,"date":"2024-07-19T19:50:44","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T23:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=305820"},"modified":"2024-07-19T19:50:44","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T23:50:44","slug":"cuba-already-has-a-new-law-on-immigration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/nation-and-migration\/cuba-already-has-a-new-law-on-immigration\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuba already has a new Law on Immigration"},"content":{"rendered":"

A month after the <\/span>digital publication<\/span><\/a> of its bill and after an avalanche of opinions, questions, analyses and official explanations, the new Law on Immigration was approved this Friday by the Cuban parliament.<\/span><\/p>\n

After a presentation and previous debate during the work in commissions, the island\u2019s deputies gave the long-awaited approval to the legislation, which has among its novelties the elimination of the 24 months of stay abroad to be considered an \u201cemigrant,\u201d a category that will remain only for those who already were before the law was approved and that can be changed at their will.<\/span><\/p>\n

Another novel aspect \u2014 and generating doubts and controversies \u2014 is the status of effective residents on the island, intended for those who spend more than half of a calendar year in the country or, with a shorter stay, have \u201cevidence\u201d of having \u201croots\u201d in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

After popular questions and parliamentary exchanges on the matter, this should be reflected more clearly in the finally approved version and its regulations, <\/span>as explained days ago<\/span><\/a> by Jos\u00e9 Luis Toledo Santander, president of the Constitutional and Legal Affairs Commission of the National Assembly.<\/span><\/p>\n

Among the manifestations of \u201chaving roots in the country,\u201d not required of residents abroad and advanced prior to the presentation of the regulation in parliament, the deputy mentioned maintaining a domicile and a family in Cuba, complying with tax obligations, and having a link to any of the country\u2019s organizations.<\/span><\/p>\n

Likewise, according to Toledo Santander, in the reformulation of the bill now supported by legislators it was established \u201cthat once effective residence has been acquired if the person maintains the conditions under which it was granted, they don\u2019t have to make any more changes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Law on Immigration: \u201cPopular participation will have a direct impact on the final version\u201d<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n