Cubans to benefit from new migration rules

CUBA: Cubans from different walks of life began procedures to travel as of today under new migration rules that flexibilize and make paperwork faster.

In a tour of some offices open for migratory applications -196 throughout the country-, Prensa Latina talked with several citizens who like Maria Julia, have just updated her children's passports to legalize their trip abroad.

“I am going to travel with my two children, but not definitely, only temporary, as I now have two years permission to stay abroad and can return before that time without losing my condition of resident in Cuba”, she says.

Another elderly lady went to the migration office to find out how she can correct a mistake in her daughter's family name that appears in her documents and she is also planning to travel soon.

“My daughter is very pleased because she can now travel with her child, my grandson”. Previously, she could travel before the new regulations, but she had to travel alone and she didn't want to leave him alone at home. Now she is getting ready to travel together.”

For his part, Antonio said he has only to update his daughter's passport, as adults don't have to do that. The only step is to legalize my daughter's passport, as I already have the visa from the country of destination.”

Persons enter and exit the office, some looking to apply for passports, legalize them or just looking for answers to their questions.

Ricardo, for example is going to travel for the first time to reunite with his family in the United States and wants to know how to go about legalizing his and his wife's university graduation certificates.

Others like Tania and her daughter have not attended these outlets wanting to travel, but for the Identity Card of the latter who has become of age -16 years old-.

“I have been here on other occasions for different paperwork and I see more people here than usual, I have just heard that some people are here since early morning.”

The appreciation was ratified by a young woman who attends that office regularly to hand out promotions for her brother's work who is self-employed or non-state worker as a photographer who takes pictures for legal paperwork.

Rensa Latina