EFFORT TO MAKE VISA APPLICATIONS EASIER FOR CUBANS ALMOST THWARTED

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EFFORT TO MAKE VISA APPLICATIONS EASIER FOR CUBANS ALMOST THWARTED

This week there was an immigration related dispute between the US and Cuba that did not involve Elian Gonzalez. US officials at the US Interests Section in Havana accused the Cuban government of blocking new procedures that would make it easier for Cubans to apply for visas. In 1994 20,000 immigrant visas were made available for Cuban nationals. The rules required applications to be submitted by mail. Under the new procedures, which US officials said Cuban officials agreed to, applicants would be able to submit their application via a drop box at the US Interests Section.

Fortunately, this latest disagreement was quickly resolved and the new procedures should go into effect in the next few weeks. It is not known if this incident was fueled by the Elian Gonzalez situation, but given its prominence in US-Cuba relations over the past two months, it was most likely on everyone’s mind.

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