Cubans with family members already in Mexico will be eligible for new expedited applications for Mexican visas, the country’s Department of Foreign Relations announced Wednesday.
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Special visa appointments will be made starting in April at the Mexican consulate in Havana, the agency said.
Cubans with relatives in Mexico will be eligible for an expedited visa application process in the country.
Deteriorating economic conditions and political dissent in Cuba have led to an exodus from the island, with many Cubans crossing into Mexico in search of reaching the US border.
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Of the 40,000 Cubans who entered Mexico in 2020, 5,000 were returned to the island and 20,000 received some type of residency or humanitarian visa in Mexico. It is not clear what happened to the rest, although many enter the United States. US authorities are having difficulty returning Cubans to the island due to strained relations.
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