Cubans with relatives already in Mexico will be eligible for new expedited applications for Mexican visas, the country’s foreign relations department announced Wednesday.
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Special visa appointments will be held starting in April at the Mexican consulate in Havana, the agency said.
Cubans with relatives in Mexico will be able to benefit from an expedited visa application process in the country.
Deteriorating economic conditions and political dissent in Cuba have caused an exodus from the island, and many Cubans cross into Mexico trying to reach the US border.
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Of the 40,000 Cubans who entered Mexico in 2020, 5,000 were repatriated to the island and 20,000 received some form of residency or humanitarian visa in Mexico. It’s unclear what happened to the rest, though many do enter the United States. US authorities are having difficulty returning Cubans to the island due to strained relations.
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President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has had a close relationship with Cuban leaders, importing everything from Cuban doctors and Cuban-made coronavirus vaccines to ballast stone from Cuba for a railway project.
