MIAMI, United States. — The Cuban regime announced this Thursday that those who enter the island as of next January 23 must fill out a digital form as a valid affidavit.
It is, according to the authorities, a procedure in order to facilitate and improve the experience of travelers in their transit through the Island.
The form “provides advanced information to expedite procedures at the different points of entry” to the Caribbean country.
“It is obligatory for each passenger to truthfully complete the information provided to the Directorate of Identification, Immigration and Aliens, the General Customs of the Republic and the Ministry of Public Health”, indicates the portal D’ Travelersthrough which the document can be filled out.
According to the authorities, the new measure will contribute to border health control for the prevention of COVID-19 and other diseases; as well as obtain a more expeditious service to the traveler in the air terminals, ports and marinas.
Likewise, it will reduce the contact and exchange of documents with the authorities; It will allow those who enter the country to receive personalized treatment tailored to their needs during their arrival and access tourist and government services during their stay in Cuba.
Representatives of Cuban aviation, the General Customs of the Republic and the Ministries of Public Health and Tourism announced this Thursday at a press conference that, after the results demonstrated in the test stage, it was decided to make the use of the platform official through the Resolution 320 of the Ministry of Transportation, published today in the official Gazette and that it will enter into force on January 23.
Travelers must complete the form at least 48 hours before the flight check-in to Cuba. Once this procedure is completed, they will obtain a QR code that must be presented in digital or printed format to the representation of the airline.
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