Mexico City, Mexico.-Surinam will once again request a visa for Cuban citizens, confirmed the Foreign Minister, Albert Ramdin. The measure will also affect another 20 nationalities.
On May 1st, the regulations that seek to stop the illegal migratory flow through this country will enter into force.
“The visa waiver is not being used for its intended purpose,” Ramdin stated. Initially, suppressing the visa was aimed at attracting more tourism and making the country more accessible to foreign investors. However, the authorities verified that many foreigners were using the norm for other purposes, EFE reported.
From now on, citizens of Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Kenya, Ghana, Somalia, Cameroon, Ethiopia and Syria, among others, will need a visa.
Ramdin explained that when the government introduced the visa waiver, the goal was to get as many tourists as possible to Suriname and make the country more accessible to foreign investors.
“We don’t want problems with other countries, because we have become a conduit. We don’t want to be seen as a country that facilitates people smuggling and the illegal movement of people,” she added.
Serbia also closed its doors to Cubans
In the middle of this monthThe website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbian notified that a visa passport is required to enter Serbian territory.
The official publication detailed the requirements that Cubans wishing to visit their country must meet.
These requirements include a letter of invitation, duly legalized. They must also show a hotel reservation and a round-trip ticket.
To apply for a visa, it is necessary to have the economic solvency that a tourist trip demands. “Sufficient funds are considered to be 50 euros per day of stay, demonstrated by possession of the specified amount of cash or a bank statement.” It is essential to have health insurance with a minimum coverage of 20,000 euros.
These requirements will be mandatory except for those who have received a temporary or permanent residence permit in the Republic of Serbia, or who have previously obtained a long-term visa.
With this announcement, one of the doors used by Cubans to enter Europe and later to the European Union is closed.
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