On November 22, Daniel Ortega’s regime established the “free visa” for citizens of Cuba as a “humanitarian” measure to benefit Cubans with relatives in the country.
A resolution of the Ministry of the Interior (Migob), which came into force this Monday and was released at night, has the main objective of facilitating commercial trips, family tourism.
“Given the number of requests from Cuban citizen brothers with relatives in Nicaragua, and in order to promote commercial exchange, tourism and humanitarian family relations, as of Monday, November 22, 2021, a free visa is established for all Cuban citizens who wish to enter Nicaragua ”, indicated Migob.
With this decision, Cubans will no longer have to disburse the equivalent of $ 17.85 to obtain the visa consulted that Nicaragua extends on the island, which lasts 30 days, extendable to 90 days.
Without explanation
The elimination of the visa for Cuba means that the islanders will also not need to explain the reason for travel in order to obtain permission to travel to Nicaragua.
The Nicaraguan authorities did not report whether Cubans must abide by the measures of the pandemic to enter Nicaragua, such as the negative covid-19 test with a maximum validity of three days, or the pre-check with seven days in advance.
Until before the covid-19 pandemic, it was common to see Cuban citizens crowded into the Augusto C. Sandino International Airport, lining up to return to Havana, with multiple shopping bags.
Nicaragua and Cuba have had close political relations each time the Central American country has been ruled by Daniel Ortega, first between 1979 and 1990, and then from 2007.
Both countries are part of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – Peoples’ Trade Treaty (Alba-TCP)
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