The announcement was made in Madrid by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, José Manuel Albares.
Lima, Peru – Spain will open “very soon” a new general consulate in Cuba and another in India. This was reported last Thursday by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, José Manuel Albares, without specifying exact date.
The portal of Spain exterior He reports that the head of Spanish diplomacy made the announcement during the presentation of the Spain’s external action strategy 2025-2028 that was held at the Ministry headquarters in Madrid.
“We also have to rethink our deployment abroad,” Labares said on the consular network. He also added that the execution of the External Action Strategy 2025-2028 “necessarily implies a deep renewal and resistance of media.”
The news of a new consulate on the island occurs in the midst of the Cuban immigration crisis and complaints about inefficiencies of the diplomatic headquarters, especially when processing appointments, documentation and managing requests related to visas or the current nationalization process.
In this regard, on July 31, the implementation of the new pre -appointment application system to opt for Spanish nationality under the virtue of the Law 20/2022by democratic memory (LMD), as confirmed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of Spain, On its website.
From the aforementioned date, all appointments must be managed exclusively through this new telematics platform, whose access is available through a form on the website of the Spain Consulate in Havana.
In compliance with Instruction of November 5, 2024 From the General Directorate of Legal Security and Public Faith of Spain, it is established that “all appointments must be requested by this new system, and that the previous credential application is permanently closed.” In addition, it was noted that “all credentials generated by the previous system will be eliminated as of October 22, 2025”.
With the objective of guaranteeing the exercise of the right of option to nationality and offering greater agility in applications management, Spain approved modifications to the previous procedure, now allowing the use of digital tools that generate electronic justifying of the application.
According to the new platform, once the form is completed, a “protection with electronic signature (CSV)” will be automatically issued that will be sent to the applicant’s email. More than one application can be made from the same mail.
