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Cubans dismayed Canada halting visa processing in Havana
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS MAY 9, 2019 / 3:16 PM / UPDATED 3 HOURS AGO
Cubans dismayed Canada halting visa processing in Havana
Nelson Acosta, Sarah Marsh
3 MIN READ
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cubans were dismayed on Thursday to learn Canada’s embassy in Havana was no longer processing visa applications due to staffing cutbacks over unexplained health incidents among Canadian and U.S. diplomats in the Cuban capital.
Canada, which in January reduced its embassy to skeletal staffing, announced on Wednesday it would no longer process applications for visitor and residence visas or work and study permits.
The U.S. Embassy had already reduced staffing and stopped processing visa applications in 2017. Cubans have been forced to go to third countries for them, adding expense and difficulty.
Canada said in a statement that Cubans could apply for a visa at an embassy in a third country or online but it was not clear if Cubans always had to pick them up abroad. Canada’s foreign ministry did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
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Cubans dismayed Canada halting visa processing in Havana
Nelson Acosta, Sarah Marsh
3 MIN READ
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cubans were dismayed on Thursday to learn Canada’s embassy in Havana was no longer processing visa applications due to staffing cutbacks over unexplained health incidents among Canadian and U.S. diplomats in the Cuban capital.
Canada, which in January reduced its embassy to skeletal staffing, announced on Wednesday it would no longer process applications for visitor and residence visas or work and study permits.
The U.S. Embassy had already reduced staffing and stopped processing visa applications in 2017. Cubans have been forced to go to third countries for them, adding expense and difficulty.
Canada said in a statement that Cubans could apply for a visa at an embassy in a third country or online but it was not clear if Cubans always had to pick them up abroad. Canada’s foreign ministry did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cuba-canada/cubans-dismayed-canada-halting-visa-processing-in-havana-idUSKCN1SF2AU
