The United States Embassy in Cuba is reopening visa and consular services Wednesday, the first time it has done so since a spate of unexplained health incidents among diplomatic staff in 2017 slashed the American presence in Havana.
HAVANA—
They are anticipated to give out at least 20,000 visas a year, though it’s just a drop in the bucket of the migratory tide, which is fueled by intensifying economic and political crises on the island. The growing migration is due to a complex array of factors, including economic, energy and political crises, as well deep discontent among Cubans.
The renewal of visa work at the embassy comes after a series of migration talks and visits by US officials to Havana in recent months, and may also be the sign of a slow thawing between the two governments. Visa and consular services were closed on the island in 2017 after embassy staff were afflicted in a series of health incidents, alleged sonic attacks that remain largely unexplained.
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