Since the program was implemented parole humanitarian law last January, which allows legal and safe travel to the United States, several citizens of the Island have wondered if it is possible to take their pets with them to the North American country.
This question, asked many times in Facebook groups dedicated to issues of the parole humanitarian, has been answered by several users.
Luckily for these people, it is possible, but they must meet the mandatory requirements for the legal and safe entry of an animal into the United States.
The US authorities require that the pet, whether it is a dog or a cat, have two doses of the rabies vaccine, which must be at least one month apart. Similarly, they must have a microchip in their bodies and must provide a blood sample that must be sent to a US laboratory for analysis.
It is recommended that the blood sample be sent in an insulin holder, since this has frozen gel bags that allow the blood temperature to be adequate until it arrives at the laboratory.
One of the group’s membersHumanitarian Parole for Cuba I-134A’ indicated that the results will be sent by email, and if approved, owners should start looking for a carrier that is the right size for the animal.
“The entry of the dog must be requested by a resident or citizen and the ticket ranges from approximately 200 dollars,” added Internet user Beatriz Pérez in one of these publications.
In turn, another person with experience recommended verifying if it is possible to bring pets into the apartment or house you plan to visit, since some places have internal regulations that do not allow animals.
Other users who have experienced the process firsthand point out that the longest part of the process is the blood sample, since it must arrive in the United States before experts begin to analyze it.
“My cousin is going to travel with her dog and they have already had the sample there for a month, but they still haven’t given her an answer,” added one of the group members.
The program implemented by the Joe Biden administration on January 6 promises to deliver 30,000 humanitarian visas per month to people from Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Haiti, as long as they have a sponsor in the US.
The sponsor must be in charge of covering the expenses of food, housing and medical attention that the beneficiary may need, and for this, he must be a permanent resident in the US.
