The US government of the Joe Biden administration announced the expansion of its “Safe Mobility” program, which will benefit hundreds of thousands of migrants, including Cubans, who are in Colombia or passing through that country.
Its objective is to expand legal entry to the United States from there without the interested parties having to make the dangerous route through Central America, which includes crossing the Darién Jungle in Panama. Now migrants will be able to request asylum from the US authorities from Colombia itself.
State Department spokesperson for Hispanic media, Kristina Rosales, reported that his government continues to expand the legal channels to enter the nation and that in addition to the headquarters in Colombia, other similar offices have also been opened in Costa Rica and Guatemala.
In Mexico there is also a similar program, where legal pathways are offered to Cubans and other nationals, including employment, so that they wait there for their asylum appointment at the southern border of the United States and do not try to enter illegally, risking their lives. and goods.
Cubans in Colombia: how to access this program?
Until now, the possibility of accessing this “Safe Mobility” program for Cubans is only limited to Colombia, because in Costa Rica only Nicaraguan and Venezuelan refugee applications are being processed, while in Guatemala it only processes its own citizens. . Little by little they should be expanded, although they need processors.
What can Cuban migrants in Colombia interested in this program do? The first thing you should know is that you must have arrived in Colombia before June 11, 2023, and have regular status in that country. You will be asked for personal information, proof of stay before that date, photos and data of the relatives who will benefit from this application to enter the United States.
This possibility that Cuban migrants in Colombia can apply in that country to the United States’ “Safe Mobility” initiative comes at the same time as the resumption of multiple visas to the United States for Cubans. For more information about this program in Colombia, you can access your official website.
