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Taiwanese Family Deported from Cuba Due to Passport Issue – Ministry of Foreign Affairs Responds

A Canadian Taiwanese surnamed Yan complained that a family of five went there yesterday with legal visascubaTourists, Cuban airport immigration officials saw them taking Taiwanpassportactually seized the passports on the spot on the grounds that “China does not recognize Taiwan as a country” and deported the five people back to Canada on the same plane the next morning.

Ministry of Foreign AffairsIn response to an interview with the Central News Agency, according to the regulations of the Cuban government, people holding a Republic of China (Taiwan) passport valid for more than 6 months and purchasing a tourist card can enter the country; the public is urged to postpone traveling to Cuba until relevant information from the Cuban government is still unclear. , or check the official website of the Cuban government or confirm the entry regulations through channels such as airlines in advance.

Danny Yen, a Taiwanese overseas Chinese named Yan, told the Central News Agency in a cross-sea interview that they currently live in Montreal, Canada. The family of five all hold “Maple Leaf Cards” (Canadian permanent resident cards) and flew to Havana Airport in Cuba at midnight local time last night. , originally planned a 9-day self-guided trip. Unexpectedly, when clearing customs at the airport, his wife and one child passed the customs smoothly, but the other three people were stopped.

Mr. Yan said that Cuban border control officials told him that because Cuba recognized the one-China principle and therefore did not recognize Taiwanese passports, the five people would be deported on the same plane this morning local time; he argued loudly with the other party that in May and July this year , Taiwanese friends also entered the country with Republic of China passports, but Cuban officials only said that “this is a new policy” and “Taiwan’s relationship with China is not good now.”

Mr. Yan said that his and his family’s passports were seized on the spot and they waited in the departure lounge for more than 10 hours before taking the original flight back to Canada this morning local time.

In this regard, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs pointed out that according to the regulations of the Cuban government, people who hold a Republic of China (Taiwan) passport valid for more than 6 months and purchase a tourist card can enter the country; however, it also appealed to the public that relevant information from the Cuban government is still unclear. Before traveling to Cuba, postpone traveling to Cuba, or check the official Cuban government website or confirm entry regulations through airlines and other channels in advance.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that it has instructed the Taiwan Representative Office in Colombia, which also oversees Cuba operations, to continue to investigate the case and inform the public in a timely manner to ensure the public’s travel rights.

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