- How can you get Cuban citizenship
- Citizenship by marriage
- Immigration due to work
- Other features of obtaining and renouncing citizenship
Freedom Island has a special appeal in the eyes of former Soviet citizens. A piece of paradise, a mild climate, white beaches, azure ocean waters attract lovers of exotic relaxation. Also attracted by the possibilities of quality free education or one of the best health systems. Many former Soviet, and now citizens of different states formed in the post-Soviet space, are concerned with the question of how to obtain Cuban citizenship.
And here a surprise awaits them, despite such a beautiful and symbolic name - "Freedom Island", Cuba is very tough on the issue of obtaining citizenship. In this state, the most complex mechanisms and stringent conditions for the emergence of the right to be admitted to full members of civil society.
How can you get Cuban citizenship
The issue of admission to citizenship is rather confusing, there are no clear criteria on which immigrants could rely on this issue. It is known that on the territory of Cuba today, in the field of acquiring civil rights, the “right of blood” and “the right of the land” operate.
The first - the “right of blood” - unambiguously defines that the citizenship of the Cuban Republic will automatically receive a child if both of his parents have valid passports issued by the state. There is information that the country also has a "right of birth", that is, regardless of the citizenship of the mother and father, if a newborn was born on the island of Liberty or one of the islands belonging to the republic, then he automatically has the right to Cuban citizenship.
The right to citizenship will also appear for a child who was born outside the state, but one of his parents (mother or father, or both) has a Cuban passport. But the "property right", which is widespread in many countries and makes it possible to acquire citizenship, does not work in this country. According to local legislation, public property includes land, buildings, and real estate.
Citizenship by marriage
Specialists in the field of civil law suggest marriage as the most acceptable way of obtaining Cuban citizenship, where the other half must definitely have a Cuban passport. However, here, too, there are many undercurrents and conditions that must be fulfilled, including: living together in a legal marriage must be at least five years from the date of registration; obtaining a certificate of permanent residence.
It is extremely difficult to obtain this document, since local authorities prefer to issue a document confirming the right of temporary residence. This is done to ensure that the person in the future regularly renews the validity of the temporary residence permit, without claiming to issue another document that determines the right of permanent residence.
Also, a foreign spouse needs to know that his family life will be under the close scrutiny of the authorities. When applying for Cuban citizenship, checks will be carried out to verify the validity of intentions, the reality of the concluded marriage or its fictitiousness. If there are little doubts about the sincerity of the relationship between the spouses, a citizen of Cuba and a foreigner, the latter will be refused admission to the citizenship of the country.
Immigration due to work
This method is also called promising for foreigners who need to move to Cuba for permanent residence, and then apply for citizenship. The highest chances are for those who have certain, demanded professions, in the list: translators; drivers; cooks; teachers.
Immigration in this way assumes that a person either himself is looking for work on the island of Liberty, or submits an application to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba, in which he confirms his profession and qualifications. The specialists of this department enter the candidacy into the database, when an interest arises from some employer, the person is invited to work. But, again, initially only a temporary residence permit awaits him.
Other features of obtaining and renouncing citizenship
On the island of Cuba, the institution of dual citizenship is absent, but there is a nuance concerning the citizens of the country. When they acquire another citizenship, the state does not automatically revoke Cuban citizenship from them, considering that in the future they have obligations to their homeland and country.
In the event that a person independently decides to renounce Cuban citizenship, he must go through a certain procedure, without the permission of the State Council, it is impossible to renounce the rights of a citizen. So it is difficult to become a full-fledged member of the local society, it is even more difficult from a legal point of view to leave it.
