That Mexican Commission for Refugee Assistance (COMAR) reports that from January 2022 to the end of November, a total of 17,487 Cuban migrants applied for asylum in that country.
This puts Cuba in second place among the countries that submitted the most asylum applications this year, behind only Honduras (29,390 applications) and overtaking Haiti (15,780), Venezuela (12,998) or Nicaragua (8,740). according to official information.
Likewise, the asylum applications made by Cuban migrants in 2022 represent an increase of 115% compared to all of 2021, in which 8,248 were processed.
For its part, in 2020 only 5,712 Cubans applied for asylum and the island ranked third behind Honduras (15,364) and Haiti (5,909).
So far in 2022, out of the total applications submitted by Cubans, only 915 Cubans have been granted refuge, out of a total of 1,850 completed procedures, for an approval rate of 49%.
Between January and October, 98,664 Cubans entered Mexico by air. This number already exceeds the total of 31,645 registered in 2021 and represents an increase of 47%, according to the newspaper El Sol de México.
These demands are inscribed in the context of the current Cuban migration crisis, which is also reflected in the high number of Cubans arriving at the border between Mexico and the United States.
In fiscal year 2022, which ended September 30, 224,764 Cubans applied for asylum at the US border and 28,848 migrants from the island in October alone, up 10% from the ninth month reported.
Due to this increase in migratory flows, the Mexican consular authorities in Cuba were also forced to increase their work capacities.
This was announced a few days ago by the Mexican consulate in Havana Improvements to your dating system to apply for a visa to enter this country, which will take effect on Monday 26 December.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a notice informing that as part of the opening of the new Mexican consulate in the Cuban capital, changes have been made to the Citas Cuba platform aimed at expanding the availability of appointments, making their allocation transparent and eliminate intermediaries who cheat with users’ personal data.
At the end of November, Mexico expanded the capacities in its consulate in Havana, Given the high demand for visas.