During a press conference, authorities from the Directorate of Identification, Immigration, and Foreigners, along with the General Directorate of Consular Affairs and Cuban Residents Abroad of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, reported that the regulations were approved following an extensive consultation process involving 37 agencies. This process enriched the content and guaranteed its coherence with national and international realities.

The new provisions represent a qualitative leap in regulatory scope by significantly expanding the current legal framework. Among the primary objectives are to more clearly define migratory rights and duties, consolidate ties with Cubans living abroad, and adapt the legal regime to current dynamics of human mobility.

One of the central elements is the introduction of the concept of "Effective Migration Residency," which recognizes as residents those persons—Cuban or foreign—who remain in the country for more than 180 cumulative days per year, or who, even without meeting this requirement, demonstrate rootedness through family, labor, economic, or property ties. Likewise, the previous 24-month limit for staying abroad for Cuban citizens is eliminated, and it is established that there is no time restriction for their stay in the country; additionally, the increase in the status of "emigrated" is halted.

In the realm of rights, it is ratified that Cuban residents abroad maintain the use, enjoyment, and free disposal of their assets within the national territory, in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic.

The regulations also reorganize migration categories for Cuban citizens and foreigners, incorporating new classifications such as "provisional resident" and "humanitarian resident," and expanding the grounds for opting for permanent residency in Cuba, including family ties, length of stay in the country, professional qualifications, and investment capacity.

Similarly, specific provisions are established for the protection of victims of migrant smuggling and human trafficking, with special attention given to women, girls, boys, and adolescents.

Regarding citizenship, the concept of "effective citizenship" is introduced, which recognizes the possibility of possessing another citizenship without losing Cuban citizenship, although the obligation to use the latter in legal acts within the national territory remains. Furthermore, the processes of acquisition, renunciation, loss, deprivation, and recovery of citizenship are regulated, including more defined requirements for naturalization.

The new laws also reinforce the legal guarantees of citizens by establishing administrative procedures that allow for the challenging of decisions made by migration authorities, thereby strengthening transparency and due process.

With this legislative update, Cuba reaffirms its will to modernize its migration policy, strengthen ties with its emigration, and guarantee a more inclusive, orderly legal framework in line with the economic and social transformations of the country.